“Europe” also includes the UK. It’s worth noting that GTA 6 will move a lot of PS5s when it releases.
A 100 euro increase?! Am I reading that right? Did they give a reason for this?
a backdrop of a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates
I think that’s all you’re going to get.
Ah the old “In these trying times” once again!
Nintendo has a “premium” price so we can too.
Nintendo is doing it and no one can afford new PC graphics cards, so let’s bleed 'em like stuck pigs.
GPUs aren’t expensive though. Consumers just believe they need a brand new 5090tellytubby edition overclocked 128gb to run basic games. When a super cheap 3070ti would do just fine, or even a $300~ 3060 or AMD equivalent for cheaper.
When I build a new computer sometime in the next year or so, I’ll probably end up buying the second-best AMD card available at the time, because that’s where there tends to be the best bang for my buck. But in reality, I’ll be using the full power of that card for only a handful of games over the lifetime of that machine, and I’ll spend most of my time playing a 2D game that came out in 2012. Yeah, you can absolutely get away with cheaper cards and have a great time.
I got a used 2080 Ti about a year ago and pretty much everything runs great in 1440p, not on top graphics but I don’t really need that. Don’t even see a reason to upgrade with all these crazy prices.
50 eur, second increase in its lifespan. 1st increase was 50 eur as well.
The PS5 was released more than 4 years ago.
The PS4 Slim was released 3 years after the original model and sold for $100/100,-€ less than the original.
The PS3 Slim released ~3 years after the original model and was significantly cheaper (to be fair, it also had a lot of features removed).
The PS5 saw a Slim model release with no price cut at all, and now they’re planning to actually increase the price of over 4 year old tech that is almost certainly a lot cheaper to produce than 4 years ago, especially the Slim model that saw a reduction in cooler size, lower-powered PSU and other cost-reduction measures.
Gaming is becoming less and less accessible and more and more of a luxury.
Gaming is becoming less and less accessible and more and more of a luxury.
Lots of people do their gaming on their phone or PC. And on the subject of phones, look at the top-spec models: they cost thousands, because some people have the disposable income to burn. There are still plenty of affordable options available if you don’t fixate on having the latest best everything.
Uh, newsflash, the Euro appreciated vs RMB and USD to the tune of 10%. GTFO with this “trying times” nonsense. You’re increasing the price because there’s a massive hole in your accounts thanks to Jim Ryan’s regarded chase of live service games. How much did he get as severance and how many consoles do you need to sell for those 50€ to cover that golden parachute?
They are trying to find the breaking point in fleecing gamers, and I sincerely hope they find it in the most painful (for them) way imaginable.
In reality they probably won’t, because it seems the younger gamer generations enjoy being fleeced, but one can dream…
Wasn’t going to buy one anyway
PS6 when that comes is going to launch at price that will make people rage
Is this because of collusion between the two Japanese console makers?
ROFL That’s a stupid choice, but Sony is free to make it. I hope they don’t sell any units at an increased price!
I guess I don’t get to play either of their exclusive games.
