Console prices rose because we shat all over Japan with recent trade deals. We had a good thing going with them too 🤦♂️
9447044 on
The Nintendo 64 came out in ’96 at $200 = 430 today
Xbox was in 05 for $299/399 = $500 – $675 today
Xbox One was 2014 for $500 = $700 today
Xbox series X was 2020 and $499.
Newest ones are $650 with the 2tb being $800.
This isnt crazy, we just have less money than we ever did. I blame the 4000 billionaires and the soon to be trillionaire. Who refuse to pay their share
Bumblingbee1337 on
The performance you can get in a current-gen console is actually pretty impressive for $500. The problem is, in past generations, console prices would go down with time. This generation they’re going up because the president of the USA is moronic child rapist.
OrangeLemonJuicey on
Supply and demand in action
Nathhernandez on
Gamers: take my money. Corporations : say less
7grims on
Gas prices keep rising cause drivers keep buying it.
tdbarnes42 on
The signature “you have the power to vote with your wallet” and people refuse to vote no.
chalkybone on
I saw a Lisa Simpson meme with his exact wording like 12 hours ago.
GopherChomper64 on
It’s not inaccurate but not really the full current events story either
WTFudge52 on
Speak for yourself, I have a PS2 and likely won’t buy another system ever.. just hours in the day anymore.
CcozyandConfused on
We survived the scalpers, so now the manufacturers think we’re okay with any price tag
Hot-Gap279 on
If those gamers could read, they’d be very upset right now
UnknownAnonAnonAnon on
It’s the truth about everything.
Performance_Fancy on
Didn’t Nintendo cut back on switch 2 production because of weak sales?
dishpitjesus on
Gamers: Spends upwards of $10,000 on a scalped PS5 during covid
Also gamers: “Another price increase? How do they keep getting away with this?”
WuShanDroid on
Why is no one talking about the shitdick format this “meme” was presented in 😭
Aok_al on
I don’t think that was the case for Xbox
Stan_the_man1988 on
PS3 was €599 in 2007. I bought my ps5 with 2 games for €700.
gondoravenis on
Then this is fair price
Conspiratorymadness on
That’s because consoles are cheaper than a PC built to the same specs. Take a PS5 for example when it was released, a PC built to the same specs would have been almost twice the amount of the console.
novian14 on
Eh no, look at xbox…
Jokes aside, currently some parts are rising in cost due to AI, it’s reasonable for the consoles to raise their price, building a pc just as strong as those consoles is just as expensive
AbbreviationsSea2084 on
I wouldn’t buy a PS5 right now. Have one from already from that shortage era, but still base price with a deal for some additional add ons. Not buying the NS2 either. Overpriced, predatory, and evil company. Done supporting Nintendo in any way I can. Thankfully, I can just emulate the Nintendo switch 2 if needed. Most games for PS5 are also on PC or again emulation.
Emperor_of_Man40k on
I haven’t bought a new game in 8 years or so. Im doing the best I can!
wanderers_respite on
mmm not really. Console prices keep rising *and* gamers buy them anyway would be more accurate, but less meme worthy….though I guess the original isn’t really a meme either.
Major-Ladder-1802 on
That’s true for everything I guess !
1767gs on
Nah I’m still with my first gen xbox one. Yes I got it on black friday and yes it came with BO3
Dr_Axton on
You guys can afford to buy anything?
JuJu_Wirehead on
New meme template, same old meme
blkatcdomvet on
Applies to everything
Th3S1D3R on
Gladly i don’t, and never will buy a console
PC is more than enough
ChrisXDXL on
No it’s because of the rising hardware costs thanks to AI datacentres buying up all the supplies.
TheStupid_Guy on
Not to say your post is bad, but it’s kinda obvious. For a product to sell, there has to be demand. And there’s lots of demand for the new cool shiny console.
sockets1984 on
And corporate greed. Don’t forget corporate greed.
One_Tangerine_7347 on
They’re conditioning you so that when the steam machine releases you’ll acknowledge that a playstation/box console for $1000 is normal.
well-litdoorstep112 on
In the last 3 years I bought only 1 game – Factorio. And it’s only because I had played the pirated version for years, I like what the company behind it stands for, and most importantly it was on sale at the time.
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Console prices rose because we shat all over Japan with recent trade deals. We had a good thing going with them too 🤦♂️
The Nintendo 64 came out in ’96 at $200 = 430 today
Xbox was in 05 for $299/399 = $500 – $675 today
Xbox One was 2014 for $500 = $700 today
Xbox series X was 2020 and $499.
Newest ones are $650 with the 2tb being $800.
This isnt crazy, we just have less money than we ever did. I blame the 4000 billionaires and the soon to be trillionaire. Who refuse to pay their share
The performance you can get in a current-gen console is actually pretty impressive for $500. The problem is, in past generations, console prices would go down with time. This generation they’re going up because the president of the USA is moronic child rapist.
Supply and demand in action
Gamers: take my money. Corporations : say less
Gas prices keep rising cause drivers keep buying it.
The signature “you have the power to vote with your wallet” and people refuse to vote no.
I saw a Lisa Simpson meme with his exact wording like 12 hours ago.
It’s not inaccurate but not really the full current events story either
Speak for yourself, I have a PS2 and likely won’t buy another system ever.. just hours in the day anymore.
We survived the scalpers, so now the manufacturers think we’re okay with any price tag
If those gamers could read, they’d be very upset right now
It’s the truth about everything.
Didn’t Nintendo cut back on switch 2 production because of weak sales?
Gamers: Spends upwards of $10,000 on a scalped PS5 during covid
Also gamers: “Another price increase? How do they keep getting away with this?”
Why is no one talking about the shitdick format this “meme” was presented in 😭
I don’t think that was the case for Xbox
PS3 was €599 in 2007. I bought my ps5 with 2 games for €700.
Then this is fair price
That’s because consoles are cheaper than a PC built to the same specs. Take a PS5 for example when it was released, a PC built to the same specs would have been almost twice the amount of the console.
Eh no, look at xbox…
Jokes aside, currently some parts are rising in cost due to AI, it’s reasonable for the consoles to raise their price, building a pc just as strong as those consoles is just as expensive
I wouldn’t buy a PS5 right now. Have one from already from that shortage era, but still base price with a deal for some additional add ons. Not buying the NS2 either. Overpriced, predatory, and evil company. Done supporting Nintendo in any way I can. Thankfully, I can just emulate the Nintendo switch 2 if needed. Most games for PS5 are also on PC or again emulation.
I haven’t bought a new game in 8 years or so. Im doing the best I can!
mmm not really. Console prices keep rising *and* gamers buy them anyway would be more accurate, but less meme worthy….though I guess the original isn’t really a meme either.
That’s true for everything I guess !
Nah I’m still with my first gen xbox one. Yes I got it on black friday and yes it came with BO3
You guys can afford to buy anything?
New meme template, same old meme
Applies to everything
Gladly i don’t, and never will buy a console
PC is more than enough
No it’s because of the rising hardware costs thanks to AI datacentres buying up all the supplies.
Not to say your post is bad, but it’s kinda obvious. For a product to sell, there has to be demand. And there’s lots of demand for the new cool shiny console.
And corporate greed. Don’t forget corporate greed.
They’re conditioning you so that when the steam machine releases you’ll acknowledge that a playstation/box console for $1000 is normal.
In the last 3 years I bought only 1 game – Factorio. And it’s only because I had played the pirated version for years, I like what the company behind it stands for, and most importantly it was on sale at the time.
Makes me wonder how Gamepass is doing now.
You can just be discovering inflation right?