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Price hikes go into effect August 21; standard PS5 will now start at $550.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been gaming since 1985 whenI was 2 years old.

I cannot for the life of me remember a situation where 5 years after a console releases, they RAISE the price. And its not even like "New PS5 pro edition + knuckles".

This is just "It's the PS5. Pay us more money, assholes! Same shit as before. Now with more cost! Kiss the taint, peasants!"

[–] falidorn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Nintendo did it and their fans still spent like crazy. Gamers have themselves to blame for this. Well that and the ever present corporate greed.

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sure they're wiping the tears away with all that extra money.

[–] kromem@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

So weird this occurred not long after it's become clear Xbox is getting out of the hardware game.

[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

It will never go back down once sales level out

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago

Such a "difficult decision"! Strange that it enriches them and their shareholders...

[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

So difficult

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

The solution to this is a healthy PC gaming market but the hardware prices there are much more inflated than console hardware costs.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

You can barely even give them away, bruh