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[CamHostage]

It's a bad time to buy a PS5 if you're waiting for a Slim model. That's my hang-up, currently I don't have an extra bed for this thing to sleep on...

Every other reason is just choices. There's plenty of software out there to enjoy on either console, and they play past-gen games better than the old box you have now.

 

[TransTrender]

It fills me with joy to know that a small white box makes so many grown men upset.

Nah man, not mad, shits funny.
I mean

Dude you've been wearing two watches

Do you realize what year it is?

"We're excited about 2023 and we've talked about games that are coming,"

Lol k bud

 

[HYDE]

Please don't buy a PS5!!!

Think of the children…fucking cringe.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Pay everything, own nothing and people are happy and praise it, what a world.

 

[TheGreatMusashi]

Fuck that. It's a bad time for me to buy anything at this point.

Don't tell me my finances bitch

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

I don't get these threads. It's called an opinion, no need to bitch and moan about it. Or are you seeking validation from us for buying the right plastic box? You did great getting a PS5 buddy, well done.

 

[Chukhopops]

Is it really so difficult to understand that high prices could be a concern for some people in a time of high inflation and recession?

You think the majority can easily shell out €600+ to buy a PS5 and a game? Then it's a valid topic for a tech site to talk about.

Funny enough no one cries for marketing when an article is critical of other brands.

 

[remember_spinal]

Is it really so difficult to understand that high prices could be a concern for some people in a time of high inflation and recession?

You think the majority can easily shell out €600+ to buy a PS5 and a game? Then it's a valid topic for a tech site to talk about.

Funny enough no one cries for marketing when an article is critical of other brands.

Funny, I haven't seen articles like this for GPU's for some reason.

It's always "playstation is so expensive" which is not an honest critique of a product, cellphones cost more than a ps5. People know how much video game consoles cost and they know at this point what they offer, price is never a major factor for most buying consumers, especially around this time of year.

Its either you're in the market to buy a new video game system or you're not and if you want a ps5 nothing is going to make you want a Switch or Series S instead.

These same sensationalist articles came out around the time the ps5 went up in price and it changed nothing. PS5 is still flying off shelves everywhere. People want a good quality product and playstation is a valued brand in gaming and thats not gonna change any time soon despite all the clickbait dooming articles.
We're two months away from them announcing they broke records this quarter lol

If microsoft and these paid media shills want people to buy Xbox's stop doing fluff pr interviews and start puttting out big must-have games to get people excited.

 

[Lysandros]

Wow, as objective as an Eurogamer article, i am impressed.

 

[solidus12]

Series S and Game Pass makes the PS5 look like a bad deal. What a world.

Please tell me that Xbox is winning

 

[Gen.Grievous]

Prices for consoles and games are objectively not high. Compared to everything else that has increased in price in the last ten years. Console gaming is cheap.

 

[Ronin_7]

what a clown show.

You don't need Dualsense Edge or VR2 to enjoy PS5 mate, leave drugs.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

If the current political and economic climate will persist and we have a few years of stagflation in front of us consider there will be many more articles like that.

Perhaps our consumption will change forever the same way our working environment changed due to Covid.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Prices for consoles and games are objectively not high. Compared to everything else that has increased in price in the last ten years. Console gaming is cheap.

Compare console and game prices with tv, music, or doing sports or playing an instrument.

Gaming is expensive, it's just that till now people were ok to pay. Now that seems to be changing.

 

[remember_spinal]

Compare console and game prices with tv, music, or doing sports or playing an instrument.

Gaming is expensive, it's just that till now people were ok to pay. Now that seems to be changing.

Where and how is it changing? game sales are only slightly down from when we were in a global pandemic, and they're up from years prior to it. Nintendo sold like 90k switch's in Japan last week, GPU's are flying off shelves, sony just had a record quarter…the new xbox is outselling the last xbox. Etc

 

[Banjo64]

So basically VR and the pro controller are a joke price wise, and Extra/Premium aren't as good as Game Pass. Got it.

Slow news week.

 

[Negotiator101]

thats a long list of cons , they are whining about everything PS related

How dare anyone whine about PS we are in a recession which is only getting worse and an article talking about prices and value for the consumer (you know us!).

 

[Banjo64]

How dare anyone whine about PS we are in a recession which is only getting worse and an article talking about prices and value for the consumer (you know us!).

