Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
It's almost as if Jim Big Daddy Ryan, the greatest President/CEO in console manufacturer history, knows WTF he's doing.
Who knew?
Who knew?
that's salmon... 30$ f nowhat loser would pay $30 for that?
NoRemember when buying a console at launch was called foolish becuase prices would go down?
$50 for MWII is pretty good. That reminds me, I still need to buy itYeah in a different country. They're 549.99 in the US and have been bundled with Horizon, COD or MWII
You preferred the PS3 launch lineup over the PS5 launch lineup??edit: i also thought the launch PS3 was ugly as fuck but it had games i wanted so i bought that ASAP.
I remember the price hike thread and the comments, either about PlayStation being doomed, or how people would go elsewhere.
What surprised me about that thread is that those detractors never seemed to realize that a gaming console is about actual good games. It'd be a different argument entirely if PlayStation wasn't keeping its audience "Well fed." But PS finds itself in a situation where gamers are actively debating whether or not PS5's launch surpasses that of the PS2.
And gamers want in on that experience.
That's what happens when you dominate a market the way Sony has."This cost hike hasn't deterred gamers, though, and Sony indicates that consumers are still very eager to buy PS5 hardware. In fact, Sony highlighted that the PS5 sold 100,000 units in just 17.5 hours in the US, but this region wasn't affected by the price hike."
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100.000 Units in 17.5 hours?
Next gen will definitely be $599 US dollars. But no one will be laughing.
In Europe we use . instead of , and vice-versa.100,000 not 100
That's what happens when you dominate a market the way Sony has.
They tested the market and found that people don't care. If they are smart Sony will continue raising prices. Their supporters will back them no matter what they do, might as well use that to their advantage.
Sony has the competition which currently has the price advantage. They probably won't increase their prices further due to that. Inflation is a very real factor so that might end up forcing the competition to increase their prices to not take an even bigger loss. Sony would probably respond to inflation with a price increase to maintain their profit margins.
makes no sense in english so sorry don't careIn Europe we use . instead of , and vice-versa.
So $1,000.00 would be €1.000,00.
Phil Spencer already dropped the hint they will. And the other day they increased prices in India, their test bed. Ironically.Sony has the competition which currently has the price advantage. They probably won't increase their prices further due to that. Inflation is a very real factor so that might end up forcing the competition to increase their prices to not take an even bigger loss. Sony would probably respond to inflation with a price increase to maintain their profit margins.
100k in the region the price didn't go up, wow what a great example."This cost hike hasn't deterred gamers, though, and Sony indicates that consumers are still very eager to buy PS5 hardware. In fact, Sony highlighted that the PS5 sold 100,000 units in just 17.5 hours in the US, but this region wasn't affected by the price hike."
Sony: PlayStation 5 price increase has not yet impacted consumer demand
Sony says the new PS5 price increase has not impacted consumer demand for the console, despite the PlayStation 5 cost increasing nearly worldwide.www.tweaktown.com
100.000 Units in 17.5 hours?
100k in the region the price didn't go up, wow what a great example.
Sonys competition is itself at this point. The support they have is unrivaled and them being able to brag about demand after a price increase shows they think the same.Sony has the competition which currently has the price advantage. They probably won't increase their prices further due to that. Inflation is a very real factor so that might end up forcing the competition to increase their prices to not take an even bigger loss. Sony would probably respond to inflation with a price increase to maintain their profit margins.
this 100000%Here you go again with the same type of posts shitting on the PS5. How it's ugly, there's nothing to play and you don't understand why people want it.
How many times you're going to repeat yourself? Yesterday you were crying because the mods warned you but you can't control yourself. You have to let us know you don't want a PS5 every chance you get. We get it.
Enough already.
As a curiosity, today I went to a Russian restaurant, I ordered 4 canapés of red caviar, a ukha soup, a plate of Pelmeni and Medovik, 2 canned cokes... all for 30 dollars...Yeah, I really wanted them to release a more powerful $599 console because i knew that people would buy it anyway. times have changed since 2006. People are willing to spend hundreds if not a thousand dollars on phones every two years. Kids spend more on fortnite skins than we did on games back in the day. Adults sub to have random women send them nudes. They spend $400 on iwatch. $200 on ear buds. $30 on breakfast that looks like this.
they wouldve spent $599 for a $15-20 tflops console.
i still don't understand why people are desperate for a PS5. anyway here the price rise is an extra £30. if you have £450 to spend on a gaming console in the current financial climate then what's an extra £30? i don't think sony should've raised prices and i'm by no means defending them but a £30 hike is not going to stop people who seem to be absolutely choking to get hold of a PS5.
i'm not buying a PS5 until we get a PS5 Slim, there are games that interest me, and while i'd like a price drop it doesn't seem like that's happening any time soon. i can afford to pay £480 for a PS5 but i'd get better use of my money by setting it on fire than buying a PS5 right now. i want games to play and a console that isn't a fucking eye sore to look at.
edit: and before i get branded an xbox fanboy. i am also waiting for a slim Series X, more games, and a price drop.
