Gaming is Getting VERY Expensive | Deep Dive

Gaming has always been an expensive hobby, but it feels like a bubble is about to burst. The Steam Machine pricing is giving us some serious sticker shock, Nintendo is charging a premium for physical games, and Grand Theft Auto VI's $80 price tag has us wondering if that will soon be the norm across the industry. In this week's Deep Dive, we look at the recent price increases of the Switch 2, the (9-year old) original Switch, and the (7-year old) PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. Didn't prices use to drop over time? Just how sustainable is all of this for these companies, and can gamers keep up? Time Codes: 00:00:00 Opening 00:02:33 Buying Consoles and Hardware in 2026 00:22:10 Steam Machine Pricing 00:32:44 Adjusting Classic Nintendo Console Prices for Inflation 00:40:16 Game Prices and GTA 6's $80 Price Tag Subscribe to Podcasting With Power for more Nintendo discussions, news, and deep dives! Socials: Instagram:   / podwithpower   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podwithpower... Threads: https://www.threads.com/@podwithpower Facebook:   / podwithpower