I really don't think people understand how much the tariffs are affecting products. read stories of small businesses who are going to be gone.
They did say that series x is their Pro console...
Silly take. There is zero point in pretending like Sony won't absolutely be following suit, in kind. It will happen. There's no question whatsoever. Sony raised prices across the board a few years ago due to pandemic supply chain economics, and they absorbed it and ate it in the US in order to avoid risking sales. Xbox has held firm on pricing all along until now (we're in Year 5 of this console gen). Sony will not simply eat it again, not when their two major competitors are both publicly listing their prices increases in the span of a month apart form each other. Though I'm sure they're enjoying Nintendo and Xbox taking the bad press, so that when they inevitably do the same, it won't be covered as negatively. It's smart, that's for sure.Also can I point out how stupid it is for people (seeing it a lot on the Reset thread; dunno about here) going "Sony Too™"? How about just focusing on the company that's ACTUALLY announced their pricing changes, instead of pretending you're Nostradamus.
Because going "Sony Too™" isn't a justification for why Microsoft are doing it (or announcing plans to) right now. What a weak way to try justifying acceptance (or even tolerance) of these companies increasing prices as the gen goes on, factors notwithstanding.
Sometimes I wonder what the fuck they are thinking over there.
How did Nintendo's Switch 2 pricing give Microsoft cover to massively over inflate their console prices in any way?What on earth are you saying and how it relates in any way to my post.
I've been gaming for a LONG time, and this is the first console generation in memory where the aging hardware was sold for MORE at the end of the generation than it was at the beginning.
Pricing a console with lukewarm( and that's being generous) market demand above the market leader certainly qualities for #thatsaboldstrategycotton. Pricing their consoles above the equivalent PS5 systems defies all logic, I don't give a fuck how 'global economics' play in. If someone was fence-sitting a Series X, raising the console $100 is going to push them towards a purchase?! Lol, LMFAO even. What the fuck??!?!?
What the fuck is a next gen console going to cost? $1000?
Send nudes, I'll let you know if you have a chance.Seems that PS5 Price increase reveal is scheduled for May 15th
Time to change hobbies at this point, might become a pornstar instead.
yeah better start saving then.Sony is next. Going to PC and never back
MS i think are in the worst position to reducing the impact of the tariffs.How did Nintendo's Switch 2 pricing give Microsoft cover to massively over inflate their console prices in any way?
PC prices are going up too.Sony is next. Going to PC and never back
Same here!I'm glad I decided to build a PC and pick up a Pro back in November.
Are you being serious? You don't understand how Nintendo leading the charge of sweeping across the board increases for hardware and software due to tariffs/ current market conditions a month ago has given Xbox and PS cover to follow suit? In what way is that unclear or difficult to grasp?How did Nintendo's Switch 2 pricing give Microsoft cover to massively over inflate their console prices in any way?
If they're pricing the Series X 2TB at $729, there is no way they're going under that next gen at the baseline.Likely $649
If they're pricing the Series X 2TB at $729, there is no way they're going under that next gen at the baseline.
Yep. They were taking in insane trade-in credits for the Series X last week. Someone knew something.Gamestop knew.
the problem is xbox is already a product no one buys, what nintendo does with its wildly popular console wont cover shit for microsoft.Are you being serious? You don't understand how Nintendo leading the charge of sweeping across the board increases for hardware and software due to tariffs/ current market conditions a month ago has given Xbox and PS cover to follow suit? In what way is that unclear or difficult to grasp?
I know this is a non-serious post, but consoles "going on sale" isn't a thing and hasn't been for like 7-8 years. The cost of building them no longer dramatically decreases during the lifespan of a console cycle. Hence why nothing has gone down in several years. Including Nintendo. The economics are nothing like what they were back in 2012 or earlier.Wtf usually when a console is struggling they go on sale![]()
Right. I made the mistake of assuming everyone commenting in the thread is interested in having a thoughtful discussion. That is absolutely my bad.the problem is xbox is already a product no one buys, what nintendo does with its wildly popular console wont cover shit for microsoft.
I have a feeling this post won't age well.lol....2TB XSX costs more than a PS5
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Bing bing wahoo!Bruh
Sony has raised prices zero in the US so far. Now are are Mee tooing Sony before they even COPIED MS' greedy move? At the very least wait until the much smaller and poorer Sony raised their prices instead of jumping out in front and taking the brunt of the pushback.
Everyone who thinks this is tariff related, do you think when the trade war is over these prices will go down?
LOL, they won't.
Micrishaft is supposed to be supporting this console by paying for part of it. That's how a subsidy works and why we have had awesome consoles over the years. It wouldn't surprise me if the whole thing wasn't a big loss at MS already and they just don't like throwing good money after bad.
Here's the worst part. Next gen we have been promised a steam machine from MS as their main platform. With no subsidy and no 30% store commission, how much do you think that son of a bitch will cost? This move will doom the Series to obscurity outside of the US for at least the rest of this gen and in the US it will be significantly diminished. If GTA6 releases this year it will be glorious for Sony.
Tarrifs from my understanding only apply to the assembled BoM cost (i.e MS's break even cost), NOT the retail price. So if it costs MS $300 to build a Series X, the tarriffs are levied on $300, not $500.
Because 1 is a new product with hardware and software that people want.Are you being serious? You don't understand how Nintendo leading the charge of sweeping across the board increases for hardware and software due to tariffs/ current market conditions a month ago has given Xbox and PS cover to follow suit? In what way is that unclear or difficult to grasp?
What's special besides it being 2TB? The next gen console will probably also have that amount of storage. And even if you want to go off the main console price, I doubt they're only jumping $50. What technical leap next gen do you think they'll achieve and only charge $50 more? The current gen is like 2018/9 hardware and they're charging $80-120 more, as if economies of scale no longer exist now.The 2TB Series X is a special edition
Mainline console is $599
What's special besides it being 2TB? The next gen console will probably also have that amount of storage. And even if you want to go off the main console price, I doubt they're only jumping $50. What technical leap next gen do you think they'll achieve and only charge $50 more? The current gen is like 2018/9 hardware and they're charging $80-120 more, as if economies of scale no longer exist now.
These pricepoints exist for a reason, to condition the market to what you can expect in 2-3 years.
I could have told you that at the ps5 launch. I laughed at all my sucker friends who said they'd wait a few years to get ps5 at half the price while they continued to play their shitty PS4.What a crazy time we live in. Guess my days of waiting to up a console cheaper are over.
You think that's going to remain static or go up?Most games are 80-150GB
You better buy a switch 2 at launch because the price is only going to go up. At this point in time, purchasing at launch gets you the best deal.$449 Switch 2's looking better every day.
Or...consoles downsize.this is fucking mental, we now live in a world were 5 yr old tech goes up in price. Im expecting the next gen consoles to be between £800-£999 .