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Consoles will only get more and more expensive

This meme uses the popular 'let me be deadass with you brother' reaction format to comment on the rising cost of gaming. It features an eccentrically dressed man wearing a white New York Yankees beanie, round white sunglasses, and a black and white feather boa speaking into a WWE microphone, with a bald suited man looking at him in confusion. The top text reads 'LET ME BE DEADASS WITH YOU BROTHER', and the bottom text states 'GAMING IS A LUXURY HOBBY NOWADAYS', joking that increasing prices of consoles, video games, and gaming accessories have made the hobby unaffordable for average people, aligning with the core theme that console costs keep rising over time.
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LET ME BE DEADASS WITH YOU BROTHER
GAMING IS A LUXURY HOBBY NOWADAYS

Overview

This meme uses the popular 'let me be deadass with you brother' reaction format to comment on the rising cost of gaming. It features an eccentrically dressed man wearing a white New York Yankees beanie, round white sunglasses, and a black and white feather boa speaking into a WWE microphone, with a bald suited man looking at him in confusion. The top text reads 'LET ME BE DEADASS WITH YOU BROTHER', and the bottom text states 'GAMING IS A LUXURY HOBBY NOWADAYS', joking that increasing prices of consoles, video games, and gaming accessories have made the hobby unaffordable for average people, aligning with the core theme that console costs keep rising over time.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via RSS feed, with its original submitted title being 'Consoles will only get more and more expensive'. It is a remixed edit of the widely circulated viral 'let me be deadass with you brother' meme template, repurposed to add commentary about the growing cost of gaming hardware and related gaming expenses.

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