How much would you be willing to pay for a next-generation gaming console?

[Bradley Prior]

A Fortune profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hints at a major price increase for Microsoft's next-generation gaming console - slated to launch in December 2028.

How much would you be willing to pay for a next-generation gaming console when they come out?

 

[My_King]

Max R20K, but other. Meaning I rather buy secondhand. And most new games suck.

Maybe I just got older.

 

[NR7]

Expecting the PS6 Digital to be $999 so that's about R24 499 if you look at how Koodoo is converting currently.

I’d be okay with that since I’d probably get maybe half back from selling my Pro plus disc drive.

 

[Sopbeen]

lolwat? R20k+ for a GAMING CONSOLE? jeeeeesus.

I guess thats a nothanks from me.

 

[rustypup]

R5 and some pocket lint.

At least, I think it's lint.

 

[NR7]

lolwat? R20k+ for a GAMING CONSOLE? jeeeeesus.

I guess thats a nothanks from me.

PC isn’t going to be any better as an x70 class midrange 12Gb GPU is R16k alone

So it’s either pay a fortune for the latest stuff or stick with what you have/2nd hand.

 

[Neptuner]

If its 20k plus you might as well invest in a rig

 

[rustypup]

you might as well invest in a rig

You haven't followed RAM/GPU/SSD pricing of late.

Mid-level RAM kit is far more expensive than R20k

 

[NR7]

You haven't followed RAM/GPU/SSD pricing of late.

Mid-level RAM kit is far more expensive than R20k

It's bad but not that bad. 32Gb of DDR5 6000ish is still about R10.5k on Wootware, R11245 for some Corsair Vengeance.

 

[Devon101]

I remember paying R7K for my Series S some years back. Ill go back to watching gameplay on YouTube rather.

 

[Prawnapple]

Given how the PS5 has been cracked, it's literally just a matter of time until the PS6 is cracked too, and every other console.

AI is the prime suspect in the PS5 jailbreak surge

Console hacking and game decompiling are moving faster than ever.

mashable.com

 

[EL'Diablo]

R5 and some pocket lint.

At least, I think it's lint.

sir, why does this smell like dagga

 

[EL'Diablo]

Max R20K, but other. Meaning I rather buy secondhand. And most new games suck.

Maybe I just got older.

i will be there with you, hunting marketplace, lurking BOB, hoping for that truck to "fall over"

 

[Rayne]

On a console? 0. Exorbitantly expensive software, DEI invested agenda driven echo chambers in a fully prescribed and policed eco system running on low-mid level hardware that can never be upgraded and is redundant the moment you turn it on with hardly any first party games to play and the few you can you can never own.

On a PC? Hmmm R70K full system considering price hikes .

 

[Ninja'd]

I think I'm done with consoles. Prices have skyrocketed. Maybe if it crashes like the Challenger...

 

[ShaunSA]

Two bucks and a sweetie from Spur?

 

[I.am.Sam]

I remember paying R7K for my Series S some years back. Ill go back to watching gameplay on YouTube rather.

i paid r5k each for both of mine

series x was about 9k at that time

i should have went with that

but yeah around 10-15k is ok for next gen

 

[Sworaxe]

 

[LazyLion]

PC Master Race forever

 

[RedViking]

Poco Master Race 4EvA