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Piers Harding-Rolls
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Piers Harding-Rolls is a market research analyst at Ampere Analysis.
Notable Quotes
"Valve has been unable to deliver a more accessible price point to consumers."View Story →
"there was 'some inevitability' to Sony's latest PlayStation price hikes."View Story →
"With no sign of prices easing largely due to demand for AI infrastructure, Sony will have made the move to protect its slim hardware margins."View Story →
"This may have had an influence on the scale of these price increases."View Story →
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