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Sony Defends PS Plus Price Rises - IGN (www.ign.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/games
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In a new interview, PlayStation’s top business executive defended the decision, insisting the company had to “adjust” to market conditions.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I would like to welcome the many many many new PC players who will be abandoning consoles

[–] just_change_it 18 points 10 months ago (4 children)

$2000 GPUs.

[–] Cheesus 20 points 10 months ago

Steam deck is a good reasonably priced alternative for people wanting to switch

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

The rough equivalent of the PS5 GPU (~40 CUs of RDNA2) is the RX6700 XT at ~300 dollars. Pricing has not been great but let's not exaggerate lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wow my 5700 XT was $600 lol. God prices were garbage back in the day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

2019/2020 was a poor year from a price/longevity perspective, yeah. All of us who got a GPU around those days didn't necessarily get the best deal. I'm satisfied with what I got out of my 3060Ti but I feel that many wouldn't be.

I don't mention 2021 because, well, you know, it's not like you could even find one so

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yup I still have that 5700XT and it’s perfectly capable for nearly every game I enjoy today. I haven’t seen a reason to upgrade just yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I swiped a 3070ti for 400 and it wrecks the PS5 (not saying the PS5 is bad by any means!)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Yes you can pay that. But $300 gets you a very functional card. And you can upgrade your PC in increments.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Or 1 year of ps plus max or whatever the hell bulkshit marketing terms they use.

[–] almar_quigley 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

lol, most ps owners don’t use ps plus and it’s not one of the highlights of the systems. Being able to play Spider-Man 2. Now that’s a highlight. They pump out amazing exclusives that far surpass anything from Xbox which keeps them very viable without ps plus being as competitive as gamepass is.

[–] Brokkr 9 points 10 months ago

The exclusives were how I used to justify a PS, but now that they are coming to PC after a year it makes that decision harder to justify. Particularly because they usually look better on PC and mods can be used, so as long as I can stand to wait I usually have a better experience on PC.

I'm not sure I'd buy another console.