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Welp... I bought a PS5 during my lunch break. Now to be fair, it's $679, the disc version AND I get Spider-Man 2 for free (for non-gamers, Spider-Man 2 came out less than a month ago and it's usually priced between $100 and $125 depending on where you get it from). I mean I put it all on Afterpay, but I only have to spend $169.75 every fortnight so yay!
Besides I also don't have to a) borrow my partner's PS5 when I put my hand up to review a PS5 game for my 2nd job b) when PS5 exclusive games are up for review I can actually do it without having to worry about a. and c) Play PS5 games when I want and don't have to wait every 2nd weekend for my partner to bring their PS5 or I go to their place and play it.
So it's your profligate spending that's causing inflation!! shut your wallet!
Guilty.
Though funnily enough, I did complain on Mastodon about how much I hate that Black Friday is becoming a thing here in Australia and then I go and buy a PS5. To be fair... JB's deal thing isn't called Black Friday so...
Does this make 2 DTers that have bought PS5s today?
I think so... It's got me thinking maybe I should make it 3
Not surprised more people got it. A friend of mine got one too. Considering that PS5's are now more readily available than they were previously.
If you review games for a job, this is a work expense. Claim that $679 on tax.
I wish I could put it as a work expense. It's a volunteer position, so while I see it as a job, it's not a paying job (which is fine, I knew that going in, but I get video games in exchange so yeah). But man that'd be so bloody helpful!
Heyyyy twinsies!!
Look at us!
Edit: Okay looked at your comment about you picking one up, but like totally agree with you on the whole "not so much an impulse purchase, but also kind of is" because yeah I knew that once I got my job I would look into getting a PS5 (also looking into the ROG Ally, but hopefully we'll get news about the Steam Deck coming to Aus... one of these days), but I didn't think today I would get it. But well look at that! Very keen to pick mine up tomorrow (or today I guess), annoying thing is, is that it doesn't fit in our TV console. It's one of those Ikea 1x1 square shelving unit things on its side.