Buyer-regret Memes

Brain: "Hey, that Steam Deck costs $400, maybe wait for the next version?" Also Brain: "But what if the PS6 costs $800?" *Immediately sits up in existential dread* Classic gamer logic: "I'll wait for better hardware" until you realize that better hardware just means better pricing strategies. Sony's been training us like Pavlov's dogs - each generation we expect the price to go up, so we convince ourselves the current gen is actually a bargain. It's the tech equivalent of "I should've bought Bitcoin in 2010" except it happens every console cycle. Fun fact: The PS3 launched at $599 in 2006 (about $900 in today's money). The PS5 launched at $499. So really, we're getting a better deal... right? RIGHT?! *nervous sweating*