This generation is the first time that a console that is half a decade old has continued to rise in price instead of falling.

Not surprised, cost of living is way up and it’s been on the market for half a decade now

Lol... It was foolish of Sony to retire from the PC market... Exclusives will not entice people to buy a PS5 in this economy.

Companies would be foolish to release new consoles any time in the next 3 to 5 years. None of this is going away anytime soon.

Cause everyone is broke and gas prices keep rising making everything in our lives more expensive.

It seems like consoles are in a death spiral of price increases and lower sales.

I’m in a good spot financially and can afford new games and consoles on release date if I choose to. However I generally wait a few years after their release.

I haven’t bought a new release game or console for myself in over a decade and I’ve only bought one or two titles at full price for my kids in the last three years.

It just doesn’t seem worth it.

Don't most people who want one already have one?

I recently looked into buying one, and the cost is just so prohibitive, especially when you take into account that you have to buy another controller and a stand because the stand isn't even included. And I would also want one of those chargers. And that doesn't even include the games that are expensive too.

I also noticed that whenever I look at games for the PS4, it says in a disclaimer that the game might not work right on the PS5. I don't know what's going on with that, but it doesn't inspire confidence.

I'm happy with my linux machine. Consoles would have to be a lot cheaper to be tempting. Or I'd have to make a lot more money.

This is actually worse than the headline because the sales collapsed over Christmas.

Well it has what, 6 exclusive games?

Well at least PlayStation Studio games will also be coming to PC to help sales numbers…

Sony: "I can't hear you over the sound of me shooting myself in the foot."

I'm sure that there's some rule of economics that says once most consumers who would buy something have bought it, sales will drop.

Screw consoles and high end computer gaming. Games started looking very good since the PS2 gen. They were just low res. Low end PC gaming is where it's at. Recently I went back to replay emulated Viewtiful Joe, the old KOTOR games PC version, emulated god of war - they look great. On Steam bought the first Rage and it runs on a basic cheap computer now and I think it looks great. Steam Deck is PS4 level. Don't need a PS5 and definitely won't need a PS6. The future is gameplay not graphics

Doesn't matter. People will buy the PS5 in masses when GTA6 releases, no matter the price.