An nameless reader shares a report: Sony simply introduced its monetary forecast for the subsequent yr, and it is anticipating to be impacted by tariffs to the tune of 100 billion yen (about $680 million). To compensate, the corporate says it is contemplating choices together with shifting manufacturing to the US and growing costs for customers.
Chatting with traders in the course of the firm’s earnings name, Sony CFO Lin Tao confirmed that the corporate is contemplating “passing on” the worth of tariffs to customers with a view to mitigate the affect on its backside line. Tao did not point out the PS5 by title although, and it is potential that Sony may attempt to shield pricing on its console via will increase elsewhere in its electronics enterprise. Sony has already elevated the worth of the PS5 this yr, however solely within the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
