Have you all said thank you yet for the tariffs?
Sony is raising all PS5 console prices in the US by $50, starting tomorrow
Submitted 7 months ago by lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/news/762410/sony-ps5-price-hike-raise-digital-pro
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ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Jollyllama@lemmy.world 7 months ago
✓Fuck around
✓Find out
ChetManly@lemmy.world 7 months ago
VampirePenguin@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I just got a PS3 for free
Ugh@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
You lucky bastard! Good for you. 🤘
lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
And a PS4 BluRay exploit has just been released, so you can crack the whole thing by burning a BluRay (up to a certain software version).
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Is there a cfw yet or other homebrew? Or we just at the start and they’ve just found the door in so far?
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I once traded someone my PS3 for his PS4.
I traded up, and he had two PS4s and no PS3 and he wanted one of each. It was a win-win.
zebidiah@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
remember when consoles got cheaper as they aged? …and eventually they’d hit that $99 sweet spot in the last few quarters of life? and used game stores were overstocked with older cheap used games…
ozymandias117@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That’s why all of the major players have been frothing at the mouth to get rid of discs
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Definitely not getting in on this generation, then.
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Damn I’m gonna not buy it even harder now
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
Part of an overall concerning trend, but as someone who decided to stop buying consoles years ago: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
fin@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
You can’t blame Sony for this
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Yes we can.
fin@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
It’s a tariff problem. Blame your horrible president
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Everyone did it. They are the last hold out.
WanderWisley@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Make gaming great again!
Deathgl0be@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And Nintendo over here raising console prices for shit released in 2017 I guess only thing in common was Trump.
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ok. More reasons not to get one.
REDACTED@infosec.pub 7 months ago
Pretty much all of tech will see this price bump because of Trump
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yup. Still more reasons to not buy anything.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This is Republicans and Trump’s doing btw.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
well, that and the insatiable lust for profit
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There is also the choice if making less money that companies are allowed to make.
A company that is profitable will still be profitable if they make a tiny bit less profit.
But that’s not even seen as an option anymore. The idea that a company should shoulder the cost of anything instead of the consumer is crazy to us.
Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
I think, if I understand US law correctly, not a legal choice to publically traded companies.
Decq@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Why would they take a hit for something the US population voted for themselves? That makes no sense.
PhAzE@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Why would they make less money just so someone else can pocket some of it? Raising prices is the only and proper business decision to this.
mogranja@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And to top it off, if the tariffs went away in 3 months, would they lower the price back down?
ameancow@lemmy.world 7 months ago
No no, I’m sure it’s the fault of the trans kids. And the immigrants.
jve@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Thanks, Obama
Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 7 months ago
Username checks out.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Here’s how I think it’s going to go down.
They’ll realize that Sony isn’t a American company. They’ll find out it’s a Japanese company They’ll blame Chinese-Americans for the increase. Republican gestapo intensifies Tariffs will continue until Americans aren’t so stupid
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 7 months ago
Damn shame, Sony. I’m lowering my buy price by $50.
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Are you under the impression this is Sony trying to gouge you? It’s your idiot president and your trash country
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Then why did so many other countries get an increase first?
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Other countries got their price increase months ago. Ours was probably delayed so that they could tell how bad the damages of our idiot president would be.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 7 months ago
You’re right. I can’t forget to factor him in.
It’s $100 less now.
pathos@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Damn shame, Trump. I’m lowering my buy tax by $5.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
de minimus tariff exemption (imported goods valued at under $800) ends at the end of the month because trump said so a few days ago
this is why
paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The ports must be bracing for chaos.
P1nkman@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Norwegian postal service will not send packages with less than $800 dollars (except for private packages). Many businesses will not send anything to the US in the coming months.
caoimhinr@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Belgian postal service is suspending all deliveries regardless of value.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 7 months ago
jokes on you if you thought this was about this term, it’s about his first term.
Timbo303@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I thought these increases were going to be as bad as Xbox by the looks of things. $50 for PlayStation is way better than I thought vs $100 for greedy Microsoft.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 months ago
I got one Nintendo switch 2 before the price bump. I better get the other I was going to get before that gets bumped too I guess
Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 months ago
I ended up getting a Switch 2 I didn’t even order because someone at Amazon fucked up. I had just ordered some storage bins; one of them had a Switch 2 in it lol
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 months ago
I got on their invite thing but I had the vision of this sort of thing happening to it. Felt better getting it from the store anyway.
