Hiku said:
Azzanation said:
Well i didnt realise the PS1 and PS2 were sold at afforable prices. I dont live in other parts of the world. However where i am from everyone remembers the high price tags and it didnt affect there sales down here. Theres no spin here, its just the way it is. I wish the PS1 and PS2 were sold at $500aus.
My point is gamers think $500 is alot of money yet last gen they will go out and buy a Slim model and pay similar prices and not care. The X to me is pretty much what a regular console should cost. Premium dollars would be the PS3. We all have different price points thats afforable to us. Yes the X is marketed as a premium product due to its hardware yet its price point (where i am from) comes out cheaper than the standard launch 360 and XB1 models. $500 is normal here. maybe its alot where you are from however i dont see the big deal and i dont think many people would care either. Its just my opinion.
Will see how it goes. I was rapped when i heard the console price point. It was alot cheaper than i thought it would be. I was expecting a $700+ system.
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Your argument is all over the place because you use different currencies left and right.
You're citing the $500 price point of XBX which is clearly a reference to the US price. Because it will not cost $500 in Australia. It will cost $649 in Australia.
Source: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/06/the-xbox-one-x-will-cost-649-in-australia/
Furthermore, you should realize that the initial PS2 price point you cited from Australia was not a normal one. Because according to that one, PS2 was $200-450 AUD more expensive at launch than PS4. But in pretty much every other country on the planet, PS4 launched at a higher price than PS2. (Not counting inflation.) Also, in the link you provided it says the PS2 price dropped from 750-1000 AUD to 499 AUD in less than a year.
On top of that we don't know how well PS2 sold in Australia before the price dropped by September 2001. Or how well it would have sold if they continued with that price.
Let's just use one currency, and not mix ones from different regions. Nor cite launch prices that were abnormal, in absense of evidence of how well or poorly it sold at that price.
Both the launch PS3 and the launch Xbox One struggled at a $500+ USD price point. And the Slim models were generally significantly cheaper than the launch versions of their counterparts.
The reason you think people were ok with buying Slim models for $500 is because you seem to be comparing the US launch prices, to the Australian Slim prices.
PS3 Slim was introduced at $299 in USA, compared to the launch price of the fat PS3, which was $499 (20GB) and $599 (60GB). See the difference?
The Slim model was sold for several hundred dollars cheaper than the launch PS3s. 200-300 USD cheaper.
And $299 is not "similar" to the $499 price tag of XB1X.
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I always use AUS Dollars. $649 is a good price compared to last gen where we would pay more for a base PS3 and 360. In AUS we paid $550 to $599 for a PS4 and XB1. For an extra $50 more we get 4x more powerful console that is also slimmer and carries a 1tb storage with next gen features to boot. So i am very happy with the price. In AUS we have been ripped off big time on PS1, PS2, PS3 and 360 consoles, the X1X hits the sweat spot for me. Maybe not like that around the world however i am not complaining about price. X is cheaper than last gen consoles and only slightly more expensive to the PS4 and XB1.
