The Steam Deck is Selling Fewer Units Than Ever Before, Likely Due to Huge Price Increase
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Prices are up. Wages are not. Video games are luxury.
We're being fucked by the stupid rich.
I'm glad I got one when they came out. It's not an OLED screen but that's okay. I don't use it as my primary gaming vehicle anyway. Feel bad for folks who didn't snag one then and want one now though.
I got one like 2 years ago for probably the same price it has been since release. You didn't need to get it in the very beginning for a good price, you had to get it before this year.
Hey IGN!
... How many PS5s are selling?
After their price raise, and subsequent uh ... you could maybe say 'controversial new policies'?
Look at the ball, children, look at this one, over here, not the other one!
Media literacy: Wait, why are focusing on this, instead of that?
They expect this title to do better SEO. As simple as. The content of the article is meaningless
Glad I got my Deck when I did. Got a lot of use out of it, but I couldn't see myself getting one at the current price. What a bad timeline.
Something something supply vs. demand
also, because Valve can't get off their fat ass and actually produce any! i'm still sitting around waiting for my pre-order to process
Gabe
this line is so Tesseract keeps censoring me
Gabe is censored on Tesseract?
that is a good question, here are the resources to check for yourself
https://lemmy.world/post/49778353
So what? Am I missing something here? Why should I care?
yeah these water is wet articles are like. ok. I mean yeah if something costs more Im less inclined to buy it.
Hades is so fun
Maybe because they're shipping more steam machines than ever before?
this is how It's supposed to work though, price rises dampen demand.