• Steve Dice@sh.itjust.works
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      21 hours ago

      The digital PS5 is $450 and the Xbox Series X has about 15% of the marketshare, proving people won’t stand for ridiculous prices.

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        9 hours ago

        No, the disc driveless PS5 is $500. I’m looking at it right now on the playstation website. The PS5 Pro is $750.

        $650 is console pricing now. You don’t have to like it but that is the reality.

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          9 hours ago

          Seems like they changed it two months ago. That still puts a $650 price tag 30% above the PS5 MSRP so no, $650 isn’t console pricing.

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            8 hours ago

            You stated incorrect information then doubled down that your incorrect information was true till finally actually looking it up to then assert that out of 3 consoles $500, $650, and $750 that $650 is not console pricing. So yes, $650 is console pricing, what’re you gonna do tell me I’m wrong again because you have some strong feelings?

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              8 hours ago

              Only one of those 3 consoles is comparable to the Steam Machine. You can’t grab a product from a different segment in the market and lump it in with the rest just because they’re the same kind of product. If that were the case, I could just look at a ThinkCentre and say “see? $200 is PC pricing” but thatd be insane — nobody looking to buy a ThinkCentre would ever consider a Steam Machine, and nobody looking to buy the disc or Pro versions of the PS5 will consider a Steam Machine either. So yes, your failure to consider market segments means that you are wrong.

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                2 hours ago

                None of them are comparable to the Steam Machine as it’s not a console. I’m just saying $650 is pretty average console pricing now.

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                  1 hour ago

                  It’s not a console in the same way the Steam Deck isn’t a Switch competitor. I get what you’re saying but putting “console price” at over $750 would just mesh it with PC pricing and then the distinction would be meaningless.

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                    19 minutes ago

                    Hmmm let me just look at the title of this post. Oh yeah. PC at PC price. Holy shit no way.