Comment on The Steam Deck Costs How Much Now? - Aftermath (Nathan Grayson)

IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• joseplinux@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You can thank Sam Altman and the rest of the AI oligarchs for this

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• Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Old tech still gets cheaper. New old tech got more expensive, sure

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  • Asetru@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The steam deck is old tech. It was released over 4 years ago. Even the oled version is nearly two years old now. What would “new old tech” even be?

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    • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Factory new instead of used.

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    • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      the same product that’s been on the shelves for years. it shouldn’t get more expensive, something is really wrong with the economy

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      • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Look at the price of bread.

        Inflation can be a useful and good thing. The issue is that it can be used as an excuse for the loss of wealth. But your statement is false, still.

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    • Datz@szmer.info ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Anything that is still produced, and thus needs components. The second-hand Deck prices probably won’t be going up too much.

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  • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    PS5 and Steamdeck are not new, they been out for a while, they are raising their prices years after release

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