We really don't need a PS6 yet. The Switch 2 will keep us going for a bit and we just need more games for current gen consoles as a whole. Interesting how they have left out the UK prices at the moment. I have noticed that you can buy a Switch 2 for £385 here at the moment brand new. Lots of used ones going for around 330 as well, and Xbox Series / PS5 Pre-owned are reasonably priced here I don't think price increases will work in the UK you can buy a Series X / PS5 for less than 300 used.

I could be wrong, but I don't see anything less than $900 even being remotely possible.  Not unless prices plummet.  

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The S2 is $500 with 12 gb of ram.  The ps6 will need at least 30 gb.  

I believe KeplerL2 estimated the bill of materials for PS6 at $760, as of a month or two ago. My bet would be an RRP of $799 if that remains accurate, because even at that price they'd still be losing money after factoring in other costs. They'll subsidise as they always do.

OFC if things get even worse then that's not happening.

As expected since day 1 of their announced price, a price increase was 100% expected. I told everyone to get one while it was at its cheapest. No wonder the Switch 2 might surpass 20m in its first year.

Now to decide if I will take my own advice before time is up.

I liked they increased the price in Japan first and most. The current state of affairs is the rest of the world is very much subsidizing Japan models. Even after the price hikes Japan model is still by far the least expensive, but at least now they a fairer price difference

It was honestly less than I expected, specially for Europe, and it only taking place in September outside of Japan is a decent amount of time for people to buy it before hand.

I actually expect another price hike outside of Japan next year if the market situation doesn't improve (which I find hard to believe it will).

And with how much Nintendo dominates in Japan, I don't think the bigger price hike now will hurt sales that much.

USA is the most interesting country to look for how the impact will be this year.

I pretty much called it, price increase to $499.99, though this is the price most people paid for the Switch 2 even last year because almost everyone bought the Mario Kart bundle.

For waiting a year and because of RAM-pocalypse your reward is no Mario Kart included now. North America/Europe is also getting a massive gift here, several months to still get the system at the $450 price, like I said many times, if you're intending to get a Switch 2 model, I'd get one now. Doing the whole "nah I wanna be cute and pretend the next Smash Bros and 3D Mario might not be on Switch 2 some how and only wait until those things are announced" is likely to just cost you more money. Nintendo is being pretty generous by letting the Western markets have a huge window of several months at $450. You can't complain afterwards.

PS6 ... at this point, $700 is going to be the low end, $800+ is probably more realistic and that'll be with no disc drive either.

LMFAO, so did everyone else.  Everyone saw this one coming from a mile away.  

I am with Bralod, I am surprised/happy it wasn't more than $50.  

I would ask who argued the S2 isn't getting a Smash and/or 3D Mario, but we both know that is yet another imaginary argument in a long line of others.

I said exactly $499.99, it'll be the same price most people paid for a year ago, they just aren't going to get Mario Kart now as their consequence for waiting a year+. You snooze, you lose. Maybe they'll bring that bundle back for Black Friday shoppers, but who knows. 

Sure, if RAM prices are still at this level when the PS6 launches in 2027-28 then it will be expensive at first. But at some point RAM prices will come down again, maybe not to the same level as before but much better than now. An $800+ console is just not going to sell the kind of numbers that Sony needs.

Although, I suppose they could market the handheld as the ’base’ PS6 hardware if they can make it cheap enough.