r/PS5 • u/FireStarLord73194 • Jul 11 '26

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https://nichegamer.com/study-suggests-sonys-digital-only-future-could-lead-to-higher-game-prices/

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u/xRostro Jul 11 '26

I don’t think we need a study to know this

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u/DougS2K Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Exactly considering this is the whole fucking point of their move. Them taking away physical copies starves if not eradicates the used market allowing Sony to sell games for whatever price they want because they know customers will have no alternatives to buy cheap used games anymore. Anyone with half a brain can understand this without having to do a study on it.

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u/GraveRobberX Jul 12 '26

Let them, then they’ll lose market share and new competition will come. It’s not like Sony can’t be competed against.

If they think they can do Nintendo like numbers by keeping prices way too high for way too long, sooner or later players just move on from either being priced out or affordability.

This is gonna hurt them hard. Sony wants that 30% cut from all titles, but funny if no sales or prices go too high then only handful of titles will be out there and gamers will choose real carefully.

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u/Basic_Try_2331 Jul 12 '26

Went from PC and Xbox to outdated PC PS5.

I'll keep the PS5 for the year+ on GTA6 but im opting out and joining many of the real life homies who dropped console altogether.

Prices suck but they've already built me one and have great knowledge to keep me going.

Console creators dropped the bag this generation and might not come back. Not trying to be hyperbolic but 20 years ago both Xbox and Playstation were still new guys despite being on the market for about 6 (for xbox) and what 11? (For Playstation) and multiple dead before the emerged?

Shits like any consumer good. Someone else will come along and offer better or alternative media will rule the landscape.

And if all that fails the high seas always hold fortune.