9-months ago I stated facts, now same drama over PS5 shortage

[Chiranjit]

[Dayanand]

Sure, let me use my 9-month-old post to farm some more karma.

[Hardik]

Gaming, except mobile, is a luxury in India, period.

[Hemant]

Well, people will eventually realise this someday.

[Nikita]

I would have agreed with you even 9 months ago, lol.

[Cricfan]

But is gaming really a luxury? The ever-rising hardware specs needed for the newest games have priced me and many others out of gaming, lol.

[Varun]

Gaming on consoles and handhelds (excluding mobile and PC) was and still is a luxury in India - what a stupid take, lmao.

[Mohit]

Both are right. Gaming is a luxury right now, but it shouldn't be, which is why these price hikes are unacceptable.

[Preeti]

Man, I'm hoping Neural Texture Compression arrives soon; with the way games are coming out, I'm not sure my GPU can handle it any longer.

[Norman]

One thing's clear: prices will probably keep rising in the coming years. Corporates have tasted blood, and there are folks ready to shell out cash - Sony included. With the growing demand for GPUs and RAM, gaming may stay a luxury.

[Pallavi]

It's not a luxury. People just mis-perceive the cost, so it feels pricey. They'll buy phones for 50-60k but skip a PS5. Many already buy laptops for 40-50k+. You can get a gaming laptop for around 70k that runs almost any game. It's the mindset about gaming that makes it seem like a luxury.