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[The Verge] Sony is taking $100 off its PS5 consoles for Black Friday

Only PS plus discounts for new or upgrading members?

I'm an older member but I always get offered discounts on PS plus...
Maybe it's that personalized advertising/offers that's been talked about these past few years, but, yeah, I always had the option to stack a sub to my existing one...

PS: Had my profile since the PS4 days
 
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My man getting slow in his senior years.
 
I asked the Wife, and she said no to the PS5. :( Unless I can get it super cheap used. :)
Astrobot is nice, but I can't buy new for one game, or old library that I've already rebought on PC.
She's already given me permission to get the Steam Machine. And I don't even know the price. :)
I've told her I'm close to abandon Xbox completely, and quit PC Gamepass. She said, good. :(
Quite the morning phone call.
 
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I'm an older member but I always get offered discounts on PS plus...
Maybe it's that personalized advertising/offers that's been talked about these past few years, but, yeah, I always had the option to stack a sub to my existing one...

PS: Had my profile since the PS4 days

Yeah I've had mine since probably about 2013 or so, but that discount is random, some people get it, some people don't. Also the discount amount varies as well. It's shit, Sony is shit.
 
I know most call it abandonware but can users of PSVR2 recommend it?
Quest 3 or nothing.
VR it's Quest 3 or nothing else on the market currently. Don't get the cheaper Quest 3S, Don't get the Quest 2, Don't get the PSVR2, Don't get any of the expensive Index, or Pimax,
It's Quest 3 or nothing. That is my recommendation.
That might change when the Steam Frame gets released, but based on what little I've heard about it, it's basically a Quest 3.
Quest 3 or nothing. Don't waste your money on anything else with VR.
 
I want to play some PlayStation 5 games but I'm aware that the PlayStation 6 will run them all better.

We got any solid bets on when we might see a PS6?
 
I asked the Wife, and she said no to the PS5. :( Unless I can get it super cheap used. :)
Astrobot is nice, but I can't buy new for one game, or old library that I've already rebought on PC.
She's already given me permission to get the Steam Machine. And I don't even know the price. :)
I've told her I'm close to abandon Xbox completely, and quit PC Gamepass. She said, good. :(
Quite the morning phone call.

Steam Machine will be more expensive than this deal on PS5 for worse hardware....

LOL
 
I know most call it abandonware but can users of PSVR2 recommend it?
Yes and it's still getting plenty of games that look better than on standalone headsets. GT7 is worth it alone but there are other good games with Microsoft Flight Simulator launching on it later.
Quest 3 or nothing.
VR it's Quest 3 or nothing else on the market currently. Don't get the cheaper Quest 3S, Don't get the Quest 2, Don't get the PSVR2, Don't get any of the expensive Index, or Pimax,
It's Quest 3 or nothing. That is my recommendation.
That might change when the Steam Frame gets released, but based on what little I've heard about it, it's basically a Quest 3.
Quest 3 or nothing. Don't waste your money on anything else with VR.
Nah, don't agree with this, unless you also don't have a PS5. Both PSVR2 and Quest 3 have pros and cons, neither is better overall.
 
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A lot of good deals if you're digging used lets be real you can get a console a lot cheaper but I don't know how that looks under the Christmas tree

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Yes and it's still getting plenty of games that look better than on standalone headsets. GT7 is worth it alone but there are other good games with Microsoft Flight Simulator launching on it later.

Nah, don't agree with this, unless you also don't have a PS5. Both PSVR2 and Quest 3 have pros and cons, neither is better overall.

Even adding the $60 PC breakout box, wouldn't PSVR 2 be significantly cheaper after this deal than Quest 3?
 
Thanks. I did think it would be probably be at least 2 years or around the end of 2027. But i hadn't checked in with the latest analysis on this.

Hmmm. Not sure if i can wait that long. On the other hand I'd really like to play something like Returnal with the performance hitches eliminated entirely.

PS5 is basically having a relaunch now, considering the crazy prices of PC hardware components and the ultimate death of Xbox

I see no reason to wait 2/3 years...
 
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PS5 is basically having a relaunch now, considering the crazy prices of PC hardware components and the ultimate death of Xbox

I see no reason to wait 2/3 years...

Sure. But it's also the case that if you wanted to catch up on old PS5 games, save the money from buying one console instead of two and be guarenteed to get said games running better then waiting to buy a PS6 is the better choice.
 
Thanks. I did think it would be probably be at least 2 years or around the end of 2027. But i hadn't checked in with the latest analysis on this.

Hmmm. Not sure if i can wait that long. On the other hand I'd really like to play something like Returnal with the performance hitches eliminated entirely.
The Pro upgrade was very well done for that game.
 
Euro price include VAT, US sales tax if any paid separately.
US price higher probably due to tariffs

That what I said before:

Sony is "eating" a part of VAT in Europe because they can afford to, but there's nothing they can shave from the US price other than the $100 discount

And US has new tariffs
 
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The Pro upgrade was very well done for that game.

