No, but it's been getting stronger relative to the dollar consistently over the past 2 years. But we aren't seeing that in prices.
I'm not expecting it to be like ~2007 time where £1 was $2.
But things should definitely be better than it was 2 years ago, relative to USD pricing.
The PS5 Pro pricing is testing the waters for PS6 pricing. If they can't sell well, they can easily drop prices (the PS5 Pro barely costs more than the PS5 to produce). They're just gathering data on what people will accept.
Doing that with the PS6 is too risky. Sony botched the launch of the PS3 and it backfired on them hard letting MS get a foothold with the 360. MS then did the same with the XBone launch and the PS4 ran away with it.
If people signal to Sony now that the PS5 Pro is way too much (it's £700/$913 here ffs), then the PS6 will be cheaper. Don't accept their greed.
Also makes a good Vulcan mommy... er I mean Vulcan Starfleet officer
If you think $700 is bad, it's £700 in the UK... which is $913. 🤢
Also:
median household income, UK (2022): £32,400 ($42,265)
median household income, USA (2022): $74,580
A PS5 Pro is 26% of the typical UK household monthly income.
A PS5 Pro is 11% of the typical US household monthly income.
The US pricing is bad. The UK pricing is absolutely insane.
The OLED Deck starts at £479. Still a lot but not as egregious. The LCD Deck is currently £262 ($344), which is pretty great.
This isn't SWAT. Or SEK, since this is Germany.
It's just the usual armed police.
Allegedly, someone (likely a hater of this dev) reported that this dev was going to kill his partner then himself. Armed police turned up.
Guns aren't the only thing that can cause bodily harm.
There was no arrest.
Idk why this submission is being downvoted, this is some nice work.
Whinger Spice strikes again
The attention to detail in Libadwaita is pretty great
So the most comparable console there is $456, and this is $700.
That is bad.
The PS5 Pro barely costs more to produce.
$700 is bad. $913 is awful.
Just because the PS3, a console universally panned as being way too expensive, was similar, doesn't mean PS5 Pro pricing is alright.