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curl-6 said:
EricHiggin said:

2025 pricing isn't where it really 'should be' though. Everything's too expensive due to excessive inflation, tariffs, and stagnating wages. Gaming companies are also clearly getting greedier, to some degree.

By all means throw in the joycons and grip, but then be ready to basically toss that in for free. Don't be tacking another $50+ to the price. Not at a time like now.

There's a balance that needs to be struck; ideally products should be affordable, and at the same time companies need to be profitable, they're not charities and they need to pay their employees and continue to exist.

I don't envy any company trying to do business in this climate.

Common sense and being reasonable isn't solely the realm of charity. You don't take more when there's less to go around, if you can afford to, and most of the time, less now isn't a problem.

Goodwill also goes a long way being handled correctly in the right situations. PSN on PS3 for free comes to mind, along with not including a camera with PS4, then only charging $399. Also XB GP pricing, initially anyway, that kept them from falling even further. Neither of those companies are charities by any means, especially SNY throughout this gen.

Nin's free to operate as they wish, but right now would be the time to keep the hardware prices lower if at all possible.



PS1   - ! - We must build a console that can alert our enemies.

PS2  - @- We must build a console that offers online living room gaming.

PS3   - #- We must build a console that’s powerful, social, costs and does everything.

PS4   - $- We must build a console that’s affordable, charges for services, and pumps out exclusives.

PRO  -%-We must build a console that's VR ready, checkerboard upscales, and sells but a fraction of the money printer.

PS5   - ^ -We must build a console that’s a generational cross product, with RT lighting, and price hiking.

PRO  -&- We must build a console that Super Res upscales and continues the cost increases.