instead of price drops, Sony is raising the price of the PS5 in Japan

[Etifilio]

the price of the console is now $200 more than it used to be in 2020, $700


PlayStation Japan comment section are just people saying PC now has become a better platform than PlayStation, consoles no longer have the price they used to last gen, the value were in either price or exclusives, now that exclusives are gone and prices are raising... well...

 

[Etifilio]

btw: this console has no first party exclusives other than Demon's Souls and Spiderman 2

 

[Sircaw]

btw: this console has no first party exclusives other than Demon's Souls and Spiderman 2

What does that have to do with anything?

 

[Systemshock2023]

For warriors,exclusives equal value. BTW what the heck is going on in Japan? That is way more than an inflation related price adjustment.

 

[Shmunter]

The hits never stop

 

[ConcentratedBuffoonery]

What does that have to do with anything?

He's upset he made a bad choice of wasting $2k+ on a gaming PC and still can't play PS5 exclusive games on release

 

[Sircaw]

He's upset he made a bad choice of wasting $2k+ on a gaming PC and still can't play PS5 exclusive games on release

It's just a very strange observation to make in this thread. It's almost like someone is really trying to add another layer of negativity.

 

[Etifilio]

He's upset he made a bad choice of wasting $2k+ on a gaming PC and still can't play PS5 exclusive games on release

contrary to that, i made the bad choice of purchasing a $500 box expecting exclusives

 

[ConcentratedBuffoonery]

It's just a very strange observation to make in this thread. It's almost like someone is really trying to add another layer of negativity.

It's the usual for those kind of people. Why do you think he was the one who rushed to make the post in the first place? They can't stand seeing these bangers released by Sony with no way to play them. Do you think he'd make a post about "XB having 0 exclusives because they're all on PC" ? Hell no, he can play them day 1 on PC.

 

[Etifilio]

What does that have to do with anything?

exclusives = value, if consoles are not $300/400 anymore and will see price increases to $600/$700 then what's the reason to purchase them?

 

[BillyZ]

He's upset he made a bad choice of wasting $2k+ on a gaming PC and still can't play PS5 exclusive games on release

I wouldn't be so smug about it. Sony can't wait to decrease the delay even further.

 

[Etifilio]

It's the usual for those kind of people. Why do you think he was the one who rushed to make the post in the first place? They can't stand seeing these bangers released by Sony with no way to play them. Do you think he'd make a post about "XB having 0 exclusives because they're all on PC" ? Hell no, he can play them day 1 on PC.

i literally own a PS5 and a PC so i'm not sure what are you trying to say here, you're probably new to the site and never even heard about me

 

[anonpuffs]

For warriors,exclusives equal value. BTW what the heck is going on in Japan? That is way more than an inflation related price adjustment.

Yen hit 160:1 a couple months ago, this is in reaction to that.

 

[Gediminas]

contrary to that, i made the bad choice of purchasing a $500 box expecting exclusives

You can buy a PC for triple the price and get nothing. Wow, such a great point

 

[Sircaw]

exclusives = value, if consoles are not $300/400 anymore and will see price increases to $600 then what's the reason to purchase them?

Do you think you are going to get anywhere near the performance of a PS5 vs. a computer?

Do you think PC content prices in Japan won't rise and somehow remain stagnant, too? The Yen is so undervalued at the moment it will affect everything over there; what do you expect?

 

[Etifilio]

Yen hit 160:1 a couple months ago, this is in reaction to that.

this just shows Sony won't eat costs anymore, PS5 Pro will come at $600 digital / $650 disc and the Standard model won't see price drops this gen, insane.

 

[Etifilio]

You can buy a PC for triple the price and get nothing. Wow, such a great point

i already have a PC

 

[Etifilio]

Do you think you are going to get anywhere near the performance of a PS5 vs. a computer?

Do you think PC content prices in Japan won't rise and somehow remain stagnant, too? The Yen is so undervalued at the moment it will affect everything over there; what do you expect?

i already do since i have an RTX 4070 Ti and the $80 i would save every year from paying PS Plus would already pay the cost of my PC if we're talking a whole generation of paying multiplayer

 

[Etifilio]

$500 + 8 years of $80 paid multiplayer = $800, 500 + 800 = $1300, enough to build a decent gaming PC and playing everything PlayStation, Xbox, Third Party and even Emulated Nintendo.

 

[BillyZ]

$500 + 8 years of $80 paid multiplayer = $800, 500 + 800 = $1300, enough to build a decent gaming PC and playing everything PlayStation, Xbox, Third Party and even Emulated Nintendo.

Wouldn't count on this in the future. Nintendo will be absolutely ruthless at the first signs of a Switch 2 emulator.