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Due to factors such as the depreciation of the yen, Sony has recently raised the price of PS5 series models in major markets such as Japan and Europe. There is no plan to raise the price, but the depreciation of the yen exceeds expectations, so we will carefully evaluate the price increase in the future.
ReutersAfter several foreign reports, Furukawa Shuntaro was asked at the business policy briefing held on the 9th whether he might increase the price of the Switch, and reiterated that “there is no plan to increase the price at this stage.”
However, Shuntaro Furukawa added, “Because the duration and scale of the depreciation of the yen exceeded expectations, we will pay attention to the situation in the future and make careful assessments (for price increases).” Shuntaro Furukawa pointed out that the depreciation of the yen has changed the profits of the Japanese market. Grim is a fact.
According to a quotation from Yahoo Finance, as of 9:33 a.m. Taipei time on the 10th, Nintendo fell 1.02% to 5,724 yen, and earlier fell to a low of 5,700 yen, a new low level in about a month (since October 3). .
As of 9:30 a.m. Taipei time on the 10th, the US dollar depreciated against the yen (that is, the yen appreciated) by 0.23% to 146.20. The US dollar against the yen has surged by about 27% (about 31 yen) so far this year. On October 21, intraday The highest point was 151.94, a record high in about 32 years (since July 1990).
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