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• @moshimoshimoan @moshimoshimoan on x

  This really has been hands down the worst fucking console generation. No games, overpriced hardware, and a focus on dogshit services.

• @da7_tech @da7_tech on x

  This generation of PlayStation has been one of the worst in gaming history, and I'll tell you exactly why. Sony has released almost nothing that actually justifies upgrading to a new console — Spider-Man 2 being the one exception. Most people are still playing online games that

• @dmc_ryan Ryan McCaffrey on x

  I'm feeling good about that PS5 Pro upgrade a year ago when it was $700, as it's now NINE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS. Not that I really feel good about both PS5's and Xbox Series's getting ridiculously MORE expensive 5+ years into the generation. 😡 https://www.ign.com/...

• @legacykillahd Michael on x

  If the PS5 Pro is going to be $900, just how bad is the PS6 pricing going to be? It is insane how unaffordable console gaming is becoming... You wonder why there is zero growth happening in console gaming and kids are only playing Roblox/Fortnite these days...

• @govpressoffice @govpressoffice on x

  Under Trump, the cost of gaming is going up! He is NOT the gaming president.

• @superbutterbuns @superbutterbuns on x

  >Unaffordable PlayStation >Gas prices surging >unemployment on the rise Welcome back 2008

• @themg3d Michael on x

  You don't hate AI data centers enough.

• @theadmiester @theadmiester on x

  I think the PS5 has now had more price increases than games

• @extremeblitz__ Duck on x

  $900 for a PS5 Pro [video]

• @capybaroness @capybaroness on x

  ps5 is the only asset i own that's appreciating in value

• @icyvert @icyvert on x

  No chance in hell a console that's been out for 6 years should be $600 minimum

• @mostcrucified Scoob on x

  a 100 dollar price increase 6 years after release is fucking insane. the world has lost the plot lol

• @olivercampbell Oliver Campbell on x

  PS5's just caught a VERY UGLY price increase that I don't think can be justified. PS5 - $649.99 PS5 Digital Edition - $599.99 PS5 Pro - $899.99 See more here: https://blog.playstation.com/ ...

• @zhugeex Daniel Ahmad on x

  2010s: “If millennials stopped spending money on smashed avocado and expensive coffee, they could afford a house” 2020s: “If millennials stopped spending money on eggs and gasoline, they could afford a PS5”

• @paultassi Paul Tassi on x

  On the one hand, tariffs and the global economy are making prices go up for everything On the other hand, who the hell in heaven and earth would buy one of these in 2026

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  Sony is raising the price of its PS5 consoles: • PlayStation 5 - $549.99 to $649.99 • PlayStation 5 Digital Edition - $499.99 to $599.99 • PlayStation 5 Pro - $749.99 to $899.99 PS5 Digital has now increased by $200 since its launch price of $399.99 https://www.theverge.com/...

• @synthpotato @synthpotato on x

  @PlayStation Hot take but I think things should get cheaper the more old that they are, crazy idea!

• @playstation @playstation on x

  Important price update for PS5 and PlayStation Portal: https://blog.playstation.com/ ... [image]

• @synthpotato @synthpotato on x

  PS5 Pro is now $900 PS5 is now $650 Anyone remember when things used to get cheaper with time? The PS5 is over 5 years old this is insane.

• @ethangach @ethangach on x

  A new PS5 now starts at $600. A new PS Portal is now $250. This is absolutely unprecedented. There's no way we don't see the Switch 2 going up to $500. https://kotaku.com/... [image]

• @realradec @realradec on x

  Kevin Butler. $299. I miss when consoles actually went down in price the longer the generation went on... [video]

• @mrpyo1 @mrpyo1 on x

  This is insane, PS5 going up in price worldwide 💀 Never has a console gone up this much in price as time goes on, jeeeeez man [image]

• @matpiscatella Mat Piscatella on bluesky

  “Could we see $1k+ pricing?  Sure, that's possible... Could it be 2027?  Maybe.  Could it be 2028?  Sure.  Later?  Why not.  I do not think that current market conditions allow for much certainty at all in the hardware market.  Hopefully the conditions improve.  They could get wo…

• @matpiscatella Mat Piscatella on bluesky

  As video game hardware prices continue to jump rapidly, this market will lose presence in middle-income households, while lower income households may be removed entirely.  —  Video game players can be expected to shift to low barrier of entry, more accessible gaming options as th…

• @matpiscatella Mat Piscatella on bluesky

  The increasing price in video game hardware has correlated to an increase in the percentage of buyers that are from high income households.  53% of video game hardware buyers in Q4 2025 came from households with annual income of over $100k, up from 40% in Q1 2022.  —  Source: Cir…

• @matpiscatella Mat Piscatella on bluesky

  The average price of US video game hardware reached a record high $452 in 2025.  This compares to 2024's $394 and 2019's $247.  —  Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service [image]

• @matpiscatella Mat Piscatella on bluesky

  Well, I bet we're about to see a big surge in PlayStation hardware and Portal sales this week.  But what happens next week...  This all... isn't great!  —  And apparently now I'm getting a Portal.

• @nickstatt Nick Statt on bluesky

  Oh ok so console gaming is going to be *dead* dead when this is all over www.theverge.com/games/902224...

• r/hardware r on reddit

  Sony raises prices for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal ($649.99, $899.99, $249.99 resp.)

• r/CanadaPS5 r on reddit

  [PlayStation] New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

• r/gamernews r on reddit

  Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PS Portal remote player

• r/TwoBestFriendsPlay r on reddit

  New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

• r/gaming r on reddit

  New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

• r/VideoGameDealsCanada r on reddit

  [PlayStation] New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

• r/PHGamers r on reddit

  New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal

• r/Games r on reddit

  New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

• r/LastStandMedia r on reddit

  New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

• r/Argaming r on reddit

  Sony da nuevos precios a sus consolas.  PS5 a $650, PS5 digital a $600, PS5Pro a $900.

• r/gamingnews r on reddit

  New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

• r/ps5india r on reddit

  Price Increased

• r/PlaystationPortal r on reddit

  Buy your Portal before April 2nd - Major price increase across all markets inbound

• r/italygames r on reddit

  Sony, dal 2 aprile aumento dei prezzi console PS5

• @eidyngray.scot Tristan Gray on bluesky

  Hey, is it good when consoles get more expensive as they age?  —  www.theverge.com/games/902224...