PS5 Digital Edition consoles are reportedly getting a quiet storage downgrade | VGC

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• Bubs@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  TL;DR future versions of the digital console with come with only 825GB of storage but still cost the same as the current version which has 1TB of storage. AKA shrinkflation.

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  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    And a really shitty one, price difference between those two for a manufacturer ordering things in quantity is barely anything. Sony saves $5 per console, users lose 20% of their storage.

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• Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Man, fuckin’ Sony does it again. The PS2 is the last time I had a positive thought about their hardware. Not even just consoles, I got a Sony Blu-ray player years ago, and it was an absolute waste of money that has the distinction of being the first ever piece of tech that wasn’t a console or a computer to plague me with constant crashes.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I have an OLED Bravia and the picture is unreal

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    • Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Cool. Counterpoint: The primary point of failure in the DualShock 3 was a small foam sponge which was the only thing holding the small ribbon cable coming from the batter in place. One of the most smooth-brained design decisions I’ve seen in my life.

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  • theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    yeah it’s unfortunate that they have become the dominant force in the gaming industry. Sony always does cool stuff when they are in second place, and then they do this fuckshit when they are in first. It will be interesting to see how they fare as we get closer to the next generation of consoles, one wonders if the current trends in the market will cause them to lose a lot of market share just because they’ve become stagnant.

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    • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Well word is that the PS6 is aimed to be a Switch 2 competitor, which honestly makes sense. Graphics continuing to improve is slow enough going these days and the Switch 2 is selling gangbusters.

      With any luck, by acknowledging Nintendo they’re taking on the 2nd place mentality again.

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• artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Presumably so they can charge you more to increase it, like everyone else.

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• Toes@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The fact these are sold with less than 2TB stock is pathetic. Given some games are hitting 500GB

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