Sony is raising PS5 prices, starting tomorrow
www.theverge.com
Sony blames a “challenging economic environment.”
    • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
      233·
      15 days ago

      No no, I’m sure it’s the fault of the trans kids. And the immigrants. I’m sure prices will go down if the US just cracks down harder on these threats to gaming.

      edit: do some of you dipshits have literal brain damage? If I have to add /s tags to something like this, it’s proving that we have NO hope for the future ffs, take your medication and talk to someone.

      • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldEnglish
        91·
        17 days ago

        You’re not wrong.

        Here’s how I think it’s going to go down.

        • They’ll realize that Sony isn’t a American company.
        • They’ll find out it’s a Japanese company
        • They’ll blame Chinese-Americans for the increase.
        • Republican gestapo intensifies
        • Tariffs will continue until Americans aren’t so stupid

        Everyone in the world suffers from higher prices.

        • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          17 days ago

          They’ll find out it’s a Japanese company They’ll blame Chinese-Americans

          I love how this is one of those things that sounds like an absurdist joke but it’s actual realistic analysis based on current trends.

    • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      74·
      16 days ago

      There is also the choice if making less money that companies are allowed to make.

      A company that is profitable will still be profitable if they make a tiny bit less profit.

      But that’s not even seen as an option anymore. The idea that a company should shoulder the cost of anything instead of the consumer is crazy to us.

      • mogranja@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        16 days ago

        And to top it off, if the tariffs went away in 3 months, would they lower the price back down?

      • Decq@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        16 days ago

        Why would they take a hit for something the US population voted for themselves? That makes no sense.

        • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          16 days ago

          Why would businesses shoulder the burden of economic downturns when they have the option to force poor people to pay for it?

          Why would they ever save for a rainy day when the laws allow them to constantly redline their buisness?

          Yeah that’s the question

          I struggle to shed a tear for souless corporations

          • Decq@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            16 days ago

            I don’t shed tears for soulless corporations either. But i also don’t shed tears anymore for a populace that systematically votes for self-harm

      • PhAzE@lemmy.caEnglish
        23·
        16 days ago

        Why would they make less money just so someone else can pocket some of it? Raising prices is the only and proper business decision to this.