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MG1103 The original PlayStation was the last console I've owned. I've been on PC ever since. I honestly had no idea consoles were this much money. If you have the know-how to build your own, you could build a respectable PC for about the same price as the PS5 Pro. Reply
usertests MG1103 said: The original PlayStation was the last console I've owned. I've been on PC ever since. I honestly had no idea consoles were this much money. PS1 was $299 in 1994, or $630 in 2025 dollars. Not far off from a base PS5. The Pro mid-cycle refreshes are comparatively niche, premium devices. If anything, the pricing has been fine, although made worse by tariffs, AI, and wars. But it's the game prices locked to one storefront and subscriptions (PlayStation Plus) that tend to make console ownership expensive. Reply
MG1103 With inflation I can see where it makes sense but naturally my eyes gravitated to the one with the $900 price tag 😳 Reply
magbarn MG1103 said: The original PlayStation was the last console I've owned. I've been on PC ever since. I honestly had no idea consoles were this much money. If you have the know-how to build your own, you could build a respectable PC for about the same price as the PS5 Pro. I assume that's using AM4 and a B580 build? That's not including Windows license either. Not sure how you're hitting $900 unless you're getting used components in this crappy economy. Reply
MG1103 I'm at work so I don't have time to really look but here's a pre-build from MC for $999 https://www.microcenter.com/product/699677/powerspec-g528-gaming-pc Reply
Thunder64 usertests said: PS1 was $299 in 1994, or $630 in 2025 dollars. Not far off from a base PS5. The Pro mid-cycle refreshes are comparatively niche, premium devices. If anything, the pricing has been fine, although made worse by tariffs, AI, and wars. But it's the game prices locked to one storefront and subscriptions (PlayStation Plus) that tend to make console ownership expensive. Sure, but it went down in price as time went on. Have we ever seen console prices go up before? It's a different world. Reply
hotaru251 magbarn said: That's not including Windows license either. optional. linux is free. (and you can use steams os if amd for gaming) and MS doesn't really care if you buy windows or use it unlicensed (the #1 way to get it is hosted proudly on github…which MS owns) back to topic: next gen consoles wont sell much unless tech prices come down & these hikes only prove that the next gen will be hundreds higher than current gen. Reply
bigdragon Yikes! These are MASSIVE increases! I do not want to hear any economist or politician or ANYONE lecture me about the rate of inflation. Gaming is my escape, and the idea that gaming is getting priced upward into the luxury good zone is not acceptable. Everyone should be able to enjoy gaming. I'm concerned with how much everything has been increasing lately. Game consoles, PC hardware, streaming services, utility bills…everything has been going up by double-digit percentages in most cases. I'm not assigning blame here; just concerned about how this is affecting family and friends. Reply
TerryLaze Good luck to you Sony, you're gonna need it…. No wonder MS noped out of the console business faster than you can update your console over fiber. hotaru251 said: (the #1 way to get it is hosted proudly on github…which MS owns) The #1 way is to get it from the official site and just not activate it… Strictly this is not legal but nobody cares. bigdragon said: Yikes! These are MASSIVE increases! I do not want to hear any economist or politician or ANYONE lecture me about the rate of inflation. Gaming is my escape, and the idea that gaming is getting priced upward into the luxury good zone is not acceptable. Everyone should be able to enjoy gaming. Gaming has always been luxury, prices always where high, some consoles would get subsidized by the companies making them cheaper but that doesn't mean that they where cheap. Also everybody can enjoy gaming, older consoles are dirt cheap and the games still hold up very well. Reply
usertests Thunder64 said: Sure, but it went down in price as time went on. Have we ever seen console prices go up before? It's a different world. That it is. May you live in exciting times. Reply
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