Sony Japan recently announced a Japan-only PS5 Digital Edition, arriving in stores on 21 November for about $350. That’s a very low price, putting the PS5 only about $20 above the Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan.

That move was widely anticipated by people who track weekly console sales: the PS5 has struggled to keep up in Japan, where the original Switch consistently outsells it by a significant margin. Since the Switch 2 is already doing so well, many expected Sony to lower the price, and some say it should have happened sooner.

Sony Acts on PlayStation Decline in Japan

According to a recent TV Tokyo special that looks behind the scenes of this new Japan-only PS5 console, Sony is not happy with the decline of the PlayStation brand in its home country and decided to take action to reve

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