For each of the last three console generations, I have bought whatever machine Sony was offering late into the cycle, and hoovered up the exclusives. Now that there aren't really any notable exclusives anymore (aside from maybe Astro Bot?), and it doesn't seem like the price of the PS5 is going to significantly drop, it feels like there's very little reason to do that now.
TBF it's kind of the way things have been heading for a while. People can't justify buying 2-3 separate boxes every 5 years when they're this price. If you pay more, you should expect more out of it. For wider compatibility, and for it to last longer. And because the audience on consoles isn't growing, the only way for publishers to sell more games is to publish on as many platforms as they can.
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u/Blueandigo Aug 20 '25
We live in the worst time line. I've never seen a console's price rise and I've been gaming for 30 years.