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Sony hikes up PS5 pricing in April: PS5 – $649.99, PS5 Digital Edition – $599.99 PS5 Pro – $899.99, Portal $249.99
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Saber
Newd Member
Sleepwalker
Member
Ridiculous. Fuck you Sony lol
Fake
Member
Keep going......we're starting to get the full picture
The irony of you fanboys. As soon as those kinda of news start to pop up, you start to show your claws. Never change.
GoldenEye98
posts news as their odd job
Watch the price difference between PS6 and Helix actually not be that crazy...
dragonyeuw
Member
The price increase from the launch PS5 digital has jumped from $399 to $649. Absolute insanity...
WellSheet
Gold Member
The best "outcome" of this, and sorry if someone said this somewhere else, is if Moore's Law is right about what Sony is trying to do with PS6 pricing - 500-600- then this would certainly help make people transition over a lot easier.
The new shiny thing is less than the old thing?
I recall PS4 pro was still 450 when PS5 launched. Not apples to apples, but similar.
The new shiny thing is less than the old thing?
I recall PS4 pro was still 450 when PS5 launched. Not apples to apples, but similar.
Hyper_hyper
Member
Em.... Price hike were expected sooner or later before. What you are talking about?
The_hunter
Member
switch 2 next, if you want one, get it now
Fake
Member
Still greedy.
Saber
Newd Member
You expected a price increase on a five year console?
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
So the group that celebrates the most profitable generation ever for Sony is this a win for that group as well??
PeteBull
Gold Member
Kenneth Haight
Member
I think this is the "new normal", if you want a piece of technology and can afford it just get it. Wild times when it doesn't pay to wait now.
yurinka
Member
Normal considering the RAM and SSD increases, plus the price increase that the war in Iran is starting to cause and specially will cause due to the domino effect of different materials that travel via ships through that region, like oil, helium and others.
Pretty likely the other consoles and PC hardware will also see price increases. And pretty likely PS6 will increase its price again in less than a year or so if the war continues during more than a few weeks or months, which I assume pretty likely may be the case.
Pretty likely the other consoles and PC hardware will also see price increases. And pretty likely PS6 will increase its price again in less than a year or so if the war continues during more than a few weeks or months, which I assume pretty likely may be the case.
hangdang69
Member
Glad I got one at launch
Hyper_hyper
Member
I'm still scratching my head why bunch of members here saying "Sony greedy", "this happened because Sony has no competiton".... While everything else got price increase and now pretending they are shocked while this was expected sooner or later by Sony.
Saber
Newd Member
Fortunatelly I bought mine not long ago.
I'm hoping for that as well. It will probably be my last Sony console.
Astray
Member
The effects of the Iran war continues on.. People thinking this is just about RAM are being very deluded.
Rising pricing is probably part of why Switch 2 production is reportedly getting reduced, when component pricing is high you need to make sure every unit produced sells.
Impossible.
Rising pricing is probably part of why Switch 2 production is reportedly getting reduced, when component pricing is high you need to make sure every unit produced sells.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
And people think next gen will launch next year?
LordOcidax
Member
I already said this a few pages ago, i think the price for the PS6 is going to be $599 and launching in 2027. Sony is done with the PS5 at this point, they are in a transition mode already.
Fake
Member
I still trying to process all this. Some people are expecting to the most profitable generation ever to increase the price because of what is happening in the world.
Is Sony know what is going on around the world for people or Sony only know what is going on around the world for themselves?
Skifi28
Member
I think most rational people that have been watching what's happening in hardware have been expecting a price increase sooner rather than later and that includes Sony, Steam deck, Xbox, Nintendo etc. It doesn't matter how old the hardware is, If the parts it's using are going up by huge percentages all across the market with the future remaining uncertain, there's a limit how much cost all companies are going to absorb.
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
Probably same ballpark as on PS5 Pro or better?
avalonzero
Member
Yep, saw this coming and pulled the trigger on a Pro a couple of weeks ago for GTA 6 and have been really happy with it. That's a brutal increase though.
Hyper_hyper
Member
LOL. Yes. So? 4 years old PCIe Gen4 SSDs got price increase. Everything in this world got price increase. Basic grocery, house electronics, everything got price increase. And you expecting something 5 years old won't get a price increase? Really? In which world you are living?
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IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
This is probably based on component price hikes of the last year but we may see more inflation worldwide due to oil prices as well. Helium and other natural resources too.
Mr.Phoenix
Member
Ok... so ignorant. Alright then.Sigh...
This is no charity you prick. And companies don't need reason to increase the prices. They can do and they always have being doing this whatever they want.
^
Astray
Member
That same decision on my part remains undefeated.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
This is usual stock market wishful thinking.
Google published this article last April, it just went live in PR blog two days ago. This algorithm is already in use for a year and roughly as effective as DeepSeek MLA, that is 1.5 y.o.
On the broad horizon nothing will make supply chain better, but boy it will become worse after the emergency oil/LNG/gases like helium supplies dry out.
