Video games are a costly endeavor. I cover the things for a living, and most of the time, I find myself asking, “god, is this even worth the money?”
But as the tech in our games gets more advanced, and the GPUs, CPUs, and other bits and bobs that make up consoles get pricier, that cost will only go up. And so it is that the PlayStation 5 will probably cost a pretty penny.
The fine folks at GameSpot seem to agree with me, if this recent article from their editorial board is anything to go off of. Most people on staff seem to be settling on a $450 to $500 price tag for the console. It’s worth noting that GameSpot’s been at this for a while, and have two-plus decades of sources to pull from. This is, then, less “baseless speculation” and more “extremely educated guesswork.”
So, are these numbers accurate? Who’s to say, really. If there’s anything this industry’s taught me in the near half-decade I’ve been at it professionally, it’s to never expect anything. Guesstimating prices, predicting leaks, trying to pinpoint release dates… it almost always feels a bit fruitless. Remember that the Nintendo Switch, now one of the most successful consoles in industry history, came out of nowhere and most leaks leading up to it wound up being disproven.
While it’s a bit depressing to say “sit back and let the multi-billion dollar corporation tell us how much money to give them for the game box,” that’s kind of where we’re at. Sony’s set to reveal more details any day now, so we’ll just have to wait and see.
