Thinking about the game pricing as well:
It seems pretty clear that the current £70 price point is born of the PSN £55-60 Sony charge for PS4 titles. Rising the price allows them to lift the bar so those who shop around for cheap PSN credit etc effectively lose their impact for Sony because either way they're paying more back in now and no-one seems to care about being gouged by Sony's store. However, the PSN prices rarely translate to physical media in the long run so presumably say Uncharted 5 launched down the line for £70 the physical version will in time be sold for around £50-£60, still a mark up but a similar drop to what this gen has seen and third party games will likely nuzzle in around £45-£50 again.
It seems pretty clear that the current £70 price point is born of the PSN £55-60 Sony charge for PS4 titles. Rising the price allows them to lift the bar so those who shop around for cheap PSN credit etc effectively lose their impact for Sony because either way they're paying more back in now and no-one seems to care about being gouged by Sony's store. However, the PSN prices rarely translate to physical media in the long run so presumably say Uncharted 5 launched down the line for £70 the physical version will in time be sold for around £50-£60, still a mark up but a similar drop to what this gen has seen and third party games will likely nuzzle in around £45-£50 again.
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