Sony Hikes PlayStation 5 Price To Cover Tariffs And Gamers Are Furious: ‘Trump Is 100% To Blame’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sony-raises-playstation-5-price-trump-tariffs-social-media_n_68a6ed14e4b0903a790e1abe?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main
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From reporter Marco Margaritoff:
Sony has announced a $50 price hike for all three versions of its flagship video game console, the PlayStation 5, in the United States — and social media is furious. The company previously confirmed President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war could lead to rising prices.
Sony’s vice president of global marketing, Isabelle Tomatis, broke the news Wednesday.
“The first console generation that I can ever remember in my lifetime where prices of consoles have been raised over time instead of lowered,” one user wrote Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter, with another person commenting: “Thank a Trump voter for this.”
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I wish companies would just add “tariff tax” at the end of every transaction. Don’t change the price itself, just add it as an added tax that’s easy for the consumer to see, and then remove it when the tariff goes away. I know giant companies are playing nice with the current administration to try and get the tariff exemptions, so they won’t do it, but man would it be nice if they would.
Yes, he is 💯 to blame