GameStop Is Preparing Us For Next-Gen Pricing With $1,400 Used PS5 Pros

Sticker shock might be underselling it with GameStop's new used pricing for Sony's most powerful system. Starting today, the video game store is listing pre-owned PS5 Pros for $1,400, though GameStop Pro members only need to dish out $1,330. Basically, it's a $500 surcharge over a brand-new PS5 Pro and capitalizing on the fact that those are stock-constrained currently. A generous take on GameStop's new strategy for used PS5 Pros is that the company's conditioning us ahead of the possibility that the PS6 could cost $1,000 or more. Obviously, Sony isn't the only one increasing hardware pricing and consoles probably aren't getting cheaper anytime soon--mainly because of the ongoing chip shortage from AI development. A more cynical take is that GameStop is taking advantage of the situation similar to what scalpers do with the launch of new video game consoles. I'm also curious how many people now trade in a