haxxiy on 29 August 2024
| BraLoD said: It is 60%, inflation and money losing value is another thing to consider, but for Japanese people it went from 50K to 80K yen. Which was the average income increase in yens from the japanese in that period? Was it close to 60% too? |
That's the reality for anyone not living in Europe or the US at the moment, exchange rates have swung massively in favor of the dollar and the euro thanks to high interest rates.
Since international contracts are signed in dollars (as well as the components prices for the PS5) the Japanese consumers get the short end of the stick. Sony isn't going to cut into their profit margins out of the kindness of their hearts.
