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Originally Posted by DoubleF
I think that's part of it, but wasn't Sony selling many console units at a loss for a while? I assume the price not changing is also partially due to them no longer trying to give them away and break even/be profitable instead.
After all these years, I believe the PS5 are one of the few things out there effectively using 5500 MB/s+ NVMe SSD to their full potential. It does so right out of the box, and it's been doing so for nearly 5 years now (a really long time in terms of technology years).
Deals wise, IIRC, the base consoles rarely go on sale, but bundles frequently do. I think most deals like Black Friday just give you an accessory or game for free vs drastically dropping the price? The only other way I can think of to get it for cheap is to try and figure out how to abuse loyalty rewards when purchasing, or second hand/open box. Like abusing bonus redemption at Shoppers if you can find a place stocking games and accessories etc. (but I think a lot of stores stopped stocking consoles).
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I find the PS5 to be a good console but not great. I'm a gamer not obsessed with frame rates or performance. I just like a good looking game with fast load times which is what it gives. The thing is kinda ugly and I keep it in the back of my display out of the way. I enjoy it in a utilitarian way.