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$700 and no disc drive? Yikes. I guess it makes sense when compared to the PS4 lineup cost wise, but usually when they launch the slims it drops the price to so
by pixelatedindex 2y ago
$700 and no disc drive? Yikes. I guess it makes sense when compared to the PS4 lineup cost wise, but usually when they launch the slims it drops the price to some degree. Doesn’t seem to be the case here.
- himinlomax 2y agoI haven't had a disc drive in any of my PC for a decade. I bought a USB DVD reader just in case, it's somewhere collecting dust — I've never used it. Why do you want one in a console?
- darkwizard42 2y agoUsed games + retailers regularly sell games for much cheaper than the online store (which is a monopoly by PS/Xbox)
- Sakos 2y agoI don't understand why this is such a difficult concept for people.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoLike other media, games are going the way of not caring about ownership. They just want cheapest and most convinient way to play new games. Microsoft had a point when the said the future was cloud. They simply underetimated when free money would end and are reeling over that long game. And anyone that does, they will simply pirate the media anyway. So no loss on their end.
- _a_a_a_ 2y agoI've never owned a games console so I don't know, but I thought they could be used to play DVD films. It makes perfect sense as part of their function. ISTM anyway.
- FMecha 2y agoPC games are also for most part digital-only nowadays.
- pixelatedindex 2y agoWell for one, it is a pretty good Blu-Ray player. Another reason I like it is because I prefer to have my console games on a disc, this way I can share it with friends and I don’t have to be at the mercy of people like Sony who is not afraid to remove access to something you paid for.
- EnergyAmy 2y agoI can buy PC games from gog.com and get something that will work in 20 years. Consoles don't have an equivalent DRM-free store like that, but discs can achieve that.
- angry_moose 2y agoPS5 Slim came out last year for $499 (same hardware, smaller footprint). This is a hardware refresh, like the PS4 Pro.
- Narishma 2y agoThey can't drop the price because they can't shrink the chips anymore like they used to do.