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 7 months ago
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Reduce comes first for a reason.
You do not need a PS5. You don't need a new console - if you need a console at all.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 7 months ago
“You don’t need a new PS4-game player. Your PS4 is fine enough as-is!”
The_v@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A cheap SSD upgradeand a PS4 plays PS4 games the same way a PS5 does.
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 7 months ago
I mean, there's that too.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 7 months ago
IN MY DAY WE HAD A STICK AND A HOOP AND WE WERE HAPPY
BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 7 months ago
“When I joined the Corps, we didn’t have any fancy-shmancy tanks. We had sticks! Two sticks, and a rock for the whole platoon - and we had to share the rock!”
— Sgt Johnson, Halo 2
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 7 months ago
Getting into that case also gets into pedagogical theory, because giving kids primarily analog entertainment compared to digital seems to be beneficial. I was talking about those of us adults who are already doomed. We have computers. We already have machines. We don't need the new one.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m my day that wasn’t far from the truth. We don’t need quality games machines but they’re a very nice luxury.
CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A okay gaming PC withis not cheap. To some people, console is the only way
Just buy used PS5.
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 7 months ago
My PC is not a "gaming" PC. I play games on it. I have access to a nearly 50-year library of games. Just because I don't have the newest and shiniest doesn't mean I don't have tons of fun games available. And I said 'if you need a console at all'. If you are determined to play video games and you don't want them on a PC, phone, or tablet, then fine. There are thrift stores, there's eBay (though that's loaded with scalpers and scum even more than the thrift grifters), there are many ways to buy a used console. But I also stand by the thought that if what you have is working and being fun, keep using it. If the corporations have made it not fun, either go to older hardware they can't do that to, or get homebrew set up.
Don't just keep it on a shelf "in case". Don't store it. And for the love of anything good, don't just discard it.
Reduce. If you think you've reduced "enough", find something else to reduce.
ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
What is wrong with ps4 or ps3? Are the games not good because they are aged?
I do most of my gaming on ps1 and wii, and a bit on PC.
fartographer@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m gonna wait until 11:59 to order my PS5 and then list it tomorrow as a “limited edition pre-increase model” for $150 more. Then Sony will hire me as their CEO.
DarkDecay@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Unfortunately Christmas is gonna be rough time for a lot of Americans this year thanks to the trump tax
Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Americans need to boycott Christmas. Make memories and handmade presents instead of sending money at billionaires
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
That’s their fault for voting for Trump or not voting at all
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Eh, I voted third party. Why? Because my vote literally doesn’t matter in my state, since Trump took it with >20% margin. Votes only really matter in like 8 states because the rest have enough straight ticket voters to secure the election for one of the candidates. And in those 8 or so states, the misinformation was real, so it’s understandable that many people didn’t know what they were getting with their vote, they just voted based on whatever smear campaign made them hate the other candidate more.
IMO, the fault here lies w/ Kamala Harris for running a mediocre campaign promising the “status quo” when most people wanted real change. If she ran a more interesting campaign with actual plans regular people could understand, maybe she could’ve cut through the noise and reached enough people to win.
GalacticHero@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Tens of millions of us voted against it and did our best to convince those around us.
On the whole, we deserve what we’re getting. We asked for it. I just hope the rest of the world doesn’t forget that so many of us tried.
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Literal millions of us (myself included) voted “correctly” for Harris. Blue no matter who. We did our part for your petty ass purity test and we’re still getting fucked.
Must be nice to live in a world where people only experience the results of who they voted for.
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
After them sports cars
mesamunefire@piefed.social 7 months ago
Somehow I think this generation of consoles are going to be suffering a bit.
Psythik@lemmy.world 7 months ago
“Going to be”? I feel like this generation already failed at the starting line. I can’t name a single PS5 game I’d want to play that doesn’t already look and run better on my PC. The Switch 2 is running on several generations-old hardware so it’s already a non-starter. And Microsoft screwed up their naming convention so badly that I don’t even know what the latest Xbox is called. I don’t know.
Hell, this console generation is somehow already five years old, and I still don’t know anyone who actually owns one of these systems. Everyone I know is still using their PS4s, XBones, Switches, and gaming laptops with 10, 20, and 30 series Nvidia GPUs. Hell, I haven’t seen any hype for modern console gaming since the XBOX 360/PS3 era. No one cares about owning the latest and greatest gaming system anymore. Everyone’s happy with what we have.
