PS5 launch got fucked by Covid; having to fight bots that bought every last one in stock in seconds got tedious. Stores took nearly 2 years to have a ready supply in-stock…
After a disaster like that, I know at least I decided it was no longer worth “being a fan”. Add in the rising costs, the decline in quality of games and the over-monetization and it makes choosing which hobbies to engage with on a limited budget that much easier.
And I’ve been a Sony “fanboy” since before they even did consoles, so the PS5 was just extra-disappointing.
COVID made PS5s hard to get, but they made them a better value when they were still sold in stores at MSRP.
I don’t even know if component prices have went down to 2019 prices, I was shocked a while ago about what people thought was a good price for HDDs. They’re still way higher than they should.
Just for a GPU you’re looking at 50% of the price of a PS5. They’ll make it back off most people from being locked into their store. But they still sell disc models at least.
PS5 launch got fucked by Covid; having to fight bots that bought every last one in stock in seconds got tedious. Stores took nearly 2 years to have a ready supply in-stock…
After a disaster like that, I know at least I decided it was no longer worth “being a fan”. Add in the rising costs, the decline in quality of games and the over-monetization and it makes choosing which hobbies to engage with on a limited budget that much easier.
And I’ve been a Sony “fanboy” since before they even did consoles, so the PS5 was just extra-disappointing.
COVID made PS5s hard to get, but they made them a better value when they were still sold in stores at MSRP.
I don’t even know if component prices have went down to 2019 prices, I was shocked a while ago about what people thought was a good price for HDDs. They’re still way higher than they should.
Just for a GPU you’re looking at 50% of the price of a PS5. They’ll make it back off most people from being locked into their store. But they still sell disc models at least.