MS was screwing with people...they've temporarily cut prices where it seasonally mattered and they did it last Black Friday as well. They also used lower prices to clear the old models of the 360 down to $249 I believe to make room for the new Xbox 360 Slims. Where I must appologize to you for my mistake is where I said the 360's price had dropped only once. What I meant to say is the 360 has only technically dropped $100 over eight years. These are the launch prices of the 360 and Microsoft's current price is $299 unless you enter a two year contract for the 360 which by now is pointless.

Sony stands competitively at $299 with more games than the Xbox. They've given true price cuts over the years and not run around the issue of the unfair price even though they were still outselling the 360 and slowly catching up the steady price cuts helped them get to where they are today. At this rate Sony couldnt afford to bleed financially like they did with the PS3, so they played it smart and hired someone who could make the best console they could for $400. They are still taking a financial hit, but nothing compared to the PS3, good lord. They will get a small profit early on and then reap the benefits as time progresses far more than the PS3.

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If Sony ain't all about the money, then why are they charging for PS4's online?

Not this again... the US price doesn't include tax, and there's some additional costs to selling something in Europe. Sony will get more money from a console sold in the US than one sold in Europe.

Just think 1$ = 1€ and be happy it's not more.

Yes he can. He's part of the loyalty free gaming movement.

Solely to boost sales.

If sales were stronger we wouldn't have seen so many price cuts. In fact, I recall Sony raising the price in spite of making a newer slimmer model that was likely cheaper to produce.

Clearly Sony was concerned about the consumers when they pulled that crap.

Microsoft pressured Sony into it. We were talking about this a while back how Sony would eventually start charging and they didnt. PSN+ was the creation that came out of finding an alternate way to make people pay and even Microsoft is taking that now. They aren't locking people out of complete online experience like MS is doing, they are just makingt he multiplayer a PSN+ Perk.

can't people wait for a Vita pricedrop first before they make an article like that.. next Vita pricedrop will be because Sony loves us..

"Consumers were so outraged that Microsoft did a 180 on mechanics that its engineers had worked tirelessly on."

Are you kidding me? Consumers demanded something, Microsoft listened. That's a good thing. Don't these people also complain about these corporations not listening to them? Talk about irony.