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[Pasta la Vista]

Yeah this is definitely the last gen for me at this point. As for PC? I'll stick with my 2080 forever.

 

[LordCBH]

When you're in a store in Canada, paying in Canadian dollars, the U.S. dollar is irrelevant. The only currency that matters is the one you're actually paying in.

You think people spend $1100 CAD and think, "I only paid $900 USD!" That's not how people operate. They paid $1100. Full stop.

You walk into a store, see a price of $1150, and that's the only number that matters. The US dollar doesnt mean shit when you are living in another country.
People don't care WHY another currency is stronger or weaker; they care about what they actually have to pay.

So yes, mentally, Americans are now paying what we've been paying all gen.

 

[R6Rider]

When you're in a store in Canada, paying in Canadian dollars, the U.S. dollar is irrelevant. The only currency that matters is the one you're actually paying in.

You think people spend $1100 CAD and think, "I only paid $900 USD!" That's not how people operate. They paid $1100. Full stop.

You walk into a store, see a price of $1150, and that's the only number that matters. The US dollar doesnt mean shit when you are living in another country.
People don't care WHY another currency is stronger or weaker; they care about what they actually have to pay.

So yes, mentally, Americans are now paying what we've been paying all gen.

LMAO when you're completely incorrect on a topic and then have to do some word-salad warped explanation to try to justify your post.

Ironic because you're the one who stated the currency was equal in the first place.

 

[Kacho]

When you're in a store in Canada, paying in Canadian dollars, the U.S. dollar is irrelevant. The only currency that matters is the one you're actually paying in.

You think people spend $1100 CAD and think, "I only paid $900 USD!" That's not how people operate. They paid $1100. Full stop.

You walk into a store, see a price of $1150, and that's the only number that matters. The US dollar doesnt mean shit when you are living in another country.
People don't care WHY another currency is stronger or weaker; they care about what they actually have to pay.

So yes, mentally, Americans are now paying what we've been paying all gen.

 

[nosoynadie22]

according to the internets Sony has a 16% profit margin already on the PS5.
Add in 70% profit on software and PS Plus.
They are doing just fine.
At the very least they shouldnt be raising prices.

No one knows for sure whether Sony had a profit margin or not with the PS5 hardware. Contracts for RAM chip supply have tripled quarter-over-quarter, and Sony must be expecting them to continue rising in the coming quarters. I simply don't think it's possible to absorb the costs when the uncertainty is so high. The profit margins of the PlayStation division are fragile when the cost of RAM doubles month after month.

 

[MisterXDTV]

Time for Microsoft to announce a price increase tomorrow so the Series S starts at $499

They could sell at 50 dollars or 5000

Nobody wants one, anyway

 

[Garda]

RAM situation could get better soon

 

[DarkShadowXI]

 

[LordCBH]

Sooooo. How y'all think GTA6 will run on a 9070XT in a few years when it launches on pc? Think I might just spend the 400-ish to upgrade to a 9000 series Ryzen since my motherboard is compatible.

 

[KungFucius]

PS6 launch about to be delayed. I wouldn't mind to be honest.

With PSSR gearing up, devs can squeeze the console even more.

With these prices, why bother delaying? If you can get in on PS5 pro you can probably spend the extra $$ on PS6.

 

[winjer]

Those increases are fucking ridiculous.

The pro is gonna cost $1250 in Canada, nobody's gonna be buying that.

Sony has gone pure scumbag the past several years.

Although Sony has a long history of doing anti-consumer things, this one is not their fault.
You can blame, Nvidia, OpenAI, Google, Claude, TSMC, Grok, Meta, and all the tech companies using up all the chips for nand and dram, to make AI servers.

 

[WoodyStare]

They could sell at 50 dollars or 5000

Nobody wants one, anyway

Won't argue with that, it would just be hilarious to see it being sold for that price.

 

[Viruz]

That would be my RTX4090 actually. Which is worth more now - and on the second hand market - than what I paid at launch 3.5 years ago!

Is this you?

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Please save me from this hell, Valve. Please save me.

 

[L*][*N*K]

 

[moogman]

PS5 sales are in the end of life downward slope now, so this is probably as much about preparing the market for the PS6 price rather than it being a 100% necessary increase.

£569.99 to £749.99 from current to next-gen markets a lot better than when the PS5 price is £479.99.

 

[nosoynadie22]

I hope Microsoft and OpenAI and all other AI shitfactories go out of business when this bubble bursts.

The recession caused by the bursting of the AI bubble is going to hit hard between 2028 and 2029.

 

[Saber]

PC GPU, Memory, and CPU prices have increased over the past ~5 years. Not to mention the prices for food, gas, and everything else imaginable, yet we have braindead, "rent free" Marathon posts like these.......

You can say whatever you want. Bungie still having a huge debt to Sony and theres no way those can ever be restituted by Bungie themselves. Plus all this GaaS fixation which beared no fruits. But yeah, thats not a correlation at all. That money magically went back to their bank account lmao xD

 

[andreacusi]

All Nintendo has to do now is hold that fucking price.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

They could sell at 50 dollars or 5000

Nobody wants one, anyway

At $50 you can probably sell the RAM for a profit.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

RAM situation could get better soon

I hope every single one of these companies get fucked.

