After Sony just lately introduced it’s elevating the value of the PS5, Nintendo has reaffirmed that it has no plans to do the identical with the Switch.

Earlier this week, Sony introduced the PS5 is getting costlier just about in all places on the planet bar the US, going up by £30 within the UK. In response to that, Microsoft confirmed it would not increase the value of the Xbox Series X or S. Now, in a press release to Eurogamer, Nintendo confirmed that it too has “no plans” to extend the price of the Switch.

The assertion reaffirmed feedback made by Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa in June on the 82nd annual common assembly of shareholders, saying “”‘While we can not touch upon pricing methods, we at present shouldn’t have any plans to alter the value of our {hardware} on account of inflation or elevated procurement prices in every nation. We will decide our future pricing methods by way of cautious and continued deliberations.'”

“While the ultimate value to shoppers is at all times decided by retailers, as Mr Furukawa said, Nintendo has no plans to extend the commerce value of its {hardware},” continued the assertion.

It clearly got here as a little bit of a shock that the already extremely elusive PS5 goes up in value, as consoles rising their costs is usually exceptional. Company president and CEO Jim Ryan defined that the transfer is “a necessity given the present international financial atmosphere and its affect on SIE’s enterprise.”

With the change in value solely being very current, it is unclear the way it would possibly have an effect on gross sales of the console, significantly as a result of different areas are seeing an even bigger value hike, like in Europe the place the price goes up by €50, which is roughly £42.

Though as famous by trade analyst Piers Harding-Rolls chatting with Eurogamer, the change in costs is unlikely to dent pent up demand, or Sony’s backside line.