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Soapbox: Sony's Insane PS5 Pro Price Highlights the Delicate Balance Nintendo Must Strike w Switch 2

$699 is the new $599.

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Markdn239d ago

Switch 2 will be underpowered and priced as much as Nintendo thinks they can get away with. As is the current switch, but will sell like hotcakes as it the best place to play mobile content by a long way. I love mine and have bought more expensive revisions with a newer screen and still didn't moan. Swith 2 450 is my guess, watch the carnage ensue. I mean look at the chaos from the ps5 pro and that is a seriously over powered console coming in at a ridiculously low price. But people acting like 700 is the end of the world when in fact it in reality it's a low price for the tech

VenomUK239d ago (Edited 239d ago )

The comparison by the website is not a good one. Nintendo has gone on record to say that it doesn’t sell its consoles at a loss. It was able to keep the sale price of the Switch down because it does not have cutting edge technology compared to the other platforms. Likewise when it launches Switch 2 the specs will not be competing with XSX & PS5 and so the sale price will be less. Microsoft and Sony’s core consoles do have more computer power which is expensive, but they are mass market devices, the initial sale price of the consoles is able to be kept down because they traditionally sell them at a loss with the hope of bringing more consumers into their ecosystems.

The PS5 Pro price is not intended to be a mass market device for anyone who wants a PS5, it is made specifically for highly engaged enthusiasts so the price by default is higher. And with this generation what’s different about the PS5 Pro compared to the PS4 Pro is that market conditions have changed because of the pandemic/Ukraine/inflation so manufacturing costs are higher - and Sony will not be subsidising the cost of this console instead passing on all costs to the consumer.

Markdn239d ago

No it's you that's on drugs, it's why you can't see reality. The world has changed, but your so high you can't see it...

jznrpg239d ago

100$ more than the new Xbox SX but it’s INSANE.

SonOfOsiris238d ago

Nintendo wins flawlesss victory

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Doom: The Dark Ages Disc Is Pretty Much Useless Because You'll Need An Internet Connection Anyway

People who already have their hands on physical copies of Doom: The Dark Ages are warning that the full game isn't actually on the disc.

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Profchaos7h ago

There's zero reason why this game couldn't be on disc it was a strategic move to not allow the game to be played after the servers go down

Tacoboto6h ago

Same situation with AC Shadows this year, Hogwarts Legacy a couple years ago; PS Collector's Editions likely won't include a disc ever again; Xbox Game Studios definitely won't release a full disc ever again
PS5 Slim + Pro disc drives require online activation and so does the Series X

It's a shame. I think I'm done buying physical. It's an extra expense for an already-expensive PS5 Pro I want before DS2 and GoY, and they'll probably kill off those activation servers way before the store in the future.

Profchaos4h ago

It's just sad and annoying even switch 2 is failing in physical.
Sad future where kids are unwrapping digital codes on Christmas morning but it's a reality we seem to be driving towards

GamingSinceForever3h ago

I seriously doubt that kids are going to be upset after unwrapping digital codes for a game they wanted. 😂

Besides the digital age is their era not ours.

Profchaos3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

I don't know I mean I give switch games now and they get hyped but if it's a game that just appears on their home screen after getting a receipt there's just not much excitement.

I do get what you're saying though and I'm probably just a. Old man yelling at a cloud but I don't know it's also what I see lately along with my own experiences which are redundant definitely

MetroidFREAK216h ago

Yeah, Microsoft could've used two discs for the Xbox version and a proper PS5 disc for the game. However, they hate physical media now so the game is a skip. Even though I really love Doom

neutralgamer19926h ago

It's really sad since Phil was talking about preserving the games

Tacoboto6h ago

If the servers *do* stay up though?

Xbox is the only modern console platform where discs from the 2001-era console still do work today. It's the only advantage Xbox has left

-Foxtrot3h ago

Phil Spencer has this habit of saying something (and making a big deal of it) then his actions show him doing the opposite

Tacoboto2h ago

"his actions show him doing the opposite"

By supporting games from 2001 in 2025? What other platform does that?

Hedstrom5h ago

Kinda sad. For most people in the west it doesnt mather. But in other parts of the world the physical releases are crucial to have gaming in that Region of the world

-Foxtrot3h ago

All it does is make me less likely to get it at launch, just like Indiana Jones. I’ll pick it up when it’s far cheaper. I still haven’t even bought the Oblivion Remaster yet.

At the minute I still have a lot to play so it’s not like I don’t have anything else to play in the meantime.

It just annoys me that they either could fit it into a disc or they could start using newer discs that can hold more.

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Borderlands 4: PAX East Panel Video

New staff at Skewed and Reviewed caught the Borderlands 4 panel at PAX East and have shared the video.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages - Final Verdict "Toxic" Masculinity At Its Finest | Gaming Instincts

The best way to summarize DOOM: The Dark Ages is that it lets you live out the ultimate fantasy of a testosterone-fueled, steroid-pumped gym bro who goes to space and slaughters demons—and nothing can stop him. There’s truly nothing else like it on the market right now, especially in today’s overly sanitized, pussy ass snowflake-infested gaming landscape. So thank you, Bethesda, for delivering the ultimate male power fantasy we all deserve.

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PRIMORDUS7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

"pussy ass snowflake-infested gaming landscape" You got that fucking right! not only in games it's everywhere, this is the pussy generation. 😂 "testosterone-fueled, steroid-pumped gym bro" I can relate but not the steroid part lol.

Tacoboto6h ago

Doom is and has always been Doom, not a political statement.

LeeFender3h ago

Oh yeah absolutely, it's just making fun of politics because there was some dumb website that said that DOOM The Dark Ages was "too masculine" so we are just making fun of them. It's satire dude.

LeeFender3h ago

Hahah thanks! Hope you enjoyed the video :)