I just went through all of my old threads. I was so much cooler back then. 😞
Personally, I don't see myself buying another console for more than $400 based upon what the PS4 provided me as consumer on launch.
If I did, that console would have to provide more than just the ability to play the latest games with the prerequisite improvements in visuals. Even at $500, I would insist on some sort of new experience in that package or a package that included all the extras I would have bought eventually anyway at a value added price.
| greenmedic88 said: In short, the answer lies in the marketing. You can buy a high end smartphone for $399, with the bare minimum storage (non expandable). The manufacturer is happy to sell the same phone with more internal storage at an inflated price. Apple adds $200 to the price to "upgrade" from 16GB of barely usable storage to 128GB. This does not change the bare minimum SKU, it simply allows the manufacturer and retailers who sell the device to say the phone costs $399. During the 7th generation, both MS and SCE attempted a similar SKU structuring by the third hardware refresh, effectively stripping the specs (in this case, the HDD) in the interest of selling a bare minimum MSRP SKU. It's arguable that both companies did the same thing with the initial SKUs with the Xbox 360 Core and PS3 20GB, both of which were limited in use due to the cost cut packages in the interest of providing those lower tier entry priced SKUs. What's interesting about the 8th gen is that only Nintendo offered a stripped down SKU initially, whereas MS tethered Kinect to the XBO with a single $500 SKU. SCE offered a single $400 SKU and the rest is history. You can sell a $500 console; there is a market for one, provided what the consumer is getting for that price is perceived to provide a cost/yield benefit, typically in the form of specs which should be directly tied to real world performance. However, the market for $500 consoles is much smaller than the market for $400 consoles, meaning the manufacturer would be wiser in offering that $400 option, without hobbling the performance. I'm more of the notion that manufacturers simply maintain the same price while taking advantage of current advances in processing and memory capabilities, rather than continuing to manufacture the same dated ICs using cheaper manufacturing processes and passing a portion of the savings on to the consumer. It makes less sense financially to sell that same updated hardware at a significantly higher price as this automatically shrinks the potential consumer base, unless the manufacturer is deliberately attempting to sell a smaller niche product, typically by marketing it as a "premium" product. |
Damn good post. Just had to say it.
PS3 proves they don't because until it became much cheaper it didn't sell well, even being a playstation brand machine.
It depends. You all have to remember when making a big purchase, you have to break it down on how long it will last. Thats why I didn't mind buying a 4k tv this weekend. It will last me a long time (around 10 years) and it will be used daily. The t.v. cost me around $800 dollars, so that is about $80 a year. Completely worth it. If the next xbox lasts me about 7 years and costs me $500 dollars, I will gladly drop money for it. Break it down people.
| Uabit said: PS3 proves they don't because until it became much cheaper it didn't sell well, even being a playstation brand machine. |
PS3 had other issues going for it as well, but it still sold very well within the first year (outsold the 360 in europe in it's first year).
| Johnw1104 said: People are just