 

[Burning Blade]

Bring back the Neo Geo AES at this point

 

[64gigabyteram]

They can trust that I will just bow the fuck out of their ecosystem. I'll get into widdling wood on my porch like all the other poor 40 year olds.

Please. Take all the other cynical GAFFers with you. even if they can afford it.

 

[Leonidas]

Great news. I bought my PS5 Pro for $650, so its increased in value.

Might be able to get all my money back when I beat the few games I've been meaning to play and get around to selling it.

 

[Branded]

Steambox will be close to 1000eu won't it?

 

[Skifi28]

Steambox will be close to 1000eu won't it?

I was expecting 800-900, but at this rate and with limited volume 1k is likely at this point.

 

[Branded]

Yeah this is definitely the last gen for me at this point. As for PC? I'll stick with my 2080 forever.

Hah that's crazy you're still rocking that card. Kudos though. How is it serving you? Do you mostly play singleplayer games at 60fps (1440p) or are there a lot of concessions you need to make?

Me curious.

 

[LordCBH]

The recession caused by the bursting of the AI bubble is going to hit hard between 2028 and 2029.

 

[Mr Moose]

Hopefully it's all sorted out soon, because that's too damn high.

Those dickheads buying all the shit for AI can fuck right off. No one gives a fuck about AI.

 

[Represent.]

LMAO when you're completely incorrect on a topic and then have to do some word-salad warped explanation to try to justify your post.

Ironic because you're the one who stated the currency was equal in the first place.

If you can't follow basic and simple logic, there's no point continuing this discussion.

People living in Canada, paying in Canadian dollars, do not care about exchange rates in everyday situations.

No one walks into a store, sees a price of $1,250 CAD, and thinks, "That's only $800 USD!" That's not how real-world spending works.

The only number that matters is the price in the currency you're actually using.

Jesus christ.

 

[mayham2199]

900€ for the Pro
LMAO, what the fuccckkkkk

This might actually be the 1st gen where getting a console as soon as it was available was actually the better move...

Fuck me

There's no might about it. It clear was the better move.

 

[BlazeEcho97]

 

[squallbr]

All that shit situation for Slop IA

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

I bought every Playstation Day 1 since 2007

Never understood the reason to wait for a price drop that might never happen

You mean the price drops that always happened for over 20 years up until this very generation? Those price drops?

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Please. Take all the other cynical GAFFers with you. even if they can afford it.

For the record, are you calling everyone who is angry about yet another price increase "cynical?" because that would be quite the self-revealing accusation to lob.

 

[CobraAB]

OK Valve.

How much is the Steam Machine going to be?

 

[dragonyeuw]

Jesus fucking Christ. This generation never had a chance, did it?

 

[LordCBH]

If you can't follow basic and simple logic, there's no point continuing this discussion.

People living in Canada, paying in Canadian dollars, do not care about exchange rates in everyday situations.

No one walks into a store, sees a price of $1,250 CAD, and thinks, "That's only $800 USD!" That's not how real-world spending works.

The only number that matters is the price in the currency you're actually using.

Jesus christ.

A wild KFC Double Down appeared!

 

[Fake]

For the record, are you calling everyone who is angry about yet another price increase "cynical?" because that would be quite the self-revealing accusation to lob.

Please understand.

 

[64gigabyteram]

For the record, are you calling everyone who is angry about yet another price increase "cynical?" because that would be quite the self-revealing accusation to lob.

Not the price increase, you're justified to be upset with that. just in general. A whole lot of people here who are very unhappy with gaming and would be much happier if they pursued more fulfilling hobbies

 

[j0hnnix]

My pro is on sale for 895.95.

 

[dragonyeuw]

OK Valve.

How much is the Steam Machine going to be?

For a machine that's not going to be produced at anywhere near the scale of a PS5, and subject to the same RAM supply issues, I can't see that thing being less than $1000.

 

[FMX]

I hope thst you all keep the same energy now that Sony has raised prices. Just saying.....

 

[DanielG165]

The PS6 is definitely going to be an $800-$1000 console at launch.

 

[Gubaldo]

RAM situation could get better soon

 

[MisterXDTV]

You mean the price drops that always happened for over 20 years up until this very generation? Those price drops?

Time is money too. If you buy later, you are getting a product that will be obsolete sooner

I never saw the point of waiting. The higher trade-in value of the previous console offsets the price difference anyway

 

[Bonkerzzz]

Buy used. Just paid $400 for my Pro off marketplace and PS5s are consistently $200-$300.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

You can say whatever you want. Bungie still having a huge debt to Sony and theres no way those can ever be restituted by Bungie themselves. Plus all this GaaS fixation which beared no fruits. But yeah, thats not a correlation at all. That money magically went back to their bank account lmao xD

Keep going......we're starting to get the full picture

 

[Represent.]

A wild KFC Double Down appeared!

Stop eating that crap and maybe blood would flow to your brain better