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TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 months agoNo, 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.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 months ago
The dollar ain’t buying what it used to either.
Also, remember that our prices include VAT, so we slap 20% on it right there. That £700 is £583 excluding the VAT.
That’s still 10% more than in the US doing a direct currency conversion, but it’s not quite as bad as it first looks.
Still a lot of money for a games console though, especially a mid gen refresh. Paying at the start of a gen for 8 years gaming ain’t too bad when you look at it per year. PS5 Pro will be over 4 years, and on that alone is piss-poor value.