Hello, and welcome to another episode of Talk This! It’s Dangerous to Podcast Alone. This week, we’re talking about the price of video game consoles. I will never financially recover from this purchase (jk I’m not buying the PS5 Pro).
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The Topic
Why is the Playstation 5 Pro so expensive? Is it actually expensive? How have console been priced before? Who’s actually the audience for a console like the PS5 Pro? What other factors may have influenced their decision to price it like this? What’s the Switch 2 gonna cost?
The Actual Discussion
We talk about console prices through history, especially looking at the disastrous price announcement of the PlayStation 3. We also talk about the hidden costs adding up to console developers moving to eliminate the disc drive. Finally, we also speculate on whether consoles will get even more expensive after this or if we’ll see Sony and Microsoft start to lose some player-based to PC gaming.
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Enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think in the comments or on social media. Make sure to check out last week’s episode and look forward to next week’s where we’re talking about The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and Pacific Drive.