OREANDA-NEWS Modern game consoles have started to rise in price despite trends that have persisted for decades. This is stated in a study conducted by ArsTechnica journalists.

The media authors analyzed the prices of current Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo game consoles, comparing them with consoles of previous years. They found out that modern game consoles — even when adjusted for inflation — cost hundreds of dollars more than their predecessors. This trend violates the trends that the gaming device market has been following for decades.

So, the PS5 currently costs 550 dollars (44 thousand rubles), although its expected price is 286 dollars (23 thousand rubles). The Xbox Series X is available for $ 600 (48 thousand rubles) instead of dollars (23 thousand rubles), the Nintendo Switch — 340 dollars (27 thousand rubles) instead of 116 dollars (9 thousand rubles). "If prices for modern consoles decreased over time at least as much as before, we would buy Switch OLED, PS5 Digital Edition and Xbox Series S for $ 200 (16 thousand rubles)," the experts said.