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[onQ123]

$80 Nintendo Switch 2 games & Xbox Series consoles prices going well about PS5 prices ( For now anyways).

Sure it's likely that Sony will follow suit but thanks to the size of PS5's user base they shouldn't have to raise the price of software. Also thanks to the rate that PS5 is selling it's actually worth it to do another die shrink to keep the manufacturing cost down.

I guess we will learn what path PlayStation will take in the upcoming financial report.


Do you think PlayStation will use this chance to further grow their user-base or will they jump on the $80 Game Train ?

 

[Artistic]

I'm not sure why Sony wouldn't do the price increase.

Otherwise, it would crush the competition specifically Microsoft.

 

[Kerotan]

I think COVID ruined Sony's plan to continue selling PS4 after the ps5.

But with those issues gone I think Sony will do a cheaper ps5 which acts as a PS6 lite and it'll work because cross gen lasts 5 plus years now.

 

[onQ123]

I think COVID ruined Sony's plan to continue selling PS4 after the ps5.

But with those issues gone I think Sony will do a cheaper ps5 which acts as a PS6 lite and it'll work because cross gen lasts 5 plus years now.

They basically clipped PS4 wings to make room for PS5 . Hopefully they wouldn't have to do this for PS5 .

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

it's not a second wind... it's a long riding wave.

Sony finally WON the true console war. Sega-bye, Nintendo-bye, Xbox-bye. Now Playstation has consolidated itself as the King of the home console market; they finally own that market

 

[mckmas8808]

Why didn't you add a poll to this OP?

 

[ZehDon]

Sony will absolutely raise the price of their games, and further stall the generation's second half.

1. They were the first out of the game with the USD$70.00 base price.
2. They were the first to introduce paid patches to bump resolutions and frame rates.
3. Optics demands equality; if their games are priced under everyone else's, it could be perceived Sony thinks they're lower quality.
4. Players have demonstrated a willingness to buy Sony's products at inflated prices.
5. Sony has no competition to force it to keep its prices lower to compete.
6. Shareholders always demand higher returns, which either requires more customers - which don't exist - or higher prices.
7. Sony has demonstrated a desire to continue to push hardware pricing higher to maintain its current profit ratios.

Not only will Sony increase the costs of its games, I suspect it'll match Nintendo's prices to force user comparisons and not leave money on the table. If Mario Kart World sells for USD$90.00, and people pay it, you better fucking believe Sony will want The Last Of Us Part 1 Remake Remastered Complete Edition Redux on store shelves for USD$90.00.

 

[Kerotan]

it's not a second wind... it's a long riding wave.

Sony finally WON the true console war. Sega-bye, Nintendo-bye, Xbox-bye. Now Playstation has consolidated itself as the King of the home console market; they finally own that market

Took 5 gens and 3 competitors but they finally have no primary competition only secondary.

 

[onQ123]

I'm not sure why Sony wouldn't do the price increase.

Otherwise, it would crush the competition specifically Microsoft.

Economy of scale , Nintendo is releasing a new console so any exclusive Switch 2 game has a lower chance of making the money back in the 1st few years so they would raise the price to speed up the return. Then Microsoft is slowing down on Xbox Series production while also not selling much software on Xbox Series. These are the main reasons for the higher prices PlayStation 5's situation is different they already have a large user-base for the software to see a return. Also PS5 is selling pretty good so they will continue to have a better manufacturing deal than Xbox Series.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Took 5 gens and 3 competitors but they finally have no primary competition only secondary.

Yep. It's insane how Sony did what Microsoft was supposed to achieve... They weren't just close (the entire video game culture was served on a silver platter). Xbox deserves to go extinct after that monumental blunder.

Fortunately for everyone, competition is still very strong across the board.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

You think Sony isn't going to follow on software prices?

 

[onQ123]

Why didn't you add a poll to this OP?

I don't even participate in online polls or even check the results so I didn't think to make one.

 

[ReBurn]

If you think it's going to take a few years for PS5 to catch its second wind then when do you expect PS6 to launch?

 

[mckmas8808]

I don't even participate in online polls or even check the results so I didn't think to make one.

It would have been great for this thread.

 

[truth411]

You think Sony isn't going to follow on software prices?

Eventually, but I think Sony will try to hold off till PS6. Ghost of Yotei has been announced for $70, also Sony has a real opportunity to lock more gamers into its ecosystem without much competition. That's faaaaar more profitable than a $10 increase in Software prices.

 

[onQ123]

You think Sony isn't going to follow on software prices?

I can't speak for Sony they probably will follow but from the looks of things they wouldn't need to follow the others right now with PS5 . PS6 would need better returns per unit but PS5/PS4 software sell at pretty high volume.

 

[playbignbox]

it's not a second wind... it's a long riding wave.

