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And Nintendo over here raising console prices for shit released in 2017 I guess only thing in common was Trump.
This is Republicans and Trump's doing btw.
Ok. More reasons not to get one.
Pretty much all of tech will see this price bump because of Trump
Damn shame, Sony. I'm lowering my buy price by $50.
Are you under the impression this is Sony trying to gouge you? It’s your idiot president and your trash country
Then why did so many other countries get an increase first?
Other countries got their price increase months ago. Ours was probably delayed so that they could tell how bad the damages of our idiot president would be.
Damn shame, Trump. I'm lowering my buy tax by $5.
You're right. I can't forget to factor him in.
It's $100 less now. I'm taking a tariff on it. Final offer.
Say thank you.
de minimus tariff exemption (imported goods valued at under $800) ends at the end of the month because trump said so a few days ago
this is why
This does not only affect playstation. Anyone who doesnt have a stockpile of inventory already imported are gonna be affected very soon.
The ports must be bracing for chaos.
Norwegian postal service will not send packages with less than $800 dollars (except for private packages). Many businesses will not send anything to the US in the coming months.
jokes on you if you thought this was about this term, it's about his first term.
The COVID deaths statistic gave it away. Nobody cares about that any more.
Back in my day console prices would go down after being on the market for a few years
Yeah but back then we weren't winning™
Node shrinks are not as impactful as they use to be, in that area at least.
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Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Reduce comes first for a reason.
You do not need a PS5. You don't need a new console - if you need a console at all.
IN MY DAY WE HAD A STICK AND A HOOP AND WE WERE HAPPY
"When I joined the Corps, we didn't have any fancy-shmancy tanks. We had sticks! Two sticks, and a rock for the whole platoon - and we had to share the rock!"
— Sgt Johnson, Halo 2
Getting into that case also gets into pedagogical theory, because giving kids primarily analog entertainment compared to digital seems to be beneficial. I was talking about those of us adults who are already doomed. We have computers. We already have machines. We don't need the new one.
I'm my day that wasn't far from the truth. We don't need quality games machines but they're a very nice luxury.
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"You don't need a new PS4-game player. Your PS4 is fine enough as-is!"
A cheap SSD upgradeand a PS4 plays PS4 games the same way a PS5 does.
I mean, there's that too.
A okay gaming PC withis not cheap. To some people, console is the only way
Just buy used PS5.
My PC is not a "gaming" PC. I play games on it. I have access to a nearly 50-year library of games. Just because I don't have the newest and shiniest doesn't mean I don't have tons of fun games available. And I said 'if you need a console at all'. If you are determined to play video games and you don't want them on a PC, phone, or tablet, then fine. There are thrift stores, there's eBay (though that's loaded with scalpers and scum even more than the thrift grifters), there are many ways to buy a used console. But I also stand by the thought that if what you have is working and being fun, keep using it. If the corporations have made it not fun, either go to older hardware they can't do that to, or get homebrew set up.
Don't just keep it on a shelf "in case". Don't store it. And for the love of anything good, don't just discard it.
Reduce. If you think you've reduced "enough", find something else to reduce.
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Unfortunately Christmas is gonna be rough time for a lot of Americans this year thanks to the trump tax
Americans need to boycott Christmas. Make memories and handmade presents instead of sending money at billionaires
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But the shouty man on TV said tariffs were good! Why vibeo janes cost more?
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Well, that’s tariffs for you. Completely expected, though a ~10% bump on the PS5 doesn’t adjust for all the tariff increase IIRC.
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I'm gonna wait until 11:59 to order my PS5 and then list it tomorrow as a "limited edition pre-increase model" for $150 more. Then Sony will hire me as their CEO.
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