Season 18, Episode 38

In-Game Chat

The mid-gen refresh for Sony is now out in the wild and we’ll see how a $700 console holds up out there. Let me be a bit more specific there and say a $700 digital-only console holds up out there.

It’ll be fine, really. It’s an option for people who can afford that option and it’ll bring in some revenue. I’d like to hope that MAYBE it doesn’t signal what’s to come when we actually have a new generation of consoles whenever that rolls around. The Switch 2, likely to hit next year, won’t really be a bellwether for whatever the next Xbox or PS6 gets priced at, but it’ll likely be your cheapest option for something new.

But honestly, in the realm of gaming and tech, who knows what’s to come as far as pricing is concerned.

We DO know what’s to come in the next few weeks and that’s the ol’ Black Friday discounts. Nothing major out there yet where the actual video games are concerned but the monitors, TVs, PC components, etc. are all getting discounted at the moment and the big deals are on the way – at least, we hope they are big deals. It always surprises me to see what gets discounted and how deep that discount goes. Sometimes jaw dropping and sometimes outright laughable.

However, we still DON’T know when we’re getting a new Splinter Cell game. Ubisoft, it has been 4,100 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released.