It’s been just 24 hours since Sony announced PS5 Procalculating them with respect to the time of writing this news, but we are sure that all of you know that the new Japanese platform is a very big deal. The feeling is shared all over the world, but the Americans They are now realizing that the Europeans and the Japanese are worse off than them.
IGN USA itself has made a news story reporting how high the price of the console is outside the American borders. PS5 Pro costs – let’s remember – $700 in the US. This means that in euros the price it would be €635. The actual price is 165€ higher in Europe.
In Japan the console costs 119,980 Yen, which is equivalent to 847 dollars, or 147 dollars more than the American price. It should also be said that Japan is in a particular situation, with the Yen losing a lot of value and with Sony having already increased the price of the basic console, which now costs 79,980 Yen, or 513 euros, compared to the original price of 49,980 Yen, or 320€. It is also noted that the price of PS5 Pro in Japan may be 847 dollars if converted, but given the purchasing power of the Yen, it is as if the platform cost 1,200 dollars in the pockets of Japanese gamers.
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IGN USA explains how the average reaction of European gamers is to try to understand How much does it cost to buy a PS5 Pro from the USAbecause there is a risk that even calculating shipping in the end the cost will be lower, especially considering the euro-dollar exchange rate (700 dollars is approximately 635 euros, we repeat).
As also reported by Tom Warren of The Vergefor the English it is as if the PS5 Pro plus the optical drive sold separately (which in the US seems to be selling like hot cakes now) cost a total of 1,045 dollars, or 230 dollars more than the American price for the same combo of products. Obviously these are figures that from the point of view of the Americans seem absurd.
IGN USA also reported an analyst who said PS5 Pro price reflects Sony’s strategy aimed at protecting its profit margin, calculating the inflation of the supply chain and, above all, “the lack of a direct competitor for the mid-cycle upgrade compared to the last generation (i.e. Microsoft’s Xbox One X)”, which now does not appear willing to offer a “Pro” version of the Xbox Series.
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