Inflation is also admittedly much higher than the 21% the American government is willing to fess up to. What is inflation in your nation? 0%? -40%? Is there some real justification you can point to other than your personal feelings about the price tag that suggests PS5 Pro can be sold for less without cutting into the only publisher currently giving gamers the option to improve performance in games, which is all everyone is asking for across the board at the moment?
I'm not a fan of that either but if physical discs are still an option I'll go for it. Unfortunately, they're becoming less of an option by the month this gen and often that means I skip them and then I learn about the games being average or bad and never buy them anyway. I did buy Astro Bot physically along with Stellar Blade and basically every other PS5 game I own except GT7, but that is because it is an always online game. PD showed it still might be worth owning a special edi...
Morons: 'You're being punished.'
Sane gamers: 'I don't have to buy this if I don't want it.'
Basically everyone on N4G at the moment: [caught deep in their feels about the poor global economy without realizing it] 'THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS!!!' [strikes DISAGREE button with wreckless abandon]
@SimpleSlave
Most PCs come with a basic K/M.
PS5 comes with a basic DualSense...
But what if you want the DualSense Edge. Well, that costs extra, just like the gamer K/M combos do, and the Switch Pro Controller, and Xbox Pro Controllers all cost more. Do you realize your argument doesn't work, yet?
PS5 slim doesn't need a vertical stand to stand vertically so it didn't come with one and PS5 Pro doesn't either and doesn't come w...
I just looked... and outside of steep E-Bay sales on premade desktops which you have to be lucky to find and bid on. It will cost you 300 USD more just for a desktop as powerful as the base model PS5.
Base model PS5 performance is around 850 USD which when imported to Europe would be less expensive than the PS5 Pro... but the PC in question would be much less powerful than PS5 Pro anyway. So... why switch to PC on the basis of price? Oh, right, it's cheaper to buy this ...
Intel Core i5 12400F and RTX 3060 12GB with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage desktop computer at Walmart online.
$849, which is €764.10, and £645.24.
This will basically get you the same level of performance in games like A Plague Tale Requiem as on a base model PS5... but still costs $300 more than a new base model PS5.
PC has more real world performance issues that decrease theoretical bang for buck gains given the HW in question, less ensured software com...
@Popsicle
This did not just affect the US. There were bad global economic policies that came about during the pandemic that put the global economy in the position it is in today. This isn't the fault of the US in isolation.
Uh... it came in 2nd place out of 10 listed games.
It's #2 on this list first week.
@Agent75
Again with this 'but but but it's expensive when converted to another nations currency' argument. What is this nonsense. When I buy a game I know some will have to pay more for it in another nation. That doesn't turn me into a price warrior activist. What is your problem?
@Agent75
'Games suck because in another nation's currency it's more expensive!'
Great argument there...
You should turn it on every once in a while. Supposedly, if you don't the SW and FW onboard can f••• itself if left off for too long.
Can't wait for $499.99! Lol. Even $449.99 would probably annoy most and would be $100 more than the current Switch OLED model.
I agree... if we are talking only about the small segement of poorly conceived games from untested devs which the Concord devs fit into. That isn't the majority, though.
Whoops, sorry my last was at Einhander1972, not at you joab777. I just clicked the wrong reply button after leaving and returning to this page to help someone else out in the meat space.
Who runs our countries can impact the economy and the global economy being in shambles scares top brass in every publication firm (the ones greenlighting our games), which leads to more 'safe' bets determined by non-gamers in suits with loads of cash. You think games are made with fairy dust and good will? No dude, it's called venture capital and loans.
Our hobby is bankrolled by useful idiots with cash which is why wokeness is infecting all media including game...
Why is everyone acting like the $700 PS5 Pro is the only PS5?
@Vitalogy
Coming with a stand...
Needing a stand...
These are not statements are not the same.
The PS2 slim did need a stand... to stand.
@I_am_Batman
Yes, the US pricing does not include taxes which can be upward of 10% while VAT across Britain, and Europe, include duties and taxes. The ¥119,980 price for Japan literally says in the PS Blog post that that price includes tax! Meanwhile we might end up paying anywhere from 8-15% sales tax or even more depending on where you live on top of that $699.99 MSRP. +15% on $699.99 is still roughly £613, €724, and ¥113,366. So it very well may cost less for us in ...