Man, prices across the board are nuts these days, but specifically sticking to gaming, Microsoft just announced a +$100 hike on their 512gb consoles & a +$150 on the 1tb models. And it's not like these price increases are specific to MS (or just consoles, I deal with purchasing PCs in my job and prices are going through the roof on everything).
What really gets me though is that both MS & Sony are talking about putting out new consoles next year. Really?? First, I don't really know how many more pores we need to be able to see in our characters' faces. It used to be that by the time a new console came out, you could see that devs were pushing the current gen for all it was worth. But now? Not so much. I'm not saying games look bad, I'm just saying that I don't see where they need to look any better. And I really don't see who's going to be able to afford these new systems. The STEAM machine price was just announced, as I'm sure you guys heard, to be starting at $1050 for the base model. And that's with no controller. Plus, sites have already gotten the thing & did some comparison benchmarks with it and it's performing worse than the base PS5. So how are Sony & MS expecting to put out hardware that's significantly more powerful and still be able to price it so that anyone can actually afford it?
The Backlog Check-In Vol. 442: 6/22/26: Star Fox Edition
Re: The Backlog Check-In Vol. 442: 6/22/26: Star Fox Edition
"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed
if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I
became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the
desire to be very grown up.” ― C.S. Lewis
if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I
became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the
desire to be very grown up.” ― C.S. Lewis
Re: The Backlog Check-In Vol. 442: 6/22/26: Star Fox Edition
I don't think there is any consumer appetite whatsoever for new machines, especially with how much they'll cost. Millions of people are still happily staying on PS4 and even PS3. A new PS6 next year would bomb spectacularly. Same with any other "next-gen" console.argyle wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2026 2:13 pm What really gets me though is that both MS & Sony are talking about putting out new consoles next year. Really?? First, I don't really know how many more pores we need to be able to see in our characters' faces. It used to be that by the time a new console came out, you could see that devs were pushing the current gen for all it was worth. But now? Not so much. I'm not saying games look bad, I'm just saying that I don't see where they need to look any better. And I really don't see who's going to be able to afford these new systems. The STEAM machine price was just announced, as I'm sure you guys heard, to be starting at $1050 for the base model. And that's with no controller. Plus, sites have already gotten the thing & did some comparison benchmarks with it and it's performing worse than the base PS5. So how are Sony & MS expecting to put out hardware that's significantly more powerful and still be able to price it so that anyone can actually afford it?
