Some good things will come with the price increases in new and old consoles and gaming hardware in general, we will have smarter gamers and more enjoyment for the games instead of focusing on how it looks
Next gen consoles will be a lot more expensive, PC gaming will be a lot more expensive, Handhelds will be a lot more expensive..., it's a fact, but some good things will come from this; people will be smarter when choosing the platform they want to do gaming and will care less on how the game looks and more on how much they enjoy playing it. Maybe people will go for whatever budget console Xbox and PS release, for Xbox maybe the Xbox ROG Ally Non-X, for PS maybe the PS5 pro post-PS6 release, maybe an Android device and some cloud gaming or a cheap PC with Linux to be able to use the perks that Proton offers. The point is, gamers will need to be smarter, some will say that people will buy no matter the price, but I can gamble with my life that the new console prices will be a lot more expensive than people think. But as I said this has some good things, gamers will need to be smarter on what they want to buy and will give less importance on how the game looks.