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Sony’s ‘ironic’ PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (3 children)

I think people downvoting you don't realize you don't like the current situation. But it's real. Shit's real bad right now, Sony wants every dollar they can get a hold of. This hobby is now a luxury the majority of people will not be able to enjoy, and it sucks badly.

I really don't know of any way this industry can sustain this. How will gamers, Sony and the rest endure this level of enshittification?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yeh the downvotes are weird to say the least. So the downvoters think that poor people can afford the PS6 at the >$1000 it’s going to be? Or a PS5 at a price higher than it launched at? Isn’t the PS5 like USD$650 now? What poor person can afford that and $80 games?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Consoles used to be the cheaper option. PS2 at launch in 2000 was $300. A pc in the year 2000 cost about $600 or more if you were putting together a gaming rig.

    The PS5 is $650, and that's still less expensive than a gaming pc. Minimum spend for a gaming rig would be $800 or more.

    The reality is that consoles were the most in reach option for poor people, and maybe they still are.

    I suspect that people who really really can't afford the hobby on console will turn to roms on much older PCs.

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