@Nyxus, why does Nintendo already selling their console at a profit make it ok for Sony to raise prices when no one else is? Historically, consoles become cheaper to manufacture and cheaper to buy because of the cost reductions noted in the article. If inflation and all the rest are harming us all, why did Sony decide to pass this cost along to their gamers, the same gamers they claim to care so much for when they want something - ie. to prevent the Xbox ABK deal? At some point there has to be a straw that breaks the camels back for you guys…..

@bathyj if you think for one second that Microsoft “doesn't care” about taking infinite losses, you ought to read up on windows phone and it’s death. This is an industry, not a prom, people aren’t just spending money to show up and look pretty. There are profits that must be made. And also…. We can’t keep making excuses for Sony’s anti-consumerism’s by pointing at Microsoft’s checkbook. Just tell them to be better, I promise we’ll win as gamers.

@ HardKnockKid24: my point is, even with the price raise of the PS5, the Switch is still more overpriced for the hardware you're getting. Having said that, I still own a Switch because I don't want to miss out on those games. I also have a PS5, and bought one before the price hike, so it doesn't really affect me in the end. Why would it be the straw that breaks the camel's back? I think the price hike isn't smart from a marketing perspective, but in the end it isn't that big a deal if you ask me.

I'm pretty sure Sony only had a thin profit margin on consoles anyway, they rely more on software sales and PS Plus to make up for that. I think Microsoft can afford to make a loss on hardware moreso than Sony, that and I think they rely more on their subscription services more than Sony does. As for Nintendo, they just make bank on everything, which annoys me when you rarely get a good sale on Nintendo games, especially their first party titles.

@Hardknockkid24,
I think you're not catching onto the point, Sony doesn't make alot of profit on their consoles like Nintendo does (thinner profit margin), I don't think Sony is willing to take a loss either on their hardware. The pandemic has basically messed up what you would normally expect to happen, Inflation and transport costs probably ate up whatever small manufacturing/production savings they made, plus you don't know what deal or agreements they have in place with TSMC (I'm sure they're not the only company chasing more Silicon).

This will be my last on this topic but….

@Nyxus, I hear your point. From your perspective I can see how it might not affect you at this point. The point I am trying to make however is that Sony seems content with taking as much advantage as possible of their users. They cut costs for themselves and then increase costs for end users. Much of what they’ve done this generation so far has not been gamer friendly. They make amazing games, I practically get every Sony exclusive myself, but that shouldn’t be a pass to not take case of your base when they need it most.

@bathyj, no sir, I think you are not catching onto the point… I don’t have a stake in Sony’s bottom line. I do not care about their fiscal performance, most people do not. The point here is that Sony raised prices on their games and consoles when they could have chosen not to. PlayStation is quite profitable, it was a CHOICE to pass these cost onto the consumer. We know for a fact their consoles are cheaper to make now, why not hold on pricing? Anyhow….. that is all