jobert
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Just the digital version is more expensive but yeah it makes no sense for it to go up $50 in price. They've had the current PS5 disc version on sale for $450 a couple times at different stores.
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The reason is inflation. It effects the price of everything, gaming is not exempt. If you don’t like it then don’t have a fiat banking system.And for some reason it’s more expensive.
So only the digital one is impacted by inflation...The reason is inflation. It effects the price of everything, gaming is not exempt. If you don’t like it then don’t have a fiat banking system.
I meant it's more expensive than the non-slim version. The rest of your comment is pointless.The reason is inflation. It effects the price of everything, gaming is not exempt. If you don’t like it then don’t have a fiat banking system.
It’s not more expensive, your dollars are worth less than they were when the system launched.I meant it's more expensive than the non-slim version. The rest of your comment is pointless.
The value of the dollar has nothing to do with the price hike. It's 50 dollars more than the bigger version. The bigger version's price didn't increase because of inflation. The price hike is because that's what Sony felt like doing. You're talking out of your arse.It’s not more expensive, your dollars are worth less than they were when the system launched.
More likely that demand for the digital edition higher than than the disc edition. Basic economics says with all things being equal, as demand goes up price goes up. The leaked documents in Microsoft's case showed that the Series S is outselling the Series X 3:1, so it may be a similar case for Sony. Though you can't ignore the inflation aspect. Sony was already selling the PS5 at a loss, and that margin has just gotten worse with inflation. Would you keep selling a product at the same price if you're losing more money in doing so?The value of the dollar has nothing to do with the price hike. It's 50 dollars more than the bigger version. The bigger version's price didn't increase because of inflation. The price hike is because that's what Sony felt like doing. You're talking out of your arse.
Sony has always sold their consoles at a loss and they've made up for it with subscription sales, among other things.More likely that demand for the digital edition higher than than the disc edition. Basic economics says with all things being equal, as demand goes up price goes up. The leaked documents in Microsoft's case showed that the Series S is outselling the Series X 3:1, so it may be a similar case for Sony. Though you can't ignore the inflation aspect. Sony was already selling the PS5 at a loss, and that margin has just gotten worse with inflation. Would you keep selling a product at the same price if you're losing more money in doing so?
That wasn't his point. His point was at just how big a loss for sony to tolerate.Sony has always sold their consoles at a loss and they've made up for it with subscription sales, among other things.
And since neither of us know the reason, this is all conjecture.That wasn't his point. His point was at just how big a loss for sony to tolerate.
I would have preferred a boxy design. It's annoying that I have to use a stand to place the console horizontally.I woulda been more upset if they have radically changed the design to you know make it a shape with flat sides. Other regions for the price hikes already well before the slim so it’s not really much of a surprise at this point.
Inflation existsInflation doesn’t exist (or rather doesn’t exist in the gaming industry) and I’m talking out my arse? Sure thing buddy guy.
Nintendo also raised the price for the switch OLED to $350. Doubt a OLED screen cost more then a extra $5 also.Sony raised the price of the digital console because they can with their current success. Not much else to it. Microsoft did basically the same thing with the Black 1TB Series S with the $50 price hike though. It prolly cost them an extra $5 for the extra SSD chip to upgrade it.
And Nintendo is still selling the same Switch hardware for $300 after almost 7 years, lol. There margins on that have to be crazy at this point.
Kinda strange, my PX has been selling the disk version at $479 (tax free) for the past week. Haven't seen it for sale below MSRP anywhere before
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FF7 Rebirth in Feb, then Wolverine sometime next year if Insomniac can keep up with their insane pacing launching quality games on an annual basis for the past few years. Otherwise there doesn't seem like much left in the shute.How long till the next PS5 killer app?
No. Slim is just about cutting costs.Not sure if this has been mentioned, but it feels like the Mini is supposed to hold over potential PS5 buyers for the holiday season.
What it "feels like" to me is that they wanted to develop a Pro model but just couldn't get it out in time this year.
So, while I'm interested in the Slim, it feels like I should just wait for the "Slim Pro" to drop, whenever that will be.
It's about more than that. Costs yes, but offering a new model to people on the fence also helps to push systems. As it's "newer". It definitely has a psychological effect. I'm "aware" of it (the psychological effect), and it still makes me want to buy it since it's new and hot.No. Slim is just about cutting costs.
I love my pamphlet-sized PlayStation 2 Super Slim, though...It is not. Almost no one is going to be upgrading their current PS5 to the slim. Waste of money. The slim in general was always lesser then the original in the past. Not better.
Often times in the past backwards compatibility was sacrificed with the slim models but thanks to the hardware design of the PS5 the revision doesn’t effect BC.It is not. Almost no one is going to be upgrading their current PS5 to the slim. Waste of money. The slim in general was always lesser then the original in the past. Not better.
Every single PlayStation generation they’ve made a slim model, it’s just a mid Gen refresh, taking advantage of the smaller APU die size and lower cooling/power requirements.No. Slim is just about cutting costs.
So now he thinks that the pro could be on 6nmI hope people don’t get their hopes to high for a pro model this time around, Sony only did that once in the past and I fail to see how it would benefit them this generation. They’d be much better off just holding any advancements for the next generation console.