High console prices push PlayStation and Xbox sales to new lows (polygon.com) 1 points by GeekyBear 17d ago ↗ HN
[–] orionblastar 17d ago ↗ There are emulators for the PC, Mac, and GNU/Linux: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/114005/anyps5-now-translates-... https://bolxemu.net/Who needs the original when you have an emulator? Microsoft and Sony can still sell games for the emulators.
[–] GeekyBear 17d ago ↗ Related:> IDC: PC Sales Nosedived 20.1 Percent in Q3https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/342655/idc-pc-sales-nosedi...> Smartphone Shipments Set for Record 16.7% Drop in 2026, as the Memory Crisis Hits Full Forcehttps://www.idc.com/resource-center/blog/smartphone-shipment...
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[ 2.2 ms ] story [ 8.5 ms ] threadWho needs the original when you have an emulator? Microsoft and Sony can still sell games for the emulators.
> IDC: PC Sales Nosedived 20.1 Percent in Q3
https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/342655/idc-pc-sales-nosedi...
> Smartphone Shipments Set for Record 16.7% Drop in 2026, as the Memory Crisis Hits Full Force
https://www.idc.com/resource-center/blog/smartphone-shipment...