CatZoomies@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Astro Bot. I’d argue it is a system seller. It’s as wonderful as Mario Odyssey was for the Switch 1, one of the greatest platforming adventure fames I’ve ever played, has a breathtaking soundtrack, gorgeous visuals and art style, incredible dynamic controls especially with the PS5 haptics, and a top 10 game for me. I had so much fun playing both Astro Bot (paid) and Astro Bot’s Play Room (free game). This absolutely deserved game of the year, and I’m happy it won. Asobo (developer) showed their full passion and love for gaming in this gem, and to play it is well worth the price of a PS5 in my opinion.
I hope it’ll come to PC one day so that others can experience it. PC won’t have the tantalising PS5 haptics that immerse you into the game, but regardless, it’s a magnificent game that I want everyone to experience. I can’t praise Astro Bot enough, it’s such a gem.
paultimate14@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I can’t name a single PS5 game I’d want to play that doesn’t already look and run better on my PC
The keyword here is “my”.
It’s not just the console generation that is suffering. PC gaming is dying too. Crypto dealer the first blow, now AI. I’m still running an RX580 that I bought for $180 back in 2019. I was planning on buying a 9700XT at launch this year. Still not a great value- an MSRP of $600. Adjusted for inflation that’s still ~2.6x the price and it’s not going to give me 2.6x the performance. But even then it was impossible to find a card for $600 - even months later the cheapest one on nowinstock is $700, and those are hard to find. That’s JUST the GPU - you still need another grand or more to build a decent PC around it. Even with this price increase, the base PS5 is $550.
I’m not trying to make this a console vs PC thing. They all suck right now. The only good values for gaming is on the fringes. The Steam Deck was an incredible value when it launched, and only looks better today. Other cheap, low-powered solutions like Chinese handhelds and android TV boxes loaded with pirated old ROM’s. Mini-PC’s that are good enough to handle 5-10 year old PC games… At 1080p or less with the settings turned down bit. Maybe an Xbox Series S might be a decent short-term value, especially if you are a person who loves game pass or just wants to play free games like Fortnight.
It’s looking bleak. Not just videogames but everything. Food, medicine, clothing, housing.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
There’s a good chance I won’t be buying into the next console gen. Too damned expensive now for a walled garden. PC costs more up front, but there are much more affordable options for playing games on them.
MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 7 months ago
lol only in the US bud
killerscene@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
haven’t they already been?
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
They will sell fine everywhere except the US. I don’t even want a switch2 because the bullshit Nintendo did with the virtual carts. God it’s a fucking PITA to even play my first gen switches because I have to be sure both consoles are powered on and connected to the Internet to “activate” the cart that was active on the other.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Back in my day console prices would go down after being on the market for a few years
ameancow@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Back in my day, we elected scumbags who at least wanted to preserve stability and international trade relations so that at least a balance could be preserved long enough to nudge policy where people broadly wanted it.
paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Node shrinks are not as impactful as they use to be, in that area at least.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Five years… in the OG days we’d be prepping for the next generation about now.
Then things got weird around the 2008 financial crash. :(
(US dates)
Atari 2600 - 1977
Atari 5200 - 1982
Atari 7800 - 1986
Atari Jaguar - 1993NES - 1985
SNES - 1990
N64 - 1996
Gamecube - 2001
Wii - 2006
Wii U - 2012
Switch - 2017 Switch 2 - 2025Sega Master System - 1986
Genesis - 1989
Sega CD - 1992
32X - 1994
Saturn - 1995
Dreamcast - 1999NEC Turbo Grafx 16 / CD - 1989
NEC Turbo Duo - 1993Playstation - 1995
PS2 - 2000
PS3 - 2006
PS4 - 2013
PS4 Pro - 2016
PS5 - 2020
PS5 Pro - 2024Xbox - 2001
Xbox 360 - 2005
Xbox One - 2013
Xbox One X - 2017
Xbox Series X - 2020StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Back in your day needless tarriffs weren’t a thing.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Yeah but back then we weren’t winning™
dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 7 months ago
Well, that’s tariffs for you. Completely expected, though a ~10% bump on the PS5 doesn’t adjust for all the tariff increase IIRC.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Then why did Sony also increase pricing in several other countries?
skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
BuT wHy dOeSnT “SONY” jUsT eAt tHe tArRiFfS.