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Topics: PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony
With gaming becoming a more expensive hobby each year, it is no wonder that many are feeling the struggle. Now to make matters worse, PlayStation has seemingly increased the price of its games once again.
It is no secret that new game releases are increasing in price at a rapid rate. This has been seen more frequently since the release of current-gen consoles such as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S and it shows no signs of slowing down.
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The issue has been prevalent for many years and when it was brought to the attention PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan back in 2020, he felt the price increases were justified due to us spending more time on the latest video game than any other form of media.
He reportedly said: "If you measure the hours of entertainment by a video game, such as Demon's Souls, compared to any other form of entertainment, I think that's a very straightforward comparison to draw."
Now four years on and it seems Sony’s outlook hasn’t changed with one PlayStation owner from Turkey reporting that there had been another price increase.
“PlayStation just updated their prices in Turkey and games now cost $85”, they posted on Twitter.
“This is in a country with a $400 median salary, what the actual hell? Gaming on PC is much cheaper in comparison, I literally cannot afford games on PS5 anymore due to this. These prices have to be illegal.”
This price increase which was implemented with no warning will mean that many people living in this area of the world will no longer be able to justify Sony’s prices and it wasn’t long before fellow gamers stood by the original poster.
“You would think that company that make billions of profit would want to satisfy their base and the less-lucky people that lives in country where the exchange rate is bad, but no, they double down cause they're scared people are gonna "abuse" this, good on you for speaking about it,” one reply read.
It remains to be seen if Sony will address this decision but for now, it isn’t looking good for the future of its consoles.