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[–] Stupendous@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

News cycles and trends are so fast. I forgot Pokopia was last month and it was major hit

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

did it... did it actually go up, or did the price go up but sales per unit actually declined.

I'm seeing laptops that I used to be able to buy for 1400, now cost 2500-3000... nothing different about them but absurd prices..

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago

Mat Piscatella of Circana will frequently state what drove the growth. A lot of times in the past year, it has been higher dollar sales from fewer units sold. In this case, it seemed to be a huge influx of people hoping to get a PS5 before price increases, as well as genuine system sellers for Switch 2 and PS5 by way of Pokemon Pokopia and Crimson Desert, respectively.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago
[–] garretble@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

But I thought the Switch 2 was doomed over the holidays because [of reasons]!

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world -2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

It is a dogshit sequel to a revolutionary console.

[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

It's a console dude, relax.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

I love my Switch 2. I was just playing some Vampire Crawlers on it over lunch.

[–] 64bithero@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I’m not surprised and if Nintendo can keep the system at 450 and not increase the price. its sales are likely to only improve. With others rumored to moving to a hybrid pc concept , the Switch 2 will have the advantage of being the most accessible and affordable system available. Sony is unlikely to follow in Microsoft’s footsteps but if they do it will only help Nintendo. Especially with where the prices will be for the “next gen systems”

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Last rumor I heard, and plenty of adjacent insiders think there's merit to the claim, is that Sony is aiming for a ~$600 handheld SKU of the PS6 that would be the "Series S" to the main PS6's "Series X", while retaining the traditional console model. I think both of those things are a mistake, but that's what they're allegedly doing.