With GTA looming, consoles are getting expensive at the worst possible time

Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to be a major 'system seller'—the kind of blockbuster game that typically convinces millions of people to buy a console. But this year, console makers are hiking prices at exactly the wrong moment. According to The Verge, both PlayStation five and Xbox prices are going up just as GTA six is about to launch. It's curious timing: the one event most likely to drive hardware sales is colliding with higher prices for that hardware.

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