Typically, 6 years into a console life, prices are cut dramatically to maintain sales because the majority of people who wanted one already bought one.
This time, prices are UP across the board.
PS5 - Launch - $400/$500
Current - $600/$650PS5 Pro - Launch - $700
Current - $900Xbox Series S - Launch - $300
Current - $400/$450Xbox Series X - Launch - $500
Current - $600/$650/$800Exactly, it’s not hard to explain. Money is also tighter and that will drop a lot of people from buying games right now as well. There is a reason why they sell the console at a loss, they know the exact amount people are willing to pay and this is well beyond that.
For a 31 year-old console it’s not that alarming.
Wouldn’t have anything to do with the massive price increases, would it?
This article author do not seem to know the gaming industry. It is normal for a console sale to drop a lot in it’s 6th year. The ps5 sale is performing similarly to the previous consoles minus the ps2
