ソニーが今月初めに発表した会計年度報告書によると、AI需要に起因するメモリ不足が続いている影響で、PS5ハードウェアの販売台数は減少する見通しです。十時裕樹社長は、次世代ゲーム機の計画については現時点で未定であると述べています。
報告書では、ハードウェア不足が2027年まで続く可能性があることが指摘されており、ソニーはメモリを適正価格で確保できる範囲に基づいてPS5の販売目標を設定する方針です。アナリストのリース・エリオット氏は、ソニーはコスト増を吸収するよりもゲーム機の生産を抑制する道を選ぶ可能性が高く、状況次第では値上げの可能性もあると指摘しています。
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Sony Interactive Entertainment announced significant price increases for the PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal, effective April 2. The company cited continued pressures in the global economic landscape as the reason. Prices are rising in multiple regions including the US, UK, Europe, and Japan.
US sales of the PlayStation 5 nearly doubled in the week ending April 4, marking the console's best performance of 2026 so far. Consumers rushed to buy before Sony's announced price increases took effect. The surge came after Sony cited global economic pressures for raising prices by about $100 on its PS5 models.
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Sony executives detailed new uses for generative AI during the company's earnings call on May 8. PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino described tools that speed up animation and personalization on the platform. The remarks came alongside forecasts of lower PS5 sales due to memory shortages.
Sony has announced price increases for its PlayStation consoles in multiple East Asian markets, effective May 1. The hikes follow similar changes a month ago in the US, UK, Europe, and Japan. In South Korea, prices have risen by up to 43 percent from launch levels.
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A Xiaomi executive warned on an earnings call that memory prices surging 'beyond imagination' are drawing smartphone makers into a long-term price-raising cycle, after which some players may suffer significant losses or even closure. The company reported a 27 percent year-on-year drop in fourth-quarter net profit.