We know the price will be around $5k+ it's what the serious word on the street says.

Not. For. That. Price.

Not. For. That. Price.

Cut 2K....then let's talk.

Greedy CEO wants more money,  blames customers.
They are making obscene profits. They treat their employees, the people who actually make their games, like crap. They are more concerned with releasing a game "on time" (which has little to do with actual work timetables) than they do the actual quality/completeness of the game. They care about profits, shareholders, their bonuses, and little else.
Raising the price of games won't improve quality or employee pay. They just want "line go up", more profit, brag to shareholders, get bigger bonuses, and it won't change how or what they're doing with games or how they treat employees. 
Whining CEO can get stuffed.

Layoffs are only happening because of all the recruitment since COVID. Profits drop because people returned to work, it was inevitable. Rising prices will not stop the layoffs at all but delay them. I say get them out of the way quickly then things will return to as normal as can be. But corporate greed will never go away, so prices will still rise even without layoffs as the excuse!