Readers are clear about the PS5 price increase: these are their views on the controversial decision
Users see several reasons to explain the measure and feel that it is not well communicated.
Not surprisingly, the vast majority of 3DJuegos readers found the PS5 price increase on both models quite justified. Although we are going through a difficult global economic situation, there are few users who doubt that PlayStation has not managed to reduce the production cost of its console nearly two years after its launch.
Before reviewing some of the responses left by users, we recall that Sony confirmed last week that the PS5 will cost 549.95 euros in store, compared to the suggested price of 499.95 euros so far. The manufacturer is hiding behind the current context, but the refusal of other Nintendo and Xbox to take this measure leaves PlayStation behind. an awkward position.
If Sony hadn’t dominated the market, it wouldn’t have raised the price.cowhotSo it’s hard not to wonder what the multinational would have done if this generation had been ahead in sales and hadn’t been able to market all of its stock. “I’m pretty sure If Sony hadn’t dominated the market, it wouldn’t have raised the price.Kovhote comments. Hatowix, on the other hand, does not see a serious situation in the technology sector in order to understand the measure taken by the Japanese: “Technology gets cheaper over time, it is usually not affected by inflation as much as needs. I guess it’s an excuse they’ve been looking for a long time to do what they wanted from the very beginning.
Among those who reject the measure, we also hold the view of Elsouldlosnicks, who chose to focus his attention on Sony’s rudeness when he announced the measure to the public: “Raising prices everywhere, without compensation elsewhere And whatever the competition does, it just doesn’t seem very wise to me.
Despite the overwhelmingly negative response to the question, there are also those who understand the measure, for example, by analyzing different economic data. depreciation of the euro against the dollar What has happened since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I get it, I understand the PS5’s price hike even though I’ve never shared it,” says Kroji.
Source: 3D Juegos
