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A | 一场名为“PSBlackout”的全球玩家抗议活动已于今日正式启动，由游戏保存与消费者权益组织 “Does It Play” 发起，旨在回应索尼互动娱乐宣布的、从2028年1月起停止为PlayStation新游戏生产实体光盘的决定。

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The yen has weakened in recent days, edging closer to the psychologically important 160 level against the US dollar. The decline comes despite the widely watched move by Washington to join Tokyo in supporting the currency. Less than two weeks after the US-Japan intervention, the yen has given up roughly half of its gains, raising fresh questions over the effectiveness of coordinated efforts to stabilize the exchange rate.
Japan and the US had previously confirmed coordinated foreign exchange intervention to prop up the yen after the currency tumbled to a nearly 40-year low. At the time, some observers saw the move as potentially stabilizing the yen in the short term, although its longer-term impact remained uncertain.
However, the subsequent market reaction suggests that even the short-term effect may have been limited. After strengthening to about 155 per dollar in the days following the intervention from above 163, the yen had slipped back above 159 by Wednesday, less than two weeks later.
Questions have emerged over whether further support for the yen may soon be needed, and whether Washington would consider stepping in again. The previous intervention was seen by some observers as a test of market confidence: the unusual coordinated move had the potential to influence market expectations and discourage bets against the yen. But if market expectations remain largely unchanged, repeated interventions could deliver diminishing returns. The US may face a difficult trade-off. Another intervention could require greater resources and come at a higher cost, while refraining from further action could raise questions over the lasting impact of the previous effort.
Market commentary has added to the uncertainty. Axios published a report headlined "Yen's weakness shows market isn't done pushing," while some reports suggested that the impact of the US-Japan intervention was beginning to fade. Such narratives could weigh on sentiment toward the yen and reinforce market expectations that the currency's weakness may persist.
Washington's involvement in supporting the yen may reflect broader economic and policy considerations. These could include avoiding a scenario in which Japan sells US Treasury holdings to support the currency, as well as concerns that a weaker yen could give Japanese exporters a greater competitive advantage. These possible considerations suggest that the intervention alone does not fully address the underlying forces behind the yen's weakness. This may help explain why the market has so far been reluctant to view the move as a turning point for the currency.
Washington's decision to join the intervention may have reflected concerns, as some observers suggest, that the yen's prolonged weakness had begun to affect US interests. If markets remain unconvinced by the US-Japan intervention, one possible outcome is that Washington could push Japan to take more costly measures to support the yen. Such a scenario could instead create some strain between Washington and Tokyo.
Beyond short-term market dynamics, the yen's weakness also reflects deeper challenges facing the Japanese economy, making a sustained reversal difficult. The currency's prolonged weakness has been influenced by the interest rate gap between Japan and the US, while also reflecting longer-term concerns over the diminishing returns of Japan's traditional growth model.
This leaves Japan facing a delicate policy balance between supporting growth and stabilizing the currency. While lower interest rates could help boost economic activity, continued weakness in the yen may strengthen calls for Japan's central bank to consider further rate increases to narrow the interest rate gap with the US.
Japan's structural challenges mean that a sustained appreciation of the yen will not be easy to achieve. The question of whether to pursue stronger measures, even at the cost of some economic growth, has become more complicated as the US takes a role in the issue. Japan may face greater pressure to support the currency, even though doing so would be difficult and could carry broader economic costs.
The author is a reporter with the Global Times. [email protected]

。该活动呼吁全球PlayStation玩家从8月23日晚间7点至8月30日晚间7点，进行为期一周的“经济与游戏停摆”——彻底断电停机、不登录PSN、不游玩任何游戏、不进行任何消费。本次抗议的导火索是索尼的“去光盘化”战略，而玩家对近年来工作室关闭、服务型游戏受挫、线下活动取消等一系列决策的不满也持续累积。近期索尼向用户发送“你并不拥有所购游戏”的协议提醒，进一步激化了矛盾。早在7月活动公布时，一份名为“Don‘t Kill the Disc”的Change.org请愿已收集超过35万个签名。然而，目前尚无精确的参与人数统计——由于活动性质特殊，且恰好与科隆游戏展时间重叠，外界普遍持观望态度。面对玩家的抗议浪潮，索尼官方至今保持沉默，未作出任何让步。其首席财务官近期已向投资者表示，并未看到相关抗议对公司业务产生任何实质影响，全面数字化的战略不会因此改变。随着活动正式启动，“Does It Play”呼吁更多玩家加入，但最终能否撼动索尼的决心，仍有待观察。