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PS5 barely missed its sales target in latest earnings report, and Sony expects to sell even less by next year (www.destructoid.com)
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[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Kind of what happens when you start talking about a new version when the last one still really isn't getting games.

Look at the "new releases" and the majority are PS4 or early that get "remade" and a new release date, or just straight shovelware.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You forgot jacked the price on games up because reasons

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Eh, the MSRP isn't a big worry for me, that makes sense

What sucks about PlayStation pricing is they keep MSRP except for sales for way too long.

Like, I saw last year's Madden for $12 and almost got it, then it went off sale and back to $70 like a new one isn't coming out in a few months.

Rather than off sale prices slowly going down

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are you blaming Sony for EAs game pricing?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago

...

You think it's just EA games?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

See, but this doesn't really hurt Nintendo's sales. The problem is there just really are no games on PS5 worth playing that you can't play somewhere else.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Eh, games have been $50-60 for literal decades, despite inflation and the massive increase in expected content. Everything else I can get behind, but games should be more expensive than they were.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Hard disagree. Games are substantially more profitable than they've ever been. The user base has gone up massively and manufacturing costs have gone down with the digital era.

Even when they raise the prices, they don't get rid of the battle passes and DLCs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I already got a PC. Why should I buy another big bulky thing just to play a few extra games?