According to an analyst, sales of the PS5 will not be affected much despite the price increase

Data company Ampere Analysis thinks it won’t change due to the backlog of demand for the PlayStation 5.

The PS5 price increase in most markets has been a jug of cold water. USA and Canada. Despite this increase, PS5 will hardly see sales forecasts affected because, according to an entry on an analyst’s website, the PlayStation console is currently in huge backlog.

Will have minimal impact on console salesAmpere AnalysisAccording to Piers Harding-Rolls, director of game research at Ampere Analysis, the recent PS5 price hike will “have minimal impact on sales” through VGC. Root cause suppressed demand: “Sony’s sales forecasts for PS5 it stays has not changed”, explained by this research director.

Microsoft will leverage Sony’s rise to push value messageAmpere AnalysisHe continues to examine consumer intent, saying: “We believe that some consumers who tried to buy a PS5 and were unsuccessful, or some consumers who saved money to buy the console just in time, spent big money on the price hike. Sony’s increased demand for the device means that this price increase in most markets has increased. It means around 10%. will have minimal impact on console sales‘, says the director.

The analyst also talks about the possible Microsoft answer: “No doubt Microsoft will benefit from this increase from Sony. ‘value’ message, especially as Xbox Series S, Game Pass, and All Access deals enter the holiday shopping season. Well, this move gives Microsoft some edgeSays Harding-Rolls.

It should be noted that Meta Quest 2 has also increased in price, and this is the reason why they imply. by inflation, Nintendo has been echoing about this more than once. The Switch will not increase in price in Japan despite the weak yen. Microsoft and Sony did not directly answer the same question they asked Nintendo.