He could have just wrote a puff piece about how the Series S and Game Pass is fantastic value. He even could have wrote about Microsoft Rewards, the £1 Gold stack and the fact you can buy hardware with discounted Xbox credit if he wanted to raise mainstream awareness.

As it is this is just a shit article that's fodder for warriors.

 

[Negotiator101]

He could have just wrote a puff piece about how the Series S and Game Pass is fantastic value. He even could have wrote about Microsoft Rewards, the £1 Gold stack and the fact you can buy hardware with discounted Xbox credit if he wanted to raise mainstream awareness.

As it is this is just a shit article that's fodder for warriors.

It's about getting the most for your money, nothing he said is wrong he's even made comparisons to how certain competition are doing it better. You people have some sort of unhealthy obsession with the PS brand, where it seems anything remotely negative (even when factually correct) is labelled as "shit".

I think its hilarious but I'm starting to get seriously worried about quite a few posters on here, common sense has left the building for most of you

 

[Ozriel]

For the specs, the PSVR2 is very well priced, tbh. I don't think any other VR headset matches it for features. Not even the Valve index.

Seems like an ignorant complaint to make.

 

[Banjo64]

It's about getting the most for your money, nothing he said is wrong he's even made comparisons to how certain competition are doing it better. You people have some sort of unhealthy obsession with the PS brand, where it seems anything remotely negative (even when factually correct) is labelled as "shit".

I think its hilarious but I'm starting to get seriously worried about quite a few posters on here, common sense has left the building for most of you

I can barely deal with your level of retardedness, Xbox is my main platform.

 

[Warablo]

Pay everything, own nothing and people are happy and praise it, what a world.

Live in the moment, quit worrying about a problem that doesn't exist yet.

 

[pasterpl]

It's always "playstation is so expensive" which is not an honest critique of a product, cellphones cost more than a ps5.

Flagship models yes, but most are cheaper than ps5
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=mobile...fix=Mobile+,aps,172&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_7

 

[cormack12]

There is no bad time to buy a new console.

 

[Skifi28]

It's about getting the most for your money, nothing he said is wrong he's even made comparisons to how certain competition are doing it better. You people have some sort of unhealthy obsession with the PS brand, where it seems anything remotely negative (even when factually correct) is labelled as "shit".

I think its hilarious but I'm starting to get seriously worried about quite a few posters on here, common sense has left the building for most of you

Contrary to your username, your negotiation skills leave much to be desired.

 

[ahtlas7]

This article proudly sponsored by

 

[farmerboy]

Name one thing cheaper today than 2 years ago.

I actually caved, paid a $300 premium and still don't feel bad.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

The guy struck some nerves, lol.

The article doesn't seem to say that nobody wants a PS5, or that people shouldn't buy one. It's not denying the demand is there.
It's focusing on every factor that makes the PS5 the most expensive proposition in the consumer video game market right now.
As usual, the enthusiast PlayStation crowd with no money issues struggles to face the fact that there's people out there who has different priorities in life. Video games may be your main hobby, but for some people they're a desirable toy that right now is a bit out of reach for more pockets than you realize. And there's no improvements to the costs of the PS ecosystem in sight - in fact, the price increases are all quite recent.

The article's message is simple: you want a PS5, it ain't gonna be cheap anytime soon. Anything else you read in there, you're making it up yourself for some reason.

 

[Art The Clown]

PlayStation has games that aren't gamepass quality and that's why we pay the money for them.

 

[pasterpl]

PlayStation has games that aren't gamepass quality and that's why we pay the money for them.

You need to try harder.

 

[Negotiator101]

I can barely deal with your level of retardedness, Xbox is my main platform.

Well improve your reading comprehension as there's nothing wrong about that article.

 

[Negotiator101]

Contrary to your username, your negotiation skills leave much to be desired.

Says the fool with a two sentence reply

 

[DonJimbo]

Oh no Jimbo is fucked

 

[Banjo64]

Well improve your reading comprehension as there's nothing wrong about that article.

I'm good thanks.

 

[Mato]

In Greece the minimum price of entry for a bundle hovers around the 750 euro mark. There are no stand-alone consoles available only bundles, on the big retailers anyway.

