The price on Sony’s PlayStation Classic device just keeps on falling further and further.
As of this morning, multiple retailers have now listed the PlayStation Classic at a price point of $40. That’s a markdown of 60% from its original selling price of $100. What’s even more staggering about how quickly the price has fallen for this mini-console is that this has all transpired in a period of about two months. For those that don’t remember, the PlayStation Classic released originally on December 3, 2018.
There’s no doubt about it, the PlayStation Classic has absolutely flopped for Sony. While they tried to get in on the same market that Nintendo found with the NES and SNES Classic, the device failed to find an audience for what seems to be a litany of reasons. Most notably, it seems like the price point of $100 was just far too high to begin with and likely sunk any widespread appeal that it may have had.