Kamfanin Sony ya sanar a ranar Juma'a cewa sun kara farashin na'urorin PlayStation 5, wanda wannan karin na biyu ne a cikin shekara guda. Kamfanin ya bayyana cewa wannan mataki ya biyo bayan matsin tattalin arziki na duniya.
A cikin Amurka, farashin sigar da ke da diski na PlayStation 5 ya tashi daga 549.99 daloli zuwa 649.99 daloli, wanda hakan ya nuna karin 100 daloli idan aka kwatanta da karin da aka yi a shekarar da ta gabata. Hakanan, farashin sigar dijital na na'urar ya tashi da 100 daloli ya kai 599.99 daloli. Amma sigar mafi karfi, PlayStation 5 Pro, ta samu karin 150 daloli wanda ya kai 899.99 daloli.
Bayani kan karin farashi
Wannan karin farashi zai fara aiki daga 2 ga Afrilu, inda Sony ta tabbatar a cikin rubutun da ta wallafa a shafin yanar gizon ta cewa suna sane da yadda canje-canjen farashi ke shafar al'ummar 'yan wasa, kuma sun ga cewa wannan mataki ya zama dole don tabbatar da ci gaba da bayar da sabbin kwarewar wasanni masu inganci ga 'yan wasa a duniya.
Wannan karin farashi yana zuwa ne a lokacin da Sony ke fuskantar karuwar farashi na rakodin ƙwaƙwalwa, wanda shi ne muhimmin sashi a cikin PlayStation 5. Farashin waɗannan rakodin ya tashi sosai saboda karuwar buƙata daga cibiyoyin bayanai na fasahar hankali, yayin da ake ci gaba da samun karancin kaya.
Asali da Yanayi
A shekarar da ta gabata, lokacin da Sony ta kara farashi a duniya, hakan ya faru ne a lokacin da hauhawar farashi ke ci gaba da kasancewa mai yawa da rashin tabbas daga harajin Amurka. Duk da haka, alamu sun nuna cewa halin yanzu ya kara tsananta saboda karuwar farashi na kayan ƙwaƙwalwa.
Hakanan Sony ta kara farashi a Japan, Birtaniya da Turai, inda farashin kowanne samfurin na PlayStation 5 a Birtaniya ya tashi da 90 fam (kimanin 120 daloli).
Tasirin karin farashi
Mai binciken wasanni a kamfanin Ampere Analysis, Piers Harding-Rolls, ya bayyana cewa karin farashin ya zama wajibi saboda karuwar farashin ƙwaƙwalwa. Ya nuna cewa Sony na iya samun kariya daga farashin kayan aikin su na wani lokaci, amma wannan kariya ta ƙare yanzu.
Hakanan Harding-Rolls ya kara da cewa tare da rashin alamu na ragin farashi, Sony ta dauki wannan mataki don kare riba mai karanci. Hakanan yana yiwuwa Microsoft da Nintendo su bi wannan hanyar a nan gaba.
Tasirin ga yankin Larabawa
Wannan karin farashi yana da tasiri kai tsaye ga 'yan wasa a yankin Larabawa, inda hakan zai iya haifar da karuwar kudaden sayen sabbin na'urori. Tare da karuwar matsin tattalin arziki na duniya, 'yan wasan Larabawa na iya neman hanyoyin madadin ko jinkirta sayen sabbin na'urori.
A karshe, wannan karin farashi yana nuna kalubalen da manyan kamfanoni ke fuskanta a cikin masana'antar wasanni, wanda ke shafar sosai da canje-canjen tattalin arziki na duniya. Tare da ci gaba da karuwar farashi, tambayar ta kasance akan yadda hakan zai shafi kasuwar wasanni a yankin Larabawa.