I heard it was somewhat better, but the large additional cost for the PS5 Pro for the results it delivers just seem too much to me. I'd be paying all that for a console I'd be thinking about getting rid of in maybe 2 years or so.

If I wait for the PS6 I get all the PS5 games i'm interested in at cheap prices and performing better. Plus I obviously get a new console ready for a new generation.

This is the dilemma here for me. I wish the next gen was closer or that the PS5 Pro was less expensive. Anyway.
 
I heard it was somewhat better, but the large additional cost for the PS5 Pro for the results it delivers just seem too much to me. I'd be paying all that for a console I'd be thinking about getting rid of in maybe 2 years or so.

If I wait for the PS6 I get all the PS5 games i'm interested in at cheap prices and performing better. Plus I obviously get a new console ready for a new generation.

This is the dilemma here for me. I wish the next gen was closer or that the PS5 Pro was less expensive. Anyway.

You can always trade in any console you buy towards the future PS6

Obviously PS5 Pro will be worth more as it's much better hardware....
 
Sony's hand was forced by the recent GTA 6 delay. With that release no longer on the immediate horizon and PS5 sales struggling to keep pace with the PS4, they had to take this hit. Nevertheless, their path to 120 million PS5 consoles sold is narrowing.
 
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Wtf...from Portugal. 350 bucks for a PS5 this fall is crazy. Didn't expect us to have bigger discounts in europe than america. (but we do need these)
That's a great deal, IMO. And that €350 includes VAT and its for a disk model. No brainer buy if you don't have a decent gaming PC already and maybe even then (that's the same price as 64gb RAM go for now).
 
Call me crazy but a PS5 pro at 649 with how prices are nowadays (Ram prices WTF) sounds kinda really good. Especially since its 2 TB SSD
Especially if you can trade something in like PS5 regular or Xbox, it isn't bad. Should have been this at the onset.
 
Sony's hand was forced by the recent GTA 6 delay. With that release no longer on the immediate horizon and PS5 sales struggling to keep pace with the PS4, they had to take this hit. Nevertheless, their path to 120 million PS5 consoles sold is narrowing.
They do this every year 🤡
 
Sony's hand was forced by the recent GTA 6 delay. With that release no longer on the immediate horizon and PS5 sales struggling to keep pace with the PS4, they had to take this hit. Nevertheless, their path to 120 million PS5 consoles sold is narrowing.

I doubt GTA 6 has anything to do with this. This is not the first time there has been console sales durin BF.

Also "struggling" is an interesting choice of a word when it's pretty much keeping pace with a console that sold extremely well.
 
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I doubt GTA 6 has anything to do with this. This is not the first time there has been console sales durin BF.
This is true but for Sony to be discounting their consoles so heavily is absolutely an indicator of how bleak their sales forecasts are for 2026 without GTA.
 
Also "struggling" is an interesting choice of a word when it's pretty much keeping pace with a console that sold extremely well.
Considering the collapse of Xbox sales since the previous generation, it is absolutely fair to note that the PS5 is lagging behind the PS4.
 
This is true but for Sony to be discounting their consoles so heavily is absolutely an indicator of how bleak their sales forecasts are for 2026 without GTA.
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Have you seen the recent sales reports? Even with the recent price increases, it's literally keeping pace with PS4 (though a little lower). There is no indication that sales look bleak going into next year. Where are you getting that from? And why are we acting like GTA is PS5's only hope? This is a holiday sale. Nothing more, nothing less.
 
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Have you seen the recent sales reports? Even with the recent price increases, it's literally keeping pace with PS4 (though a little lower). There is no indication that sales look bleak going into next year. Where are you getting that from? And why are we acting like GTA is PS5's only hope? This is a holiday sale. Nothing more, nothing less.
He's a goofy troll.

Only pops up for tales from the discord FUD.
 
I asked the Wife, and she said no to the PS5. :( Unless I can get it super cheap used. :)
Astrobot is nice, but I can't buy new for one game, or old library that I've already rebought on PC.
She's already given me permission to get the Steam Machine. And I don't even know the price. :)
I've told her I'm close to abandon Xbox completely, and quit PC Gamepass. She said, good. :(
Quite the morning phone call.

Divorce the fat cunt
 
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Have you seen the recent sales reports? Even with the recent price increases, it's literally keeping pace with PS4 (though a little lower). There is no indication that sales look bleak going into next year. Where are you getting that from? And why are we acting like GTA is PS5's only hope? This is a holiday sale. Nothing more, nothing less.
"We" = Sony fans on here have been eagerly talking up the impact of GTA 6 on PS5 sales for some time. Sadly, there's nothing on the release slate which looks to have any significant impact on sales in the console's sixth year.
Expect the gap between PS4 and PS5 sales to widen over the next twelve months.
 
I'm gonna stop off at Gamestop on the way home and pick up a Brand New PS5. I'm going to say RetroGamingUK RetroGamingUK convinced me.
I expect you might be getting a knock on your door soon.
Good news! You might be able to trade her in for one!

 
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