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They recently increased the price of the PS5 in Japan, presumably due to the weak yen.
by Narishma 2y ago
They recently increased the price of the PS5 in Japan, presumably due to the weak yen.
- _--__--__ 2y agoThe recent price increase was directly because of demand to import PS5s from Japan to China after the release of the Wukong game. I'm not sure exactly why, but importing Japanese consoles was cheaper than buying whichever ones were left in China.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago>I'm not sure exactly why, Simple. This was actually the second price increase in Japan. second one was recent. First one from 2022: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/08/25/ps5-price-to-increase-in-select-markets-due-to-global-economic-environment-including-high-inflation-rates/ https://blog.playstation.com/2022/08/25/ps5-price-to-increas... China was also included on the first one, so I do think the weak yen is a strong factor behind the second increase