Comment on PS6 and Xbox Project Helix "will start at a 50% higher price" than PS5 and Xbox Series X, predict analysts following Sony price hike – and $999 "is not impossible"

bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You…

  You think they care?

  They want people streaming games to phones/TVs and paying by the hour.

  Not subsidizing console sales anymore will make cloud gaming seem more attractive, and that’s where the most money is at

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  • ceenote@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Looking forward to indie developers who actually want their games to sell optimizing them for older, more reasonably priced hardware.

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  • yesman@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Conspiracy theories are a trick by big Dumb to make people think less.

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    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This sounds like a conspiracy theory.

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• Ephera@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yeah, feels like the correct move here would be to hold off with the next generation, if you can’t get enough of a performance jump without increasing prices. Otherwise you’re just offering a premium edition.

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