u/gamnate

I’ve been working as much as I can and saving up with the hope that Prime Week would finally bring a realistic discount on the PS5 Pro. Instead, the price is actually going up.

R$ 8.422,00..To put this in perspective for anyone outside of Brazil: that is three full months of work. And that's assuming I spend absolutely zero cents on rent, food, bills, or anything else.

Depressing and soul-crushing to have this hobby sometimes. There is just no way to survive as a console gamer here anymore, at least I don't see how.

I’ve been working as much as I can and saving up with the hope that Prime Week would finally bring a realistic discount on the PS5 Pro. Instead, the price is actually going up.

R$ 8.422,00..To put this in perspective for anyone outside of Brazil: that is three full months of work. And that's assuming I spend absolutely zero cents on rent, food, bills, or anything else.

Depressing and soul-crushing to have this hobby sometimes. There is just no way to survive as a console gamer here anymore, at least I don't see how.

Edit: Also, my original estimate of 3 months was actually based on a higher-than-average salary. If you look at the actual national minimum wage in Brazil (R$ 1,621), buying a PS5 Pro requires about 6 full months of labor.

As someone who has been building a digital library for more than a decade, I'm honestly terrified. It leaves me with a few questions:

- Will our digital libraries even work after the shutdown?

- Will we still be able to redownload games we legally own, and will it download their updates and patches?

If the answer to these is "no," then what are we actually paying for?