The PlayStation 5 Slim is a massive rip-off
The PlayStation 5 Slim is a massive rip-off
It is expected at this point that after a PlayStation launches there will be a slim model released mid-generation. These slim models serve a purpose. First. The slim would normally launch around th…
Well I don’t know if it’s such a ripoff.
Just the other day, I was watching a video about how much it would cost to build a pc with similar power to the ps5 and it was at least 750$.
Also you have to factor the fact that you have to make researches to create a thinner ps5.
I’d say what’s not okay is that you have to buy a new stand and some of the ps store/ps plus prices.
Consoles don’t look like ripoffs yet for me.
The crazy part is the $50 difference between the digital only and the blue ray version.
The OG digital edition is probably sold at a loss, expecting to recoup sales with subscription and software and also undercut series S. Seeing how ps plus isn’t doing as well as they hoped, and PS5 has solidified itself in the market, this is probably more in line with realistic profit margins. Still sucks for the buyer, but I don’t mind as I’m perfectly happy with my launch ps5 digital
It’s simply the fact that they have clearly reduced costs (or they wouldn’t have made it) yet the price for both models has technically increased because the stand is no longer included and the digital is £10 more even before the stand.
The MSRP of the Digital SKU has been £389.99 for over a year, it's not increasing. EDIT: Notwithstanding the vertical stand not being included anymore, granted.
The stand is included, wtf are you on about?
You can build something much more powerful than the ps5 for that cost
Well I ain’t into building PC, but that doesn’t seem true as Gamingbolt, Gameranx and LTT tried and failed.
One day it’ll probably be true, but not for now.
And then you have to factor the fact that even an equally powerful PC is gonna be running Windows which is bloated and will eat a lot of the ressources.
@Pasta4u try said the same thing almost 4yrs ago. Like to see a $500 4yr old PC run FF16 at 4k in quality mode.
While it undoubtedly saves Sony money to produce and ship a smaller console none of those savings are being passed on and the new model costs the same as the current “fat” model.
I think that may have been the case years ago, I don't know that it's necessarily true here.
Wait for the tear downs. I guarantee it's a cheaper build quality. It also costs less to ship lighter and smaller devices.
If there were no cost savings for Sony they would be sticking with the current model rather than changing the whole manufacturing process.
Ehhhhhhhhhhhhh no. This is a fairly poorly thought out argument that is really based on nothing other than
"if it's called slim, then it has to be cheaper"
almost all popular multi-year hardware will have multiple SKU's throughout it's lifetime, either to source alternate - more available - parts, or to reduce cost. They generally don't also come with a price change because the price is almost always dictated by market forces, not cost of components.
we /have/ seen a marketed push when companies see an opportunity to make a lower cost device around the idea of a "slim", but to say just because something is called "slim" it has to be cheaper, is to be fairly ignorant of what makes that version traditionally cheaper.
If you want to make arguments about it being a rip-off, talk about the stand situation, not the "slim" marketing and design change.