 

[rofif]

People who want PS games would get PS consoles. People who want xbox games, would get Xbox consoles.

Cons or no cons, people would buy what they want. This is just pure clickbait.

Xbox got less games though. It makes less sense to buy Xbox. On ps5 You just get most of the same games + exclusives.

This article is ridiculous. Ps5 is only 100-150 more expensive than S and offers so much more.
Ps5 disc is 500-550 and he makes it sound like it's impossibly expensive and so much more than Xbox. There is also digital.
Games are 70 because these are huge very expensive games that are worth the money. Sony don't have infinite money of Microsoft to pay for that.

Imo gamepass leads to devaluation of gaming and games. Leads to crappier smaller games and leads to spoiling people to not pay.

The real problem is scummy retailers who only sell their overpriced bundles. They are scalping because ps5 is more popular

 

[Skifi28]

Says the fool with a two sentence reply

 

[Negotiator101]

I'm good thanks.

Glad to hear it.

 

[Negotiator101]

Thing is this article makes some good point's, it's factually correct. Obviously I know people like PS on here (as I do) but value is an incredibly important part especially in the current financial climate.

 

[rofif]

He says it's the worst time to buy a PS5 based on price and availability, unless you can get the games on discount like a black Friday sale. And he publishes this less than a week before that black Friday sale? Makes no sense.

Yeah I just got ghost of Tsushima dc ps5, uc4 remaster dc ps5 and death stranding dc Ps5. All on discs, new, for 60 total. I know these are old games but quite new releases and all we're at least 50% off

 

[Skifi28]

Thing is this article makes some good point's, it's factually correct. Obviously I know people like PS on here (as I do) but value is an incredibly important part especially in the current financial climate.

If I'm to be serious for a moment, I think the article is console war bait of the worst kind to generate clicks.

 

[Banjo64]

Glad to hear it.

No problem.

 

[rofif]

one more.........
it is also not recycleable (ps5) so not eco friendly

Well Sony don't use any plastic in ps5 packaging while Xbox uses foam!!!!!!!!

 

[Yoboman]

I never fail to laugh at journalists saying PS Plus is a bad deal in the same breath they mention the great value of Gamepass

 

[ANIMAL1975]

Please don't buy a PS5!!!

It certainly reads like that

Long list of cost complaints but they forgot:

Electricity to power it
TV to display it
Housing to store it
Additional housing because it's so large
Sofa to sit on
Food to keep you alive while you play
The cost of missing out on real life while you play.

The PS5 is basically a war crime.

You forgot ecologyc footprint, too much plastic the huge bitch has.

It fills me with joy to know that a small white box makes so many grown men upset.

I don't get these threads. It's called an opinion, no need to bitch and moan about it. Or are you seeking validation from us for buying the right plastic box? You did great getting a PS5 buddy, well done.

Is it really so difficult to understand that high prices could be a concern for some people in a time of high inflation and recession?

You think the majority can easily shell out €600+ to buy a PS5 and a game? Then it's a valid topic for a tech site to talk about.

Funny enough no one cries for marketing when an article is critical of other brands.

How dare anyone whine about PS we are in a recession which is only getting worse and an article talking about prices and value for the consumer (you know us!).

It's about getting the most for your money, nothing he said is wrong he's even made comparisons to how certain competition are doing it better. You people have some sort of unhealthy obsession with the PS brand, where it seems anything remotely negative (even when factually correct) is labelled as "shit".

I think its hilarious but I'm starting to get seriously worried about quite a few posters on here, common sense has left the building for most of you

The green force is strong in this thread.

 

[Ronin_7]

Oh no Jimbo is fucked

Emergency meeting at SONY HQ! An irrelevant website wrote an useless article for clicks because is getting tight over there

 

[TransTrender]

Ah jeez this thread turned dirty

 

[Thief1987]

As usual, the enthusiast PlayStation crowd with no money issues struggles to face the fact that there's people out there who has different priorities in life.

People who have different priorities and can't afford PS5 don't need some bullshit xbox pr in disguise to understand it.

 

[MadPanda]

I just love how these sites use Australian dollar among other currencies which is used by some 30 million people yet ignore Euro which is used by some 450 million people. I guess it's because of the language but in today's day and age it doesn't make sense.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Don't care i'm rich bitch