Ars analysis shows missing price cuts are costing console consumers hundreds of dollars.
Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced
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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/08/todays-game-consoles-are-historically-overpriced/
cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Don’t buy them when they are release wait 1 to 2 years. Be patient, like that it is cheaper, games is finished (I.e with DLC) and less bug
TheDeed@hexbear.net 17 hours ago
Well thats what this article is saying, prices are staying higher than usual years after lunch compared to the price drops years after launch from former console generations.
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 hours ago
I generally wait until 1-2 gens later when the console is very cheap to buy. Other than that, I play on PC since most new games are also released on PC.
otp@sh.itjust.works 22 hours ago
If you mean games, yes.
If you mean consoles (like the post suggests), then what they’re saying is that your strategy won’t work…at least if you want to buy them new.
the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 day ago
Can confirm, got PS4 for $200 (used) and most games for $10-$20 each new.
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 16 hours ago
We live in a console generation with prices going up, instead down. It’s unprecedented. So waiting one generation might work, but then its all about playing old games. Wait too long and the price of the games might go up, or the stores close…