stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@lemmy.world · 8 months agoPlayStation Portal Is Out Today, But Fans Are Having a Hard Time Finding One - IGNwww.ign.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkPlayStation Portal Is Out Today, But Fans Are Having a Hard Time Finding One - IGNwww.ign.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
PlayStation Portal is out but trying to find one is about as arduous as trying to buy a PS5 in late 2020.
minus-squarestopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoI’d say low supply but higher than expected demand. If it were low demand, people wouldn’t be having a problem getting one.
minus-squareYamayo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down4·8 months agoArtificial scarcity is a thing.
minus-squarestopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoYeah, but Sony isn’t reaping the rewards for it, scalpers are. Artificial scarcity would make sense if Sony were jacking up their prices, but they’re not the ones doing that.
minus-squarederpgon@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down5·8 months agoUhh, 200$ for a piece of junk sounds a lot like a lot to me, and enough to be considered “jacked”.
I’d say low supply but higher than expected demand. If it were low demand, people wouldn’t be having a problem getting one.
Artificial scarcity is a thing.
Yeah, but Sony isn’t reaping the rewards for it, scalpers are. Artificial scarcity would make sense if Sony were jacking up their prices, but they’re not the ones doing that.
Uhh, 200$ for a piece of junk sounds a lot like a lot to me, and enough to be considered “jacked”.