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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 32 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Typically, 6 years into a console life, prices are cut dramatically to maintain sales because the majority of people who wanted one already bought one.

This time, prices are UP across the board.

PS5 - Launch - $400/$500
Current - $600/$650

PS5 Pro - Launch - $700
Current - $900

Xbox Series S - Launch - $300
Current - $400/$450

Xbox Series X - Launch - $500
Current - $600/$650/$800

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago

Exactly, it's not hard to explain. Money is also tighter and that will drop a lot of people from buying games right now as well. There is a reason why they sell the console at a loss, they know the exact amount people are willing to pay and this is well beyond that.

[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 40 points 18 hours ago

For a 31 year-old console it's not that alarming.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 18 hours ago

Wouldn’t have anything to do with the massive price increases, would it?

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

This article author do not seem to know the gaming industry. It is normal for a console sale to drop a lot in it's 6th year. The ps5 sale is performing similarly to the previous consoles minus the ps2