Peopling blaming it all on tariffs and ram really dont understand the power that making an extra dollar has over corporate greed. Lets be honest, Sony has amazing PS5 numbers every month world wide. If they can make an average of an extra $100 per system sold (world wide mind you) they will do it. Its 18.2 to 20%, thats massive when you are pulling in 200k+ units a week sold world wide. 

blaming it on tarrifs and ram is turning a blind eye to the real reason, Greed, Sony knows xbox has already tapped out this Gen, and honestly, NS1/NS2 doesnt really compete against their system. Sony has total control and can do what they want, and they want to squeeze more money out of anyone who wants to get into PS gaming this gen.

Edit: If all tariffs dropped today, and price of ram went back to what it was 2 years ago, does anyone actually believe Sony would anounce a 20% price cut on the PS5 tomorrow???

I mean, whether you think they're acting out of sheer greed or economic necessity, the fact remains that if they're willing to jack up their prices to this extent, it's far from certain that the JP-only Digital PS5 will remain at its current price point.

Yea, that one will fall to the greed as well.

great to see what happens when they actually put some effort in a Pokemon game, hope it keeps up ^ ^

Mario Tennis Fever also looks like a well made game, looks like it deserves to be doing well

Excuse me, why Ps5 will have a price hike in Japan too?
Isn't being produced in homeland? Or at least in a country close?
Anywise, there is the digital version.
I hope you prove wrong.

It's getting a price hike everywhere, Japan is simply no exception.

As to why, take your pick; the RAM crisis, tariffs, war, inflation, or just the plain old corporate mantra of "always charge the maximum that your customer will pay."

All PS5 models except the Japan Language Model is increasing in price. So while Worldwide will see a drop in sales Japan will be about the same.