Sony Pushes PS5 Owners To Trade In Consoles Amid Unprecedented Price Hikes
Sony pursues new trade-in options as prices for PS5 consoles surge, but fans are unsure if it's a good deal..
Sony pursues new trade-in options as prices for PS5 consoles surge, but fans are unsure if it's a good deal.
The short version
- Sony pursues new trade-in options as prices for the PS5 surge The future of affordable video game consoles is not looking good, and hardware makers like Sony know it.
- The PlayStation 5 has undergone two major price hikes while the Xbox Series X has jumped in price three times in a single year.
- The AI-driven VRAM crisis at the heart of the issue is expected to worsen.
What happened
Given the supply constraints, Sony has limited options for selling PS5s at prices customers might find acceptable. It doesn't seem like a coincidence, then, that some PS5 owners have started receiving notifications directly from Sony about a new partnership with the tech sustainability company Back Market.
Why it matters
The company advocates ending ‘fast tech’ and operates, among other services, a marketplace for refurbished electronics.
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