PS5 release and price,sold out in Aus in 3.5 hours

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Wipeout 2097 on CD back in 1997 was Aus $97.00.
FFVII 3 Disc CD was AUS $100 same year, was on special.
A PSOne was AUS $499 back then as well.
All relative I suppose.

Nothing has really change.

The PS2 was more expensive at launch that the PS4, the original BC PS3 was as well.

Yeah The PS5 takes it to new levels, and TBH I don't think it's worth it, all your getting over a PS4 Pro is faster loading times, it's been built more for the game developers than the players.
Although why PS5 games are going to cost 15% more than the PS4 version escapes me.
When you consider that if you were to pre order a disc version of a new PS4 game, it will usually be 20%-30% cheaper than what a pre order will cost for the same game from the PStore, in Australia it's usually around $78 compared to $100.
When you add another 15% on top for a PS5 version of the same game, pre order disc versions of PS5 games are currently around the $120 mark, they will be around $140+ pre order from the PStore.
That's a huge mark up, and totally unjustifiable

Why would you buy a disc-less version of a PS5, you are giving Sony a monopoly on game prices

But the biggest problem with the PS5 isn't just it's selling price,and the game prices, it's it's HD capacity and the cost to upgrade it ,that's a far bigger problem.
It's not just a problem, it's an Achilles Heel.

PS5 games HAVE to be on the internal HD, the USB port is only so you can have PS4 games stored on a external USB HD.
A 2TB USB3 external HD costs $99 here in Australia.
A 2TB M.2 HD of type used in the PS5 costs $750, which is the same as what the disc version PS5 costs
2TB won't last you long either