Sony finally WON the true console war. Sega-bye, Nintendo-bye, Xbox-bye. Now Playstation has consolidated itself as the King of the home console market; they finally own that market

"Won the true console war"

> Sells considerably fewer consoles than the Nintendo Switch, which also functions as a home console

> Sells fewer copies of games than Nintendo

> Releases fewer games than Nintendo

Yes, it seems so lol

 

[CrimsonTide]

What Sony games have come in 2025? Whats coming yet? Ghost of whatever. Then what? They're busy with tv shows and other things not named making games. Least, far as I've seen anyhow.

 

[Topher]

I don't even participate in online polls or even check the results so I didn't think to make one.

You can still add one. Look in the top right of the thread.

 

[onQ123]

Took 5 gens and 3 competitors but they finally have no primary competition only secondary.

I believe they have more competition today than they had before.

PC is finally a good place for devs & publishers to make money so . We also have the wave of off console gaming picking up steam .

 

[willothedog]

Publishers set the price not PlayStation (except for their own published titles)

 

[Durin]

Sony could literally have another moment like the game sharing video handing the disc over...by simply stating their 1st party games will remain $70.

They'd only ensure more people move to their platform, and even moreso make it the default console.

Right now they're only $50 more expensive than a Nintendo's weaker portable, and their Pro console is cheaper than the Xbox Series X 2TB. Most layup win just by staying the same.

 

[playbignbox]

I believe they have more competition today than they had before.

PC is finally a good place for devs & publishers to make money so . We also have the wave of off console gaming picking up steam .

And it's a place where you can play Sony games now that they've been porting them since this generation, freeing PC and cloud players from having to buy their console

But they're clearly doing this because they're the true console war winner lol

 

[onQ123]

"Won the true console war"

> Sells considerably fewer consoles than the Nintendo Switch, which also functions as a home console

> Sells fewer copies of games than Nintendo

> Releases fewer games than Nintendo

Yes, it seems so lol

Did they?

Switch was released in 2017 , PS5 was released in 2020 but PS4 was also selling in Switch timeline which would bring us to around 190 million PlayStations sold since 2013

 

[CokeDiet]

Welcome to Neogaf Sony marketing team!

 

[onQ123]

And it's a place where you can play Sony games now that they've been porting them since this generation, freeing PC and cloud players from having to buy their console

But they're clearly doing this because they're the true console war winner lol

They're doing it because it's the smart thing to do going into the digital locker age.

 

[PeteBull]

Do you think PlayStation will use this chance to further grow their user-base or will they jump on the $80 Game Train ?

If sony is smart, aka gta6 ps5/pr0 bundle like with ps4:

They gonna make a bank on top of selling some crazy number of consoles in 2026 and 2027(then come ps6 we get gta6 ps6 version and even more sales), gotta grab the bull by the horns and take advantage of that godgiven opportunity:

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

I'm not sure why Sony wouldn't do the price increase.

Otherwise, it would crush the competition specifically Microsoft.

OP is doing some real gaslighting, They've done price hikes since PS5 gen started, they just deliberately kept pricing the same in the US specifically to avoid widespread negative reaction. Xbox has held price the entire generation until literally last week and somehow they're the bad guy. Ridiculous

 

[Kerotan]

I believe they have more competition today than they had before.

PC is finally a good place for devs & publishers to make money so . We also have the wave of off console gaming picking up steam .

More secondary competition but less primary. Same goes for Nintendo only secondary competition and the pc market but it has competition within itself although that's dominated by Steam.

 

[LakeOf9]

If you think Sony won't be subject to tariffs for hardware prices, or to industry forces for software prices, then you're delusional.

 

[SHAKEZ]

Buddy the PS5 will be replaced by 6 in a few years, they need the wind NOW. They won't get it because they'll follow suit on price increases.

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Copium

 

[LordOcidax]

PS6 is around the corner OP, The PS5 is going to surpass the PS3 and done.

 

[Deerock71]

 

[m14]

OP is doing some real gaslighting, They've done price hikes since PS5 gen started, they just deliberately kept pricing the same in the US specifically to avoid widespread negative reaction. Xbox has held price the entire generation until literally last week and somehow they're the bad guy. Ridiculous

Perhaps the second wind the OP references is all the hot air from Sony stans?

 

[blacktout]

If Mario Kart World sells for USD$90.00, and people pay it, you better fucking believe Sony will want The Last Of Us Part 1 Remake Remastered Complete Edition Redux on store shelves for USD$90.00.

I guess it's a good thing that Mario Kart World isn't $90 USD then.

Back on topic, I don't know that Sony has some huge "second wind" coming, only because there's no real evidence that their momentum has slowed during this generation. It seems like they're tracking pretty close to the PS4, which was a major success, and I don't see any sign that their sales are going to either accelerate or decelerate during the second half of the system's life, especially now that it looks like they may not have to substantially raise their console prices due to tariffs.

