2023-05-03 10:05:07
Due to the increased production, the coveted game consoles are slowly but surely becoming cheaper and easier to obtain – which annoys some.
During the pandemic, quarantine and Corona measures people to travel, meet friends and attend events. Many therefore rely on entertainment at home. Whether televisions, game consoles or PCs – the prices of many products have risen on the one hand because of the increased demand, but also because of the shortage of chips in China. With rising interest rates and falling cryptocurrency prices, the situation on the PC market has improved significantly since then – this easing is now slowly but surely also affecting game consoles.
Direct competitor Microsoft’s products, the Xbox Series S and Series X, have been readily available for some time, while the Playstation 5 after its release for a long time was only available with a good portion of luck or the right connections.
Panic buyers aren’t just for toilet paper
Commercial and private resellers, called scalpers in English, bought up the game console en masse in order to resell it profitably. With the morally questionable tactics, that too during the pandemic in hygiene items was observed, some earned a golden nose.
Now that the gap between supply and demand is narrowing, this strategy is no longer effective. The Most customers already have a PS5 and the scarcity that kept prices high until the end of 2021 is now a thing of the past.
PS5 Pro could further push the price down
Now there is a lot of mockery from the gaming community for the scalpers who are more and more stuck on their overpriced game consoles. Because with established dealers, the Consoles are now at or even below their suggested retail price sold. The future looks even bleaker for scalpers. Although the Playstation 5 should be Sony’s latest game console by 2027, the improved PS5 Pro model is already planned for 2024.
The release of the special model should push the price of the normal PS5 down again significantly. Interested buyers should therefore do some more research Be patient and either buy a console from resellersif they are forced to sell it at a normal price or get a PS5 at retail prices directly from electronics stores.
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