Ex-PlayStation boss says "true innovation" would be making a $300 console again (gamesradar.com) 1 points by haunter 3h ago ↗ HN
[–] warmfusion 2h ago ↗ I don't need AAA, I need _fun_. I want to play games on my sofa with my friends around my TV with beers and pizza.I could probably cope with a raspberry pi, some old Xbox controllers and roms, but I'd pay for convenience and consistency.I want my ps6 to be a modern reimagined N64 social laugh [–] fbrncci 35m ago ↗ Sounds more like nostalgia than anything else :( - And yes I wish we could go back to that too. [–] jbm 21m ago ↗ I was at Costco today and they were selling a licensed 220$ 80-in-1 console that was made up of games from Capcom and Bandai Namco.I didn't see anyone looking at it, despite having games like SF2.Creating a trusted brand is probably going to be the chicken to the "simple and cheap console" egg. [–] xyzzy123 19m ago ↗ It's weird that in 2026 that a raspberry pi is now too expensive to fit in the BOM for a $300 console. [–] Art9681 17m ago ↗ I want the opposite. I want single player immersive games with great graphics, immersive sound and excellent story and gameplay.
[–] fbrncci 35m ago ↗ Sounds more like nostalgia than anything else :( - And yes I wish we could go back to that too.
[–] jbm 21m ago ↗ I was at Costco today and they were selling a licensed 220$ 80-in-1 console that was made up of games from Capcom and Bandai Namco.I didn't see anyone looking at it, despite having games like SF2.Creating a trusted brand is probably going to be the chicken to the "simple and cheap console" egg.
[–] xyzzy123 19m ago ↗ It's weird that in 2026 that a raspberry pi is now too expensive to fit in the BOM for a $300 console.
[–] Art9681 17m ago ↗ I want the opposite. I want single player immersive games with great graphics, immersive sound and excellent story and gameplay.
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[ 0.35 ms ] story [ 10.8 ms ] threadI could probably cope with a raspberry pi, some old Xbox controllers and roms, but I'd pay for convenience and consistency.
I want my ps6 to be a modern reimagined N64 social laugh
I didn't see anyone looking at it, despite having games like SF2.
Creating a trusted brand is probably going to be the chicken to the "simple and cheap console" egg.