Famitsu Sales: Week 23, 2026 (May 25 - May 31)

[Chrkeller]

Veknoid_Outcast said:

Chrkeller said:

$500 isn't cheap, especially when online isn't free.  I consider myself fairly well off, and $500 ($650 for sure) makes me wonder if it is worth it.

I absolutely think online play should be free, and I appreciate that online fees add to the price point of a console, but is $20 a year really that devastating?

In itself?  No.  But $500 for a console, $80 for a second controller, $70 games and $20 for online (or $50 for the classic games), it all just adds up.  Gaming is just expensive and I could see a lot of people going for older consoles or sticking with what they have.  Gaming is a luxury.  I find myself buying fewer games then I used too.  At some point people, me included, just wonder if my money isn't better spent elsewhere.    

Edit

Side note, not directed at you, but I wonder if sales will stay low.  My prediction way back when, $500 (or more) won't sell well.  Too early to say sales are low, given just one week.  Though, I could see previous sales be artificially high, people back before the hike.  Time will tell.