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[Saber]

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.

Sony sold both PS4 and PS5 at loss, where the heck you guys came from? lol

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Nobody is buying this shit in our economy, not even the base digital model.

 

[Hyper_hyper]

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.

RAM, oils, basic metals like Aluminum and especially copper.... All went up in 2026.

 

[Horseganador]

I was expecting a price increase for the console (eventually everyone will), but so soon? Didn't they say they had RAM for this year last month... they've killed all the PS5 momentum with these prices.

 

[Zamana]

lol single best thing I did was to give my PS5 away and go full PC, the gap in prices between a decent PC or even a gaming laptop vs PS5 Pro is just so small and a console is just a console, it plays that's it. A PC/laptop on the other hand can do everything and anything.

Best decision to ditch console gaming, while PC (RAM/GPU) prices are going high, I still don't care because it's still is a great investment for it will lasts longer and play much much better.

 

[Fake]

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.

I guess both. Ram shortage for AI is my main guess, but again Sony already increase prices before for reasons I forgot.

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.

Companies sell at the lost most of the early times of a console. The nerve to ask if someone live under a rock.

Nobody is buying this shit in our economy, not even the base digital model.

Thats my point. I don't think people would buy a PS5 in the condition the world is right now.

Sony will end up facing the same problem Nintendo is having with NS2.

 

[Puscifer]

lol wut...

I think console gaming might be finished, guys.

Far from it.

 

[MisterXDTV]

I was expecting a price increase for the console (eventually everyone will), but so soon? Didn't they say they had RAM for this year last month... they've killed all the PS5 momentum with these prices.

Probably they have seen projections on where the prices are going... It's gonna get worse......

 

[Hyper_hyper]

Sony sold both PS4 and PS5 at loss, where the heck you guys came from? lol

LOL. PS4 was sold at loss for a few months. PS5 ( disc one) too was break even few months after launch. Stand in front of mirror and slap yourself.

 

[nial]

Sony sold both PS4 and PS5 at loss, where the heck you guys came from? lol

Sony wasn't selling the PS4 at loss in 2019, let alone a >$100 loss.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I can sell my ps5 next month now.

 

[Sephimoth]

"cos of the war bro!"

There's never been a war during a console gen before.

Sony have a series of GAAS flops that they need YOU to cover, have no competition, and are greedy.

 

[Fake]

LOL. Stand in front of mirror and slap yourself

Sony sold PS4 at loss for some years... You can't be that retarded.

Dude there is a fucking wikipedia right there. Stop being a fucking fanboy for a second.

 

[Saber]

LOL. Stand in front of mirror and slap yourself

Oh I see, I didn't know I was talking to a special case. Move on.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Lol, can't wait to see those PS6 prices.

 

[YCoCg]

Jenson, Altmann, Nutella: "And we just can't figure out why people don't want our forced AI!"

 

[Hyper_hyper]

Sony sold PS4 at loss for some years... You can't be that retarded.

Go fuck yourself. Do some research before spewing shit

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says PS4 is already profitable

www.polygon.com

Dude there is a fucking wikipedia right there. Stop being a fucking fanboy for a second.

Better be a fanboy than a brainwashed dumbass.

 

[Astray]

RAM situation could get better soon

My brother this is not about RAM prices anymore, it's about oil and energy costs!

Oil is spiking hard nowadays, and that means factories have to spend far more money for their electricity, which adds price pressure on the manufacturing side.

You also need oil to make the plastic parts too.

We're not even mentioning things like cost of Aluminum for heatsinks (Bahrain and UAE are two of the biggest exporters of it).

 

[gerth666]

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.

I think anyone who is sensible knows this already.
You're not going to stop certain people using this crap news as a prime chance to platform war and concern troll.
You only have to read some of the post here to see that.

All I know is I'm thinking should I buy a switch 2 now and stop holding off.....

 

[Fake]

Go fuck yourself. Do some research before spewing shit

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says PS4 is already profitable

www.polygon.com

Better be a fanboy than a brainwashed dumbass.

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Sony expects to recoup PlayStation 4 hardware loss at launch

PlayStation 4 hardware will make a loss at launch, but Sony expects to immediately recoup the costs when a typical user…

www.eurogamer.net

Eurogamer has heard from well-placed sources that Sony expects to make an approximate $60 loss per $399 unit sold. When presented with the figure, Ito denied it - but only because the company expects a typical user to buy a console with these other items.

 

[nial]

"cos of the war bro!"

There's never been a war during a console gen before.

Sony have a series of GAAS flops that they need YOU to cover, have no competition, and are greedy.

 

[Hyper_hyper]

Oh I see, I didn't know I was talking to a special case. Move on.

Special case is you. Trust me, everything is going to get cheaper next week.


No, it won't. It will only get worse. STFU

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says PS4 is already profitable

www.polygon.com

 

[Hyper_hyper]

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What, you are brainwashed. You said PS4 was sold at loss for years. Article is from May 2014. LOL
So, better to be a fanboy like me than a brainwashed dumbass like you. And you called me retarded. LOL

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I was expecting a price increase for the console (eventually everyone will), but so soon? Didn't they say they had RAM for this year last month... they've killed all the PS5 momentum with these prices.