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Mr.Phoenix
Member
Oh... at this point, a crash is definitely needed. I fear that won't happen, though, because these chipmakers actually stand to make more from their AI clients than from most other OEMs.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Seemed obvious from the outset that the PS5 was priced too low at launch. Scalpers were able to make a mint because Sony left about $200 on the table, now they're finally six years later catching up with the times. Gone are the days were electronic anything gets cheaper with time.
AI bubble, oil price, multiple wars scattered around the world, desire to not disappoint investors when it's not strictly necessary to push hw sales at all costs when you got your back covered by 90+m users, are all factors that contributed to this outcome.
Personally this and PSSR2 have just added validation to my purchase of a Pro at launch but these prices suck.
People will react by not buying consoles at RSP anymore.
I expect sales will now become more and more focused when they do promotions, basically once every three months. Promotions that will basically cancel these price increases for 2-3 weeks.
About PS6...well the 599 launch price is dead and it's crazy that the PS3 launch price now would be considered a steal
I guess that PS6 will be treated basically like PS5 Pro 2 and the handheld the PS5 portable.
You aren't selling 800+$ consoles to 100 million users.
Personally this and PSSR2 have just added validation to my purchase of a Pro at launch but these prices suck.
People will react by not buying consoles at RSP anymore.
I expect sales will now become more and more focused when they do promotions, basically once every three months. Promotions that will basically cancel these price increases for 2-3 weeks.
About PS6...well the 599 launch price is dead and it's crazy that the PS3 launch price now would be considered a steal
I guess that PS6 will be treated basically like PS5 Pro 2 and the handheld the PS5 portable.
You aren't selling 800+$ consoles to 100 million users.
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playbignbox
Member
lmao
And we saw some Sony fans saying "who's going to buy a $1,000 console" referring to the next Xbox... it's almost there, karma is real lol
And we saw some Sony fans saying "who's going to buy a $1,000 console" referring to the next Xbox... it's almost there, karma is real lol
yurinka
Member
I've been here since the 80s too, and when adjusting inflation several consoles of the last century were considerably more expensive than $600 of today
StereoVsn
Gold Member
If we are talking affordability then I would agree. Someone being paid CAD $100K and paying $1000 for a console would feel more pain than a person from US paying $700 on USD $100K salary.
It is irrelevant from the currency conversion perspective as Canadians are getting paid in CAD $ and not in USD$. It would be the same for someone living in say Japan or Poland.
At the same time manufacturing cost for a PS5 Pro does not change due to weaker CAD currency hence the higher price in Canada.
nial
Member
When will you guys understand that
Fake
and
Saber
are genuinely, clinically retarded, lol
2. "PSHQ in Commiefornia" when Japan is the only place to not have a hike on the starting price of the console is LOL.
3. They're not exactly making any more money from this. The console is simply more expensive to make thanks to normoids like you eating up your AIslop and ChatGPT.
Fake
and
Saber
are genuinely, clinically retarded, lolHell is taking them.
They're cooking you, but I do think you're onto something here. This is something people also don't understand in relation to Japan.
1. Hermen Hulst sure as hell wasn't part of this decision.
2. "PSHQ in Commiefornia" when Japan is the only place to not have a hike on the starting price of the console is LOL.
3. They're not exactly making any more money from this. The console is simply more expensive to make thanks to normoids like you eating up your AIslop and ChatGPT.
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Mr. PlayStation
Member
Can someone explain what led to this price increase? Ram shortage or Tarrifs or ongoing war? The price was already increased from $499 to $549.
saintjules
Gold Member
AI bubble, oil price, multiple wars scattered around the world, desire to not disappoint investors when it's not strictly necessary to push hw sales at all costs when you got your back covered by 90+m users, are all factors that contributed to this outcome.
Personally this and PSSR2 have just added validation to my purchase of a Pro at launch but these prices suck.
People will react by not buying consoles at RSP anymore.
I expect sales will now become more and more focused when they do promotions, basically once every three months. Promotions that will be basically cancel these increases for 2-3 weeks.
About PS6...well the 599 launch price is dead and it's crazy that the PS3 launch price now would be considered a steal
I guess that PS6 will be treated basically like PS5 Pro 2 and the handheld the PS5 portable.
You aren't selling 800+$ consoles to 100 million users.
There was no way the Playstation 6 was going to be at $599. Not with the Pro originally being $699.
Hold onto your butts, people! PS6 will probably start at $799.
Hyper_hyper
Member
Em... Next Xbox will cost pretty much north of 1000$.
Mr Moose
Gold Member
The next Xbox won't be $1000.
Skifi28
Member
I believe it's Phil who said that. The next Xbox from what I understand is expected to be 1200+ and that number is only increasing as the world keeps going to shit.
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Gen.Grievous
Member
If you don't live under a rock than yes it is to be expected. When certain components in the device have triple or quadrupled in price sooner or later you're going to have to pay for it. Companies are not going to sell at a loss.