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[DeepEnigma]

She is more than OK, the ones that are fucked are the gamers…

Which her corp helped with.

We have come full circle.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Financing will probably end up being the most popular way to buy a next-gen console, like with new phones. I think that's what Asha was talking about with the "pushing new business models" line.

You might be right but it's also not anything new. They had a heavily marketed monthly financing option for Series consoles as well.

 

[Dane]

Ayy lmao PS5 hike in the next few weeks and Switch 2 in September, we are fucked.

Valve wasn't kidding when the Ram hikes increased the Steam Machine by 200+ bucks

 

[balls of snow]

Lol they announce it the day of gta 6 preorder. Bastards

 

[Banjo64]

What's the UK increase does anyone know? A straight £100 or are we talking dollar converted to GBP equivalent?

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[LordOcidax]

Which her corp helped with.

We have come full circle.

Corps are going to follow the money… Our hobby is really is danger this time.

 

[MisterXDTV]

I don't even know why they announce this....

Nobody is buying those consoles anyway

Actually, it's hard to even find them in stock

LOL

 

[Hydroxy]

Too bad now they will sell only 5 consoles instead of 10 previously.

 

[Trogdor1123]

wtf…. I paid 349 Canadian for my series s.

I'm assuming PlayStation 5 will go up shortly too. I guess that's when I'll flip my launch unit.

They need to push next gen out another year or two.

 

[dragonyeuw]

Not to forget they're also wanting to go back to console exclusives, for a system that was barely selling when it was $200-300 cheaper. Specifically, the soon to be released Gears E-day which reportedly cost upwards of $400 million.

 

[xrnzaaas]

By the way, why not downgrade a bit to a 512gb Series X if the SSD situation is really that bad? Who will pay 600 bucks for a potato like the Series S? And this way people would have the option to exchange or expand the storage on their own, depending on current prices & availability.

 

[Brucey]

Kinda regret selling mine.

If i had known it would have been worth more a year later I would have just waited.

It sounds like Microsoft may be doing some kind of additional cash support for trade ins as well?

 

[Pedro Motta]

 

[DryvBy]

Get em while they're hot

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Not the biggest dropped but 80.00 bucks is 80bucks back in the bank…

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Or just get a Pro and join an ecosystem that will be around.

 

[Dacvak]

What the fuck

 

[PeteBull]

Nah it'll probably be 75/25 or so, maybe 80/20.

We can assume barely any consoles gonna move from now on worldwide for microsoft so that ~35m worldwide instalbase wont change by much till end of the console gen, ps5 tho? Likely gonna hit 110m+ total, and xbox consumer base got trained to never buy games at launch or full price
Kinda joked with that 95/5 but i think 90/10 aka 5m on xbox series s/x and 45m on ps5/pr0 is probable, not at launch but ltd.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

People here can't skip a chance to blame Microsoft/xbox for something

Sony will do it again too, the ram prices are killing everything

The thread and the news is about XBOX not anyone else.
Dry up the tears, put on your grown-up pants and get over it.

 

[Brucey]

The series x for 800, for $100 more you can get a ps5pro...

With 2TB of storage....

 

[prinz_valium]

so when is sonys next increase coming?

After GTA VI launch and the next holidays. They're want to capitalize on this one don't kill the sales completely

 

[LordOcidax]

Are you telling me that the Steammachine is next gen?

 

[Sintoid]

Try to post any AI generated image now...

 

[Dane]

Pretty much that to worse, there won't be any subsidies unless they're 100 bucks for short term losses, if not they're going to straight rip up the band aid in favor of immediate profits since whatever profit per unit both Sony and MS had were quickly wiped out by AI.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Are you telling me that the Steammachine is next gen?

 

[ResilientBanana]

Not bad when you consider the information below. Hardware is in a bad state, and you all can laugh all you want, but no party is winning here, especially when it comes to software sales and Next-Gen. I highly suspect that XSX, and Base PS5 will be supported more than halfway into next-gen if they can't get consoles off the shelf, especially when the consoles we want will most likely cost over $1,000. So laugh away chuckle heads while the studios burn to the ground around us. The only saving grace here is at least Microsoft and Steam have the ability to rely on software sales elsewhere than just their console.