Unless they expect to do some promos later this year when GTAVI releases. That's probably it.

 

[Mr Moose]

"cos of the war bro!"

There's never been a war during a console gen before.

Sony have a series of GAAS flops that they need YOU to cover, have no competition, and are greedy.

No one tell him it's now the same prices as an Xbox Series X.

 

[Esppiral]

900€ for the pro ahahaha fuck off Sony I just built a PC last year for 1100€ that destroys that piece of shit.

 

[Astray]

All I know is I'm thinking should I buy a switch 2 now and stop holding off.....

This gen, the answer is always yes.

 

[Fake]

What, you are brainwashed. You said PS4 was sold at loss for years. Article is from May 2014. LOL
So, better to be a fanboy like me than a brainwashed dumbass like you

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PlayStation 4 No Longer Sold at a Loss

When the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013 it was sold at a loss. However Sony said it [...]

www.vgchartz.com

When the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013 it was sold at a loss. However Sony said it would recoup the loss by selling a game and a PlayStation Plus subscription. Sony has now announced that it is now selling each PlayStation 4 at a profit.

 

[Banjo64]

Didn't this thing launch at £369?

 

[mckmas8808]

PS6 launch price is so cooked.

Nintendo needs to do whatever the hell they can to hold at $450 because that's the only thing that will sustain Switch 2 sales.

Sony lost the fucking plot with $900 Pro.

IT'S ALL OVER!!!!

The PS6 minimum price will now be $1,000. Gaming is screwed. No way the system can survive these price hikes. It's literally no possible.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

My brother this is not about RAM prices anymore, it's about oil and energy costs!

Oil is spiking hard nowadays, and that means factories have to spend far more money for their electricity, which adds price pressure on the manufacturing side.

You also need oil to make the plastic parts too.

We're not even mentioning things like cost of Aluminum for heatsinks (Bahrain and UAE are two of the biggest exporters of it).

And even the RAM hopium is just about a bunch of stock guys misreading the tech at hand lol.

 

[tusharngf]

Everything is expensive. Fab prices plus dram demand. This was bound to happen. I predict 800 dollar ps6 next. Helix will be over 1000 bucks.

 

[RyanEvans21]

They should bundle it with disc drive with no extra charge.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

If less people are buying consoles, less games will be made in general. A market shrinking will only increase game prices as well. Stuff like this has a rippling effect.

In our current economic climate, luxuries go out the window and spending goes all to basic necessities.

Where we are fortunate though, is that there are enough games in existence today that can span several lifetimes.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

IT'S ALL OVER!!!!

The PS6 minimum price will now be $1,000. Gaming is screwed. No way the system can survive these price hikes. It's literally no possible.

Oh the system will survive, but the playerbase will shrink despite record breaking profits.

 

[Sephimoth]

 

[Roufianos]

Seems so short sighted. Why price people out of the super easy 30% cuts you'll make from them.

 

[Jet Set Willy]

Is this you?

It is

 

[mckmas8808]

"cos of the war bro!"

There's never been a war during a console gen before.

Sony have a series of GAAS flops that they need YOU to cover, have no competition, and are greedy.

So why is the price all other electronics going up too?

 

[nial]

Next time thank ChatGPT for the imminent >500% price hike for your RAM/storage, lol.

 

[Astray]

And even the RAM hopium is just about a bunch of stock guys misreading the tech at hand lol.

People do not understand that Google is not obligated to share this tech with anyone else, and could even use it to get more RAM and be able to squeeze out more performance out of their purchase lol.

 

[nosoynadie22]

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?

Sony is a company; this has been its most profitable generation, but that profitability is actually seen as rather modest among technology companies.

 

[Hyper_hyper]

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PlayStation 4 No Longer Sold at a Loss

When the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013 it was sold at a loss. However Sony said it [...]

www.vgchartz.com

LOL. Pretty much the same article as mine. May 2014. You SAID

Sony sold PS4 at loss for some years... You can't be that retarded.

Sold at loss FOR SOME YEARS!!! NOT a few months after launch

 

[Jet Set Willy]

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

That's fine but definitely include the cost for a new controller with that too. Ain't nobody want to use a second hand controller

 

[LordOcidax]

Nobody is buying this shit in our economy, not even the base digital model.

Just watch Sony dropping $50 for the base PS5 at the GTA6 launch and some people celebrating that as the second coming of christ.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Remember GameCube in the US at $99 MSRP? Good times.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

People do not understand that Google is not obligated to share this tech with anyone else, and could even use it to get more RAM and be able to squeeze out more performance out of their purchase lol.

Funniest thing that this algorithm is not even new, it's already in use for a full year now. It doesn't solve LLM RAM problem a bit.

 

[Mr Moose]

Just watch Sony dropping $50 for the base PS5 at the GTA6 launch and some people celebrating that as the second coming of christ.

Isn't that meant to be around November-ish? Better be more than $50 lower, that's Black Friday time.

 

[peish]

what a crazy timeline....and i dont see anyway out of this....

i think we need to return to semi-communism!

 

[Cakeboxer]

So why is the price all other electronics going up too?

I don't think that's true for Tvs, monitors, (budget) smartphones and i bet much more.