Hiku said:
Yeah, it would be pretty alarming to see Sony follow suit every time Microsoft makes a move. Because Microsoft did this because they felt they had to. Sony are not in that position yet. They're doing what they should be doing, and that's continuing to sell well, and make an impressive profit for their investors without devaluating their brand.
It'll be interesting to see what happens from January onwards, mainly for Xbox One's sales, when Microsoft will allegedly raise the price of the console again.
"Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him."
- Sun Tzu
PS4 still remains as popular as ever, without following Microsoft's lead and devaluing their product.
So they learned something important here as well.
When people have seen Xbox One being sold for so little with all the free games + store promo cards, how will they react to buying it at full price in the following months? That's something that both MS and Sony will be interested in seeing, I'm sure.
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It's quite possible that pushing the price back up will have a negative effect on sales.
Personally though I think the momentum will continue regardless of the price returning to normal.
