… "Starting May 20, PlayStation Plus prices for new customers will increase in select regions," PlayStation announced in a post on X . …
… Earlier this month, Nintendo also announced a price increase for the Switch 2 , and similarly said the "recent surge in memory and other component prices" was a major factor in its decision . …
Nintendo has promised to provide "a robust software line-up to enhance the Switch 2 ownership value" following the Switch 2 price increase from $449.99 to $499.99 announced last week. …
Nintendo has announced a price increase for the Switch 2 . This follows reports Nintendo was facing pressure from investors to increase the price of its Switch 2 console , due to concerns about its profitability. These increases will impact consumers in the US, Canada, Japan and Europe. …
… Specifically, it said prices would rise, "starting at" £7.99 / $10.99 USD / €9.99 EUR for one-month subscriptions a £1 increase while three-month subscription would increase by £2 to £21.99 GBP/ €27.99 EUR / $27.99 USD. …
… And it's also been reported Microsoft is mulling over an Xbox Series X/S price increase - something the company might be less reticent about now Sony has flinched first. And Nintendo could well follow suit; in February Bloomberg reported a Switch 2 price hike may be on the way. …
… "The supply chain shock of the elongated increase in memory and storage prices – both essential for console hardware – means that there is some inevitability to the PlayStation hardware price increases announced by Sony today. …
… It's worth noting this announced price hike came prior to rising tensions on the strait of Hormuz, currently blockades and resulting in mass delays and price increases in the global oil market. …
… At the bottom of this page, Sony elaborates on why it has predicted a decrease in PS5 sales, writing: "We plan to base our PS5 hardware sales in FY26 on the volume of memory we can procure at reasonable prices and we expect hardware profitability to be essentially the same as FY25." This memory sho… …
… According to Bloomberg's article, the current situation increasingly feels like a lose-lose scenario unless the components market goes back to normal soon and it's not looking good : "The choice is stark: permit the shares to continue their decline by holding the Switch 2 price firm and hoping for … …