This guy is hypocrite. False alarm. He says PS6 is for 2000$ and then 700$. Or that games are ________$ then 80$.
It's not a false alarm, I would say.
The $2000 was just an estimate. Like, "if you're going to get started, you need more than just the console, you could be paying X within the first few months". People look at a new console or whatever and think it's going to ONLY cost them the cost of the main device itself, but that's usually not true. You gotta buy the device, gotta buy the games (and you're surely not buying just ONE ever, who buys a whole console for just ONE game?), probably gonna buy another controller if you want to play with friends, may buy YET ANOTHER controller a bit down the line if one of them breaks (and if it's anything like the PS5 controllers... that wont take long at all). Chances are Sony is going to be trying to shove a subscription up your nose, and that adds up FAST, so that's even more. Whether it's a subscription to be able to play games online at all, or something like Microsoft's game pass, whatever, it adds up fast.
And games being $80 is no lie. Publishers have been pushing to get the price that high for AAA releases for quite awhile now, while ALSO having microtransactions. It's a known problem in the industry. This is one of the zillions of reasons why I keep telling people to try new things, step outside of their comfort zone and such. I dunno about everyone else, but I'd rather pay $10 for a game that'll give me like 100 hours of fun VS paying $80 for something that most likely released in an extremely buggy state full of microtransactions.
On PC though things are a bit different. Most games are bought through Steam, and even big pricey games often have enormous sales. Steam sales are famous for a reason. On consoles you might see a sale that's like, holy pudding, a whole TEN PERCENT off, WOWZERS. On Steam, 90% off is very common. Bit of a difference there. Sales are happening at pretty much all times on there. On Steam, I see $30 as being a high price, simply because of how ridiculously common it is to see games of all levels at lower than that cost.
And you do not need a very expensive PC for gaming. I know people say otherwise. They are incorrect. If you get a powerful PC, like a really powerful one, and play games on it, chances are you're using like 10% of what it can actually do. Only buy a heavyweight PC if you need it for more than gaming. Mine cost like $4000, but I use it for rendering work. It gets a lot of gaming use, but it's really more of a workstation. It's meant for making fractals and similar things. If I was buying something JUST for gaming, I wouldnt even pay a full $1000 for it. Just not needed. If a mere console can handle even big-name games these days, why would I pay for a PC that costs more? Just buy a PC that, you know, costs less.
Or... just get a Steam Deck. I actually got one myself recently, I now understand the hype. I paid about $600 for the most high-end of the 3 models, and it does freaking EVERYTHING. It can even be used easily with a TV just like a console, with a UI similar to what consoles use, and full customizable controller support. ANY controller. Or it can be used as a desktop machine, hooked up to a monitor, mouse, and keyboard, complete with a different mode & UI when used in that state. And of course, use it in handheld mode too.
I mean good grief I even have been able to put my entire emulation archive on it. I even got the PS2 emulator running properly on there. It took no effort. No effort at all.
Bloody brilliant device. None of the consoles come anywhere near the sheer versatility of that thing... and chances are they never will... yet it's in a similar price range. AND it's portable. And it has no restrictions on it. None of that "use only OUR accessories" garbage.
The idea of buying a console at this point seems kinda silly to me. I didnt buy a PS5 either, because I couldnt see any reason to. Heck, I did buy a PS4 way back when, but I barely ended up actually using it. Not sure where the thing is, come to think of it. I do have an Xbox Series X, but that's because someone gave me one.
