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Realistically, how much would you pay for Playstation 6 ?
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German Shocks
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
At $1,000, the PlayStation is no longer a mass market brand.
It becomes something premium along the likes of Gucci, Hermes, Bugatti, etc.
semiconscious
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from canada: likely anything under $800. but! only after at least 3 really interesting-looking, non-backward compatible exclusives are available. which could easily be 4 plus years in...
Tobimacoss
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BR€AK ¥N
Miyazaki likely won't do another Sony exclusive, he loves multiplatform too much now.
What about Intergalactic or Goddess of War?
Personally, I am more than ok with streaming. My Series S was only $25, after counting the savings from Gamepass conversion. So I would like a cheap streaming console or Canis TV box from Sony.
God of War Remakes and X-Men were the only games that could force me to buy hardware. But I am intrigued by Goddess of War/Kitchen if the premise that it's more like DMC5 turns out to be true. Like a Heavenly Sword style.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
If the first party/exclusive lineup is as boring as PS5's then I probably won't buy one at all.
they're going to use standard SSDs once more more than likely. If that's what you're talking about.
falling into hell
Member
$800 but only if it has exclusive games I want to play.
saintjules
Gold Member
Don't be a brokie! No one bats an eye when GPUs are beyond $1500 on PC.
Danny22
Member
So what's the maximum you'll pay, like 25k pounds?
applesaucejaxon
Member
Assuming next gen goes the way this gen went, my plan is just to wait for the pro version. I honestly regretted getting my launch PS5 because of the all the cross gen stuff.
Surely that won't backfire and end up being a $1200 console, right?
Surely that won't backfire and end up being a $1200 console, right?
Bernardougf
Member
Money is not a problem for me thank god, but I cant justify another SONY console purchase if I dont see them going definitely away from gaas as a priority and wokeness... Sony's first party this gen has been abysmal and it became a third party console for me, so I'll ride my Ps5pro as long as I can since I dont give two fucks about RT/Path tracing and when I feel the need to upgrade well, I'll go with the better machine avaible for me between Helix and Ps6 because Im definitely not buying pro consoles anymore.
If by then Ps6 has great exclusives, wokeness is done and the SP games are back to being awsome, well my decision will be easy.
If by then Ps6 has great exclusives, wokeness is done and the SP games are back to being awsome, well my decision will be easy.
TransTrender
Gold Member
$999.99 USD American with disc drive.
Knightime_X
Member
$700, but only for pro.
I will skip diet ps6, and wait for the real ps6 to come out.
Must have bloodborne or skip.
I will skip diet ps6, and wait for the real ps6 to come out.
Must have bloodborne or skip.
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Johnny Concrete
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Cross gen will last until the PS7, so I'll probably skip and play in glorious 1080p30 upscaled without path tracing and with cinematic SSR artifacts in my water rendering.
Ready to pay 1200 for that PS7, though.
Ready to pay 1200 for that PS7, though.
Bonfires Down
Gold Member
600-700€ is ok but probably no more. Even if it's just for exclusives it should last for 10+ years.
PlayStaytion
Member
One brand driven by culture while the other by reason.
Sharius
Member
600 top or i will just wait until price drop, even in the end of PS5 circle still alot of cross gen game between PS4 and PS5 anw, i bet thing will be the same for PS6, idc about any of their reason to increase the price, it's their job to make it afforable, they gained shitton from my PS+ sub, my game purchase and DLC for nearly nearly 30 years already
ElFenomeno
Member
Heavily depends on the games. I want to believe I'll hang on to my Pro for quite a while.
If we'll still get bald chicks in space, butch lesbians and cucked male protagonists, then its an easy skip/wait for me.
If we'll still get bald chicks in space, butch lesbians and cucked male protagonists, then its an easy skip/wait for me.
ValiantInstance
Member
Thing is even at the time people were calling that a premium or 'enthusiast' price, and it wasn't that long ago.
Yes AI causing all this inflation is terrible but Sony's hubris might cause them to ignore the demand curve that they should be looking at, which is the consumer. The average normie already thought the PS5/Series X was verging on too expensive, which is why they stuck for so long on previous gen hardware.
Nearly all the prices listed in the poll are what I'd define as jumping the shark. Even $600 is a hard sell to the casuals.
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
I'm in the same boat.
My PS5 just died and I can't be arsed to buy another one.
Honestly, I might just leave consoles behind and go PC. Yes, I know it's more expensive than a console, but it's more future proof and there is a far better selection of games on PC than consoles. I might even pick up the next Xbox if it has support for Steam and GOG.
Mozza
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The PS6 will have to be priced right, the issue is what is the right price as this will vary from person to person. Personally I feel $600- $700 is the sweet spot for the console. The first thing Sony need to consider is not wasting time and effort and money on a Pro version, which will always only be niche.
