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Has this ever happened before?
by k__ 5mo ago
Has this ever happened before?
- handoflixue 5mo agoI was wondering the same thing - I grew up thinking of console prices as something that invariably fell over time
- Jensson 5mo agoRam prices went up, normally they go down.
- handoflixue 5mo agoYeah, given everything I'm not entirely surprised - I'm just curious if this is literally the first time a console has gone up in price post-release, or if I just wasn't paying attention the other times.
- echelon 5mo agoPlayStation 5 has a price increase in August, 2022. I think this was the very first time this happened. Xbox Series X had one in June, 2023. Nintendo Switch (original) had a price increase last year. I don't remember this ever happening before the 2020s unless it was due to retailer shortages or markups.
- philistine 5mo agoNEC temporarily raised the price of the TurboExpress due to low screen yields in 1991. That is the only price increase I was able to find.
- roxolotl 5mo agoThis is the story imo. For a large percent of people, basically everyone born after 1980, technology has always reduced in price and increased in capabilities over their entire life. If sustained, which if you start with the Xbox price increase it probably already is, this is a secular change in the market for technology.