You see there are two types of peopleAnd you think consoles are built with candy bars and love instead of near standard computer parts which have had price increases to the moon and back with fabrication limitations spelling even worse for the future??
The only thing that keeps electronic devices of all kinds from immediate massive price jumps are part reserves, old contracts and sometimes the willingness of manufacturers to eat the losses....
And you think consoles are built with candy bars and love instead of near standard computer parts which have had price increases to the moon and back with fabrication limitations spelling even worse for the future??
The only thing that keeps electronic devices of all kinds from immediate massive price jumps are part reserves, old contracts and sometimes the willingness of manufacturers to eat the losses....
In this kind of environment a PS6 would either have to be very expensive or it would be a very weak upgrade. Sony wont to eat hundreds of dollars in losses per device.
PS3, to me, at least felt premium in 2007 because it played Blu Ray disc and initial models had BC. But I've always admired the incredible turnaround of that slow launch with the 2009 slim model (with a much larger drive) and Uncharted 2, etc. The "$299" ads, etc. Sony was HUNGRY then.
Have you ever considered doing some research? Also, both console and PC use pretty much same components....especially today. This is not the early days, majority of consoles are just down sized/weaker PCs nowdays
PS5 took about 18 months before it was widely available. It was very much stock limited at launch.
Why would I want to deal with PC hiccups if I'm rich?
This will be essentially the same - some period of shortages when price of console is high before it normalizes
No it won't be disastrous at all they are the defacto console now. They are in space where they can drop the price of PS5 if people want to play triple A gaming and bring out the PS6 for people that want better graphics and frame rates to games. Sony seems like they are focused on gamers in their ecosystem. Them releasing a ps6 portable shows that PS5 is going to have a long ass life,
lol....
Have you ever considered doing some research? Also, both console and PC use pretty much same components....especially today. This is not the early days, majority of consoles are just down sized/weaker PCs nowdays
Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt' by the end of 2026 thanks to the RAMpocalypse, Phison CEO reportedly says
This could go on for another 10 years.www.pcgamer.com
"PCGamer has interview with Phison CEO where he spells gloom doom for consumer electronics across the board (not just PC parts) due to component and memory scarcity and price increases all due to the AI balloon.
Also indicated memory needs are such that:
... is further said to have highlighted that memory manufacturers are now "demanding three years' worth of prepayment (unprecedented in the electronics industry)" and that those same manufacturers "internally estimate the shortage will last until 2030, or even for another 10 years."
In regards to Chinese memory makers stepping into the gap:
"Samsung, Micron, SK Hynix, Kioxia, Yangtze Memory and other companies have invested, but it takes at least 2 years from announcement to production, and the equipment is in high demand. China's contribution is limited: the new capacity will only account for 3-5% of the global total in the initial stage, which is not enough to fill the 10-20% gap; China's domestic demand is huge, so there will be no outflow of cheap goods."
Right but it will be a price problem not a demand problem. I,e. Plenty of units available at launch because very few will pay $1k.
360 released earlier and with much lower entry price but didn't even have hdmi port. Everything was an add on.
right because it`s always only ONE factor in complex production and logistic chains......
I can just hope you`re not serious.....do you think a console is taped up in the backroom of the retail store just in time or what?
PS3 was such a disaster that it ate up all the money PS1 and PS2 earned in their entire lifetime. If PS4 failed Sony would have given up. PS3 was hell for Sony and they are never doing that again.
Mom, Dad, can you please sign up for this ps6 lease plan says anyone can pass the credit check.....
Weekend started early on Gaf me thinks...
And in addition to that all reports show that people are keeping phones longer than ever.
Sadly games will still be made for the PS5 in mind post launch for like a few years anyways whether it sells that much or not. The early years of a new console launch are always like that, the cross-generational period sucks. You don't really see the fruits of labor till towards the end of the cycle when it comes to taking advantage of the hardware. It happened with TLOU on the PS3 and TLOU 2 on PS4, both were literally released at the end of their console cycle right before the new hardware launch.
Bro, no1 gives a damn about poorer countries, warlock dlc for d2r costs in poland 109pln, and many veteran d2 players here complain, yet in the US this dlc is 25usd, aka dirt cheap for US citizen thats below avg earner
PS5 still have some exclusives. A £1000+ would not. Basically a PS5 pro +
I was mostly thinking about Latin America. I often see memes with some latino being overjoyed having finally purchased a PS5. I think Poles have a far easier time affording one.
Doesnt matter poland or even poorer latin america, sony doesnt introduce new consoles and doesnt set launch prices according to our wants/needs, its all about the US thats easily 50%+ of the market, add to that rich western euro countries and thats like 80% of market right there.
US economy softened a lot last year. It's kind of a shit show in a job market outside healthcare. I don't think $1000 console would go over well besides a fairly limited early adopters group.
lol PS5 Pro is like 10-15% of all PS5s being sold. PS4 Pro was 20%.
Problem with a PS6 at 1000$ is an Xbox Next at 799$ and a Switch 2 at 449$
