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Sony¡¯s PlayStation 5 video game consoles are on display at the Tokyo Game Show in the city of Chiba in September last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2026
Sony hikes profit outlook after resilient holiday-quarter sales
The Japanese conglomerate now expects operating profit of ?1.54 trillion in the year through March, up from its previous forecast of ?1.43 trillion.
Japan has been a tough market for the PlayStation platform over the past few generations, as Nintendo continues to dominate there.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2025
Sony emulates Nintendo with new, cheaper console only for Japan
A region-locked PlayStation 5 Digital Edition will cost ?55,000, Sony announced via a live stream, significantly lower than the previous price of ?72,980.
A Sony PlayStation 5 controller
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2025
Sony profit forecast flattens under ?100 billion tariff burden
New Sony Chief Executive Officer Hiroki Totoki¡¯s first task is to navigate the entertainment group though a new era of a tariff-wielding United States.
In Europe, the PS5 digital edition will now cost €499.99 ($570.04), PlayStation said, while in Britain its price will be ?429.99 ($566.53).
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2025
Sony announces PS5 price hikes in some regions
The price of the PS5 digital edition, which has no disk drive, will rise by more than 10% in Europe, Britain and Australia.
Sony and Nintendo might have to raise the prices of their game consoles, which are assembled mainly in China and are shipped to the United States.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 11, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 and Sony PS5 likely to get price hikes due to tariffs
Pricing could come close to $590 for the soon-to-be-released Nintendo Switch 2 or Sony¡¯s PS5 Astro Bot bundle.
Sony has prioritized acquiring more content and intellectual property rights at a time when the company¡¯s hardware efforts are stagnating.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2025
Sony lifts forecast on expectations of game and music improvement
Sony has prioritized acquiring more content and intellectual property rights at a time when the company¡¯s hardware efforts are stagnating.
Japan might have created the PlayStation brand, but the cost of the latest generation of the console will exclude all but the most hardcore fans.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2024
PS5 Pro price is a sticker shock for the country that made the PlayStation
With even an entry-level PS5 now costing some ?72,980 following the latest hike last month, an entire generation of Japanese could be cut off.
The PlayStation 5 Pro gaming console is priced at $699.99 in the United States, and ?119,980 in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2024
Sony prices PlayStation 5 Pro game console at a hefty $699.99
In Japan, the midgeneration console is priced at ?119,980, compared with the standard PlayStation 5 digital model¡¯s ?72,980 price tag.
The surprise 19% price increase comes even as PlayStation 5 sales have slowed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2024
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 price in Japan citing cost volatility
The surprise move comes even as PS5 sales have slowed and Sony is widely expected to refresh its offering with a revamp of the console in coming months.
Sony Group is missing analyst expectations for sales as demand for its PlayStation 5 hardware wanes.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2024
Sony sales outlook misses estimates on waning demand for PS5s
Shares in Sony have been under pressure this month amid mounting speculation about the terms of its potential $26 billion bid for Paramount Global.
Sony's move to cut costs and Microsoft's decision to release titles on rival platforms reflect uncertainty in the gaming industry.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2024
Looks like we¡¯re nearing peak PlayStation
The gaming industry as a whole is struggling with ballooning development costs and longer production cycles, leading to fewer and risk-averse titles.
Sony trimmed its revenue forecast after sales of its flagship PlayStation 5 in the December quarter came in roughly a million units lower than analysts¡¯ estimates.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2024
Sony dives most in two years after cutting PS5 sales outlook
Shares fell as much as 8.4% in early Tokyo trading, the biggest intraday fall since February 2022.
Attendees play the Fate/Samurai Remnant video game on PlayStation 5 video game consoles at the Tokyo Game Show in September.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2023
Sony highlights PS5 momentum as hardware sales top 50 million
Sony is seeing strong momentum for its PlayStation 5 console, a senior games executive has said, with lifetime sales exceeding 50 million units and the company recording its best-ever Black Friday period sales for the device.
Sony Group has raised its full-year outlook after its media divisions outperformed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2023
Sony raises sales and profit outlook as media helps offset mobile
The adjustments suggest resilient consumer spending and a weaker yen are stabilizing the business.
Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, speaks during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2023
Sony gaming chief Jim Ryan to retire in March
Ryan became CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2019 and oversaw initiatives including the launch of the PlayStation 5.
Sony, a key supplier of image sensors to Apple and other device-makers, has said it doesn¡¯t expect demand in the mobile phone market to bounce back until next year at the earliest.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2023
Sony falls most in a year as smartphone demand fails to recover
The Tokyo-based company¡¯s operating income fell 31% in the first fiscal quarter because of sharp declines in the movie and sensor groups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2023
Sony casts doubt on PlayStation momentum with cagey outlook
The Tokyo-based firm said it expects operating income of ?1.17 trillion ($8.7 billion) in the year ending March 2024, below average analyst estimates of ?1.27 trillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2022
Sony bumps up profit outlook as weak yen juices sales
A boost in streaming sales from its music publishing business helped fuel the earnings revision, making up for lackluster momentum in its games and image sensor businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 26, 2022
Sony hikes prices for PS5 in Japan and other markets but spares U.S. consumers
Sony¡¯s games business has been squeezed by supply chain snarls feeding into hardware shortages, but the firm now aims to boost production of the consoles for the year-end shopping season.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2022
Video game consoles have been spared inflation in Japan, but for how long?
The weaker yen has triggered price hikes on electronics from iPhones to refrigerators across Japan this year, with one glaring exception: the video game console.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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