• jordanlund@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5 days

    Typically, 6 years into a console life, prices are cut dramatically to maintain sales because the majority of people who wanted one already bought one.

    This time, prices are UP across the board.

    PS5 - Launch - $400/$500
    Current - $600/$650

    PS5 Pro - Launch - $700
    Current - $900

    Xbox Series S - Launch - $300
    Current - $400/$450

    Xbox Series X - Launch - $500
    Current - $600/$650/$800

    • HeyJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5 days

      Exactly, it’s not hard to explain. Money is also tighter and that will drop a lot of people from buying games right now as well. There is a reason why they sell the console at a loss, they know the exact amount people are willing to pay and this is well beyond that.

  • ITGuyLevi@programming.devEnglish
    3 days

    I quit buying consoles after I bought the Destiny edition PS4, it came with Destiny (awesome), but right after I got it they released an expansion so everyone was playing stuff I couldn’t. I honestly thought it was going to come with something like a season pass or something.

  • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5 days

    This article author do not seem to know the gaming industry. It is normal for a console sale to drop a lot in it’s 6th year. The ps5 sale is performing similarly to the previous consoles minus the ps2