Xbox

• Xbox Series S 512GB: $499
• Xbox Series S 1TB: $599
• Xbox Series X 1TB: $800
• Xbox Series X 1TB Digital: $750

Steam

• Steam Machine 512GB: $1,075
• Steam Machine 512GB w/Controller: $1,128
• Steam Machine 2TB: $1,349
• Steam Machine 2TB w/Controller: $1,428

Playstation

• PS5 (Standard Disc Edition): $649.99
• PS5 Digital Edition: $599.99
• PS5 Pro: $899.99

Nintendo

• Switch 2 256GB: $500

 

[MisterXDTV]

That backfired so hard

Every single time he posts something, it backfires

 

[Alan Wake]

They don't have a console business anymore.

 

[Lupin3]

Raising the price, again. But good guy MS presents a solution by trying to get people into installment plans in order to afford their shit.

I have a finger for you.

 

[Fake]

This generation man. Probably the worst time to video game ever.

Stupid men at the higher position, doing stupid decisions.

 

[ThaMonkeyClaw]

This is wild, I mean PlayStation has also increased their prices as well and people use to give me shit for buying consoles as soon as they come out, bought both the PS5 and PS5 Pro on their respective launch days...so guess who has two thumbs and have saved money by being an early adopter...

 

[MisterXDTV]

PS5 Pro for $900 is like the steal of the century at this point...

 

[TheRedRiders]

Prank em John

The Prank :

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

This is their 3rd price increase in like a year.

 

[Steve Holt]

If they can keep it at 80 quid less than the ps5 in the UK and have stock, Xbox would sell boatloads just on that. Same for series s being cheaper.

Both platforms will see crazy sales if they have stock.

Xbox:

 

[SportsFan581]

So, the console that was released at $500 back in 2020 is now $800 in 2026, with the same storage. It's insane the way the market is right now.

 

[MisterXDTV]

They don't have a console business anymore.

Exactly, they don't give a fuck at this point.

When you sell zero, you can put the price up to $5000

Doesn't make any difference

 

[Pedro Motta]

They are forcing us to go digital and cloud aren't they? Own nothing, pay forever.

 

[IntentionalPun]

We can assume barely any consoles gonna move from now on worldwide for microsoft so that ~35m worldwide instalbase wont change by much till end of the console gen, ps5 tho? Likely gonna hit 110m+ total, and xbox consumer base got trained to never buy games at launch or full price
Kinda joked with that 95/5 but i think 90/10 aka 5m on xbox series s/x and 45m on ps5/pr0 is probable, not at launch but ltd.

Yeah I suppose LTD will be more skewed.

I was thinking more launch sales, which should end up being more like 3 PS5 sales for every Xbox sale based on whose currently playing GTA Online (and in line with what we see with many blockbuster titles)

They also did sell a couple million consoles last year. They aren't totally DOA, at least not in the US. A niche, but a pretty big niche.

 

[SegaSnatcher]

Man the launch price of PS5 Pro at $699.99 was one of the best investments one could have made this generation. Thank God I purchased mine at launch.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

This news is going to be extra hilarious when Sony announces the holiday season $100 PS5 price cut for GTA VI promotions this fall lol!

 

[Lagspike_exe]

XSX 1 TB for $800 or PS5 Pro with 1.6 TB for $900. MS really giving consumers a tough choice here.

 

[Mortisfacio]

At this pace current gen consoles might be $1k before the gen ends.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Waiting to trade in at GameStop feels like holding on to a stock. Is this the peak? Ha

 

[Meicyn]

At this pace current gen consoles might be $1k before the gen ends.

Yep, I smell a $1K+ PS5 Pro around the corner.

 

[TikiLagoonSam]

How it started:

How it will end:

 

[DryvBy]

Don't slip in the drool.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Man the launch price of PS5 Pro at $699.99 was one of the best investments one could have made this generation. Thank God I purchased mine at launch.

Very glad I bought my ps5 pro at $699 and a 2TB ssd to go with it september 2025 before all this shit got really bad.

 

[MisterXDTV]

Xbox Series will be discontinued soon, mark my words

It basically already is with these prices

 

[acm2000]

After GTA VI launch and the next holidays. They're want to capitalize on this one don't kill the sales completely

you capitalize by doing it before the launch not after

 

[AJUMP23]

By far the worst console generation.

I bought my son a Used series S off of facebook for $125 and that has worked great for him. Seems like a steal now.