It's a surprise that the Digital Edition's losses are said to be offset by peripherals and such, rather than software.
Easy, you can't buy them separately, at least in my country. Sony forces bundles (and I know it's coming from them, I've spoken with workers from Game and not even them can buy the console alone) upon retailers. PS5 DE with an extra controller is the minimum I've seen (and the one I bought), but they also sell it with Media Remote and PSN vouchers. For Disc ver all consoles from the last month and half or so come with Ratchet and they also try to pack it up with stuff no one wants like Destruction All Stars (all second hand places in my region are FLOODED with that game, no one wants it and they probably printed millions).
I've bought it with an extra controller because well, they usually don't come down in price during a console's lifespan and enthusiast users usually need two because one breaks. And controllers are almost 100% profit.
The only time you were able to buy consoles without packs was during launch.
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