Barkley said:
I don't agree with that at all, permanent price cuts seems to be exactly what affects how well a system does with a successor. After all, who would buy a $269 PS3 when they could get a $399 PS4? The price difference wasn't enough for the PS3 to keep selling. PS1 shipped another 29m units after the PS2 launched, it's last price cut was to $49 in May 2002. PS2 shipped another 48m units after the PS3 launched, it's last price cut was to $99 in April 2009. PS3 shipped just 7m units after the PS4 launched, it's last price cut was to $269 when the super slim launched in September 2012. PS3 price didn't go low enough and didn't get a cut after the PS4 and thus it had terrible legs post-successor compared to previous PlayStation systems. A PS4 that gets an official cut to $199 will sell a LOT more after the PS5 is released, then a $299 PS4 will. |
A huge chunk of those post-successor sales of PS1 & PS2 came from emerging markets which have grown significantly since then and can buy consoles sooner.
Also PS3 final price cut was to $199 in 2013
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