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Topics: PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony
PlayStation 6 could cost much more than originally envisioned, and it’s all thanks to PlayStation’s latest price-hike.
Last week PlayStation announced a mass price increase for both the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation Portal.
The base PlayStation 5, the all-digital PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 5 Pro will all see the effects of a price-hike in April, as will Sony’s cloud-streaming handheld.
This is awful news for those who are still yet to upgrade to a new-gen console, but it has even bigger implications for Sony’s next console, the PlayStation 6.
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While not officially announced or unveiled the PlayStation 6 is definitely happening, and Sony has even provided the odd hint here and there on what we can expect in terms of performance output.
The PlayStation 5 Pro was a big step forward in terms of loading times, graphical fidelity and more, but the PlayStation 6 is expected to be leagues ahead.
However the PlayStation 6’s mere existence is now in jeopardy with a number of factors threatening the potential price, one of which being the PlayStation 5 price-hikes.
As of next month the PlayStation 5 Pro will cost almost $1,000 in the United States, approaching around £900 in the United Kingdom at retailers like Currys.
The price-hike has big implications for the PlayStation 6 as a result, as the more advanced hardware will likely result in a price far exceeding $1,000, which might as well be spent on a gaming PC.
GPU will likely also play a factor, as the decrease in supply has led to more demand, and as such an inflated price for manufacturers like PlayStation and Xbox.
Speaking of Xbox, the next home-console the company has planned hasn’t been revealed yet, but it’s being teased as a premium bit of kit.
This has led to a lot of discussion over Xbox’s asking price, especially since the console will walk a fine line between being a home-console and a gaming PC.
Obviously the PlayStation 6’s price will need to be competitive as a result, especially when new leadership at Xbox is seemingly nudging the brand in the right direction again.
Ultimately the PlayStation 6 is heading towards a massive problem, one that could make or break the console’s success.
While graphical fidelity is getting more and more impressive as time goes on, gamers are seemingly putting more stock in game-selection than how pretty said games look on their TV, so will they pay over $1,000 for it?