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  • deltapi@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    I think the reason the big 3 get more shit for is is because they did it in the past without the excuse of A.I. - mind you, exclusive titles and paid online services were the main game for them and many console manufacturers sold their consoles at a loss. I guess that the margins on games are too slim now for the gaming system vendors to continue with that model?

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      20 hours ago

      The price increases were also a function of tariffs and junk, too. Just a big double whammy.

      I think it was MS last year who started off the price hikes. Then they did another this year.

      Nintendo had tariff issues right when the Switch 2 was launching then finally upped prices in the last month or so, and Sony just in the last couple of months had to adjust prices, too.

      I don’t really think any of these companies raised console prices before the idiocy of the trump admin and the AI bubble, though. Not that I can recall at least.