I'm sure that there's some rule of economics that says once most consumers who would buy something have bought it, sales will drop.
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For AI that no one asked for and at best seems to be used to make comical videos of unphysical unrealistic situations that never happened.
I cannot get big picture mode to work for shit, it’s probably my tv but I have a bunch of steam stuff unplayed.
It's not the hardware that matters, it's the openness of the software.
I'm positive pc sales have slumped probably just as much, it's getting really quite expensive to build or buy a pc again.
This is actually worse than the headline because the sales collapsed over Christmas.
This generation is the first time that a console that is half a decade old has continued to rise in price instead of falling.
Please buy our 6 year old console for an increased price that we kind of forgot to make games for.
They want us to pay an assload up front and also pay more for games and to play online compared to PC? This will probably be my last console.
It may be your last but this is the way it's been for decades. People keep buying them.
No, there has never been a time when Nintendo, the cheapest option for a current gen console, has been $500, while the others start at $600. Considering the other current gen ones are 6 years old at that price, next gen will be even higher. People will keep buying them, of course, but everyone has their breaking point. I won't be the only one.
Paying to play online is what got me off the consoles.
100$ per year x 10 years = a pretty decent pc. (At least until recently).
The PS4 is the last console I'll ever own.
That was the Switch for me. Went PS3 -> Wii U -> Switch then when Nintendo started charging I stopped playing.
With ram & gpu prices skyrocketing, todays gaming PCs will have a long life IMO.
I hope so, because I won't be able to upgrade mine for a long time!
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Also iirc they're adding age verification for a bunch of online features, like chat. But not for the online store, because of course not :P
And where there is little benefit between generations for gamers. No wow for graphics or gameplay. Just more expensive and slightly improved. It’s similar to phones. In an effort to have mass appeal, they try to appeal to all levels of hardware, so can’t fully take advantage of the new. In the past, it just wouldn’t launch on older hardware. However, even the big studios were more like indies back then.
Not surprised, cost of living is way up and it’s been on the market for half a decade now
I know it's true, but it just doesn't feel right. I even worked with PS5s for 4 years and it still doesn't seem right
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Doesn't matter. People will buy the PS5 in masses when GTA6 releases, no matter the price.
I'm reminded of that post that showed all the people in the "boycott cod" group playing call of duty.
The bulk of video game players seem to be feckless marshmallow eaters.
Cause everyone is broke and gas prices keep rising making everything in our lives more expensive.
And the console is like 8 years old, so anyone who wants one already has one.
its less than 6 years old, but 5+years is a long time to not produce any GOOD GAMES.
Hey now, we did get a new Ratchet and Clank.
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Screw consoles and high end computer gaming. Games started looking very good since the PS2 gen. They were just low res. Low end PC gaming is where it's at. Recently I went back to replay emulated Viewtiful Joe, the old KOTOR games PC version, emulated god of war - they look great. On Steam bought the first Rage and it runs on a basic cheap computer now and I think it looks great. Steam Deck is PS4 level. Don't need a PS5 and definitely won't need a PS6. The future is gameplay not graphics
Lol... It was foolish of Sony to retire from the PC market... Exclusives will not entice people to buy a PS5 in this economy.
Yeah, it seems like the exact wrong time to do that. Hope it bites them in the ass.
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It seems like consoles are in a death spiral of price increases and lower sales.
I’m in a good spot financially and can afford new games and consoles on release date if I choose to. However I generally wait a few years after their release.
I haven’t bought a new release game or console for myself in over a decade and I’ve only bought one or two titles at full price for my kids in the last three years.
It just doesn’t seem worth it.
I am in a similar boat. I've usually bought consoles a few years in when prices were lower. But since they're higher, I'm just sticking with PS4 and playing through that backlog
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Companies would be foolish to release new consoles any time in the next 3 to 5 years. None of this is going away anytime soon.
It's still fucking ridiculous that billionaire literally just bought the world's computing supply for a decade to build something no one wants and no one even knows how to make profitable...
It's getting to the point where it only makes sense if they don't want us to have computers anymore.
They've deluded themselves into thinking they can achieve full ai and take over the world. These tech billionaires got their money young and never grew up because of it
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I'm happy with my linux machine. Consoles would have to be a lot cheaper to be tempting. Or I'd have to make a lot more money.
Yep.
I can’t imagine ever buying another console again.
Have a steam deck and set up my budget Linux machine yesterday.
Got so many PS2 and PS3 games I can’t play anymore on a single device. Never going to have that problem again.
Described everything as clearly as possible.
Please redo the meme, my editor sucks.
Don't most people who want one already have one?
Yup. And if they don't, it's cause they can't afford it, so a price increase certainly isn't going to help things
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I recently looked into buying one, and the cost is just so prohibitive, especially when you take into account that you have to buy another controller and a stand because the stand isn't even included. And I would also want one of those chargers. And that doesn't even include the games that are expensive too.
I also noticed that whenever I look at games for the PS4, it says in a disclaimer that the game might not work right on the PS5. I don't know what's going on with that, but it doesn't inspire confidence.
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