If a PS5 Pro is $900, What Does This Mean for PlayStation 6? - Beyond 940

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Once again, Sony has raised the price of PlayStation hardware, with a PS5 base model selling for $150 more than its 2020 launch price. The PS5 Pro, which had a hefty pricetag to begin with, is now 899.99. Usually, at this point in a console’s life-cycle, hardware is at least half the price it was at launch, but the PS5 has increased by almost a third. So, what does this mean for PlayStation 6? It’s supposedly still a ways off, and really, we can’t argue with that, but it makes us wonder if these current gen prices will come down, or if they’re just paving the way for a $1000+ next-gen console. In other absurd financial news, Sony and Honda’s PlayStation-enabled Afeela electric car has been officially scrapped ahead of its planned release later this year, and Capcom publicly audits the Resident Evil 4 Merchant’s business dealings, which don’t really seem like they’re panning out. Beyond! 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Sony has raised the price of PlayStation hardware 16:44 - Sony & Honda Just Ain't Afeelin' It Anymore 40:14 - The RE4 Merchant Needs A Financial Audit 46:05 - Brian Went to Japan 53:31 - Final Thoughts This weeks show is hosted by Max Scoville and Brian Altano, and is produced by Nick Maillet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Beyond and hello and welcome once again to IGN's weekly PlayStation show.
0:03.1	I'm your host, Max Go-Go-Go, and coming up,
0:05.0	PlayStation hardware prices are going up yet again.
0:08.2	So what does this mean for PlayStation 6?
0:10.8	Well, let's get into it.
0:12.0	I am joined once again by my good pal Brian Altono.
0:21.6	What's up, Brian?
0:22.6	Altono. What's up, Brian? How you doing, man?
0:26.6	Good. Sure.
0:28.6	Yeah, I don't know.
0:30.6	What brings you joy in this, today?
0:36.6	I, okay, I want to say that one of my favorite things in the world is when something stays the same price.
0:46.3	Doesn't even have to go down. That's such a low bar. It doesn't even do that.
0:51.3	But when just something stays the same price. Oh, and if it doesn't get smaller too, like if it stays the same price and doesn't get smaller or worse, which is I believe shrinkflation and skimflation. I think like consumer electronics are the one thing where you want them to get smaller. You do. Yeah, unless it's like a screen. I think I'm okay with that. I don't, yeah. Um, yeah. So I want to talk about
1:15.1	fun things. I want to talk about cool computer games where you get to go. Yeah. Crazy adventures. You know,
1:20.1	we, when we did that episode about Resident Evil Requiem, you know, we talked about a bunch of, we've been
1:24.6	talking about games we love. I hate, I hate talking about like, about like studio closures and layoffs, and I hate talking about how shitty
1:32.3	this console generation is for the average consumer.
1:35.3	I hate talking about those things.
1:37.3	I would rather not talk about those things.
1:38.3	I would rather more people can come into the fold as PlayStation fans and console fans and
1:43.3	video gamers in
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