I didn’t spend money on a ps5 to stare at it. It’s all about the games. People won’t stop buying a console if it has the games they want to play even if it’s ugly.the looks are secondary. if PS5 had games i wanted to play then i'd buy it. i'd deal with how it looks. i'd stick it behind my TV or something. almost 2 years in to this generation i think it's fair to hold off and hope we get a slimmed down version. i'm in no rush to get either console so if i'm waiting another year i'll happily wait that long.
edit: i also thought the launch PS3 was ugly as fuck but it had games i wanted so i bought that ASAP.
At this point next gen is looking like it may start in 2029 or at least nearly a decade after this one so 600$ won’t be as bad as now.Next gen will definitely be $599 US dollars. But no one will be laughing.
Remember when buying a console at launch was called foolish becuase prices would go down?
Sonys competition is itself at this point. The support they have is unrivaled and them being able to brag about demand after a price increase shows they think the same.
Doesn't matter what Nintendo or Xbox might do at this point, Sony knows they can do pretty much what they want. They have total control over the market and an army of supporters that will defend whatever they might do.
Vice-versa. Same as measuring in inch and feet.makes no sense in english so sorry don't care
Some countries use "." as a delimiter for a thousand separator and "," as a decimal.100,000 not 100
I didn't say Sony is a Monopoly but their only competitor is Xbox and we all know thats not much of a competition. The competition is trying to compete by offering a cheaper alternative in the subscription service model and not raising their price of consoles. Doesn't matter when Sony has become such a juggernaut.That's not true. Sony isn't a monopoly and they don't own the market. The competition is allowed to compete with them if they choose. It's why you don't see Sony behaving like a monopoly in this market. They always have the competition to keep them in check.
I didn't say Sony is a Monopoly but their only competitor is Xbox and we all know thats not much of a competition. The competition is trying to compete by offering a cheaper alternative in the subscription service model and not raising their price of consoles. Doesn't matter when Sony has become such a juggernaut.
Sony controls the direction of the industry. When they come out and say a price increase to both games and consoles was good for them it tells you everything you need to know. They are the market so it doesn't matter how greedy they might appear to non Playstation fans. They know the devoted fanbase has their back no matter what, it's been proven time after time. I don't blame Sony in the slightest, they are taking advantage of years of great service.
Sony dictates how far Microsoft can go in their version of competing. It became clear years ago Xbox would never compete with Sony in terms of console sales so they changed lanes and went the Gamepass route. Sony still disrupts that lane however by adding clauses to their agreements with publishers that actively ban them from adding games to Gamepass. They are fighting as we speak to stop Microsoft from buying a publisher that would allow them to grow Gamepass significantly. Whatever your opinion might be, that type of action speaks to the power Sony has in the industry.Isn't that the purpose of a competitive market? Not everyone is going to have equal market share. However the competitors with less market share have an opportunity to make the right decisions and improve their position in the market. Which Microsoft has done btw. Microsoft is affecting the direction of the industry with the choices that they made. It's not something that's exclusive to the market leader unless we are talking about a monopoly. Which Sony isn't.
Could be even $699 if we get a mid gen pro upgrade that is $599.Next gen will definitely be $599 US dollars. But no one will be laughing.
Yep and it makes sense from Sonys perspective. They are just testing the market and getting what they can.Giant ugly console, jacking the price after launch, forcing expensive bundles and yet no one cares, still selling very well.
Sony dictates how far Microsoft can go in their version of competing. It became clear years ago Xbox would never compete with Sony in terms of console sales so they changed lanes and went the Gamepass route. Sony still disrupts that lane however by adding clauses to their agreements with publishers that actively ban them from adding games to Gamepass. They are fighting as we speak to stop Microsoft from buying a publisher that would allow them to grow Gamepass significantly. Whatever your opinion might be, that type of action speaks to the power Sony has in the industry.
That wasnt the point of my post, didn't mean to make you feel like you need to defend Sony. My point is Sony is so strong in the industry that they can do whatever they want with minimal to no backlash. As a company it would be in their interest (in my uneducated opinion) to keep testing their limits. Keep pushing profits until the market tells them to stop.