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HoloDust 1 day ago
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Chrkeller said:
curl-6 said:

Is $450 really overpriced when the console standard for this gen was $500 to begin with and a base PS5 now costs $650 though?

The Switch 1's original price tag of $300 would cost $400 today adjusted for inflation, not much different from Switch 2.

Consoles are supposed to be cheaper than PC rigs, and they aren't in the long run.  Pay $650 for a ps5, 5 years of PSN is $480..  $1130.  I can build a solid PC rig for $1400, one that would bury the ps5 and outperform the Pro by a bit.

The biggest issue with the ps5 price hike, the tech is old.  Paying $650 for a GPU that is 2018 technology is crazy to me.  I think PC is a better deal, in the long run, than Playstation.  PC is suppose to offer a superior experience, not a superior and cheaper experience.  

Technically, PC that is at PS5 Pro level (slightly above actually) is around $1050, if you go with AM4 and 9060XT 16GB (there is a matter of OS though). So it's still more expensive than PS5 Pro. That said, with the subscription fees for PSN and massive discounts Steam has, PC is quite a bit better value for money.

That said, PC is not quite console experience and Sony exclusives are, apparently, going back to being PS only (well that and GTAVI, at least timed). But yeah, hiking prices up will most likely loose them some additional customers to PC ecosystem.