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I'd say at most a 1000 but they would have to have some good marketing to get me to buy it at that price. The 600 price option is odd since that is like the current gen price for the digital version. I'm curious if the move to next gen right now is so that they can move faster away from the ps5 due to all of the price increases and have the reason to pay a lot more money be because of new hardware instead.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
I'm honestly shocked that a lot of people would pay a four figure sum for the PS6.
At that price it would be for the hardcore only. A vast majority of people aren't picking up a console at that price.
The next Xbox would only get away with it if it offered access to Steam and GOG.
At that price it would be for the hardcore only. A vast majority of people aren't picking up a console at that price.
The next Xbox would only get away with it if it offered access to Steam and GOG.
saintjules
Gold Member
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
First console I'd purposely skip at those prices
saintjules
Gold Member
So you think Sony will cancel their contractual obligations for manufacturing the PS6 in 2027?
Again you can always wait later to buy the console. No one is forcing anyone to buy it in 2027.
I'm so confused by many wanting to see this launch in 2030.
Madserb2023
Member
Quite clearly people are willing to pay over a $1000 for just a GPU. The question is whether it would be value for money. If it was considerably more powerful, able to compete with high end PCs that would cost several thousand dollars, then I wouldn't mind paying over $1000. I don't think it will be though. Judging by what's happening in tech, this thing might not be that much more powerful than the PRO. I find it hard to believe that we will have a new Steam Machine with 8 gigs at close to $1000 and a PS6 around the same price that's a couple of times more powerful.
rm082e
Gold Member
If they have contractual obligations for manufacturing by a specific date, that contract will have cancelation clauses. There will be fees associated with canceling, but my guess is the fees will be less than the projected losses on a PS6 that is subsidized to the point of a reasonable MSRP ($499), or launching a PS6 with an MSRP that breaks even for Sony (~$1,000).
From what I've seen, the vast majority of potential buyers out there aren't ready for a PS6 yet. They don't feel they have gotten the value out of their PS5 yet. They want more games for the console they already paid for. Just getting a resolution/frame rate bump and more ray tracing on the same type of games isn't going to justify a new console for most players, unless the price is reasonable.
Obviously there would be some - millions even. But a few million people willing to pay double a reasonable launch price isn't going to offset the damage an MSRP like that would do to the PlayStation brand long term.
Xbox is in an even worse position. I suspect there are serious talks about canceling Helix all together at this point. It was a plan developed in a very different business environment by a different management team with a different vision for the brand.
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Fess
Member
This is it. After this generation I won't buy anything from anyone until there are enough actual solid reasons why it would be worth my money at that specific moment. No more buying for some paper potential. I'm so tired of wasting money on things I end up not using.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Take your max and then triple it cos once them scalpers get all the stock you'll be fucked.
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Zacfoldor
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sainraja
Member
We are supposedly gamers who "enjoy" gaming but we sure don't like paying for the things we enjoy 
. Now this is not me saying people simply need to bend the knee and take whatever is thrown their way but with Sony/Nintendo and MS, we kinda do know what to expect, as long as there is support for the hardware.
. Now this is not me saying people simply need to bend the knee and take whatever is thrown their way but with Sony/Nintendo and MS, we kinda do know what to expect, as long as there is support for the hardware.Do you though? Specially given your next statement, which is what I was going to say, that you buy all the latest gadgets anyway so... lol
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I do need to see an exclusive game or two to this system to make me move off the PS5 Pro or at least show me how it performs so much better over the Pro on a game I need to playWe are supposedly gamers who "enjoy" gaming but we sure don't like paying for the things we enjoy
Do you though? Specially given your next statement, which is what I was going to say, that you buy all the latest gadgets anyway so... lol
And not 3rd party games, first party tent pole exclusives
FauxXeno
Member
I'll buy the controller use play on pc ( if it's worth it) , I'm done paying to play online and I guarantee they'll raise the ps+ price at least twice next gen and raise the gaming to standard $80-90 .... mark my works . As long as FF and most 3rd party isn't a PS exclusive I'm done with PS
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
Consoles are supposed to be family friendly, thus affordable for parents to gift to their kids on Christmas. Nintendo kinda gets that, even if S2 is still quite expensive by that standard.
But Sony and Microslop have completely lost the plot here. All of 'em should seriously consider turning down the resolution and framerate / RT wars to get a box out that's 500 tops, even better would be 300-400. The vast majority of gamers doesn't give a flying fuck about graphics.
But Sony and Microslop have completely lost the plot here. All of 'em should seriously consider turning down the resolution and framerate / RT wars to get a box out that's 500 tops, even better would be 300-400. The vast majority of gamers doesn't give a flying fuck about graphics.
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