I do think they'll probably adopt $80 games in the next year or so, but I don't think that will hurt them in any meaningful way because it's pretty clear at this point that it'll be the industry standard soon.

 

[VolticArchangel]

They will cross 100 million, but beating PS4 at 120 million+ is going to be a big ask, that too after the PS6 is out in 2027.

 

[onQ123]

PS6 is around the corner OP, The PS5 is going to surpass the PS3 and done.

PS5 will pass PS3 in a few months with everything else in it's sights once GTA6 release.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Eventually, but I think Sony will try to hold off till PS6. Ghost of Yotei has been announced for $70, also Sony has a real opportunity to lock more gamers into its ecosystem without much competition. That's faaaaar more profitable than a $10 increase in Software prices.

"without much competition"

and that's exactly why they will be increasing the price eventually. They have no reason not to. You know what's more profitable than locking gamers into the ecosystem? Locking them in with $80 games.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

"Won the true console war"

> Sells considerably fewer consoles than the Nintendo Switch, which also functions as a home console

Nintendo switch is the consolidation of the Nintendo's handheld market

> Sells fewer copies of games than Nintendo

Nintendo's ecosystem is driven by First Party software. (third party is not as successful)

PlayStation is a better business partner for they vast majority of Third Party Publishers


cof, cof the biggest game of the decade is (GTAVI) which will be effectively a PlayStation game.

> Releases fewer games than Nintendo

as i said early, Nintendo's ecosystem is way more dependant on first party/second party games.

Yes, it seems so lol

. don't be salty.
as a wise man once said:

"It's a business"

 

[Crunchbox]

Ps5 will beat the ps2 and switch. Just wait for the ps5 handheld edition.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

If you think it's going to take a few years for PS5 to catch its second wind then when do you expect PS6 to launch?

A rational team would realize that NO ONE really wants a PS6 any time soon.
The hardware is not ready. The advancements are not there, the cost would balloon, and many major game franchises haven't even came out for PS5 yet. Game studios will not have the time to make games for PS6 and would rather keep squeezing what they can out of PS5. And gamers are not in a mood to buy new consoles so soon when PS5 took so long to justify itself.

The money is tight for everyone and it is no time to push this. Especially with Xbox out of the race, there is no pressure now for the next big thing that would disappoint many people.

I think Sony would rather wait until fans get annoyed at PS5 outstaying its welcome first. When people genuinely say "where the hell is the PS6 already", which is years away, Sony would consider a launch.

 

[Deerock71]

Nintendo switch is the consolidation of the Nintendo's handheld market

Nintendo's ecosystem is driven by First Party software. (third party is not as successful)

PlayStation is a better business partner for they vast majority of Third Party Publishers


cof, cof the biggest game of the decade is (GTAVI) which will be effectively a PlayStation game.


as i said early, Nintendo's ecosystem is way more dependant on first party/second party games.


. don't be salty.
as a wise man once said:

"It's a business"

I hope GTA VI gets announced for Switch 2. Not because I want it; just for the glorious meltdowns.

 

[Generic]

Yep. It's insane how Sony did what Microsoft was supposed to achieve... They weren't just close (the entire video game culture was served on a silver platter). Xbox deserves to go extinct after that monumental blunder.

Fortunately for everyone, competition is still very strong across the board.

"Fortunately for everyone, competition is still very strong across the board."

Where? PlayStation will be the to-go console for the average consumer.

 

[onQ123]

I hope GTA VI gets announced for Switch 2. Not because I want it; just for the glorious meltdowns.

I believe it will show up on Switch 2 at some point.

Shouldn't be much work needed going from Series S to Switch 2.

 

[nial]

What Sony games have come in 2025? Whats coming yet? Ghost of whatever. Then what? They're busy with tv shows and other things not named making games. Least, far as I've seen anyhow.

Death Stranding 2, Lost Soul Aside, Marathon, the #2 best-selling game in the US in March...

PS6 is around the corner OP, The PS5 is going to surpass the PS3 and done.

You seriously think it won't outsell the PS1 (and Wii)...?

 

[OuterLimits]

It will be rather crazy if PS5 can't sell more than PS4 considering Xbox sales imploded and Microsoft shows little interest in selling hardware now. Nintendo does their own thing with the Switch. Right now though it is unclear if PS5 will definitely surpass PS4.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Another quality onQ123 thread.

 

[m14]

Some lads need to seriously recalibrate their expectations regarding a GTA 6 sales bump when there's so many PS5s flooding the pre-owned market. That's where a lot of casuals will be investing.

 

[RoboFu]

And yet just like any other platform I go to the online store and see not one thing I want to play.. it's above the Xbox in that aspect but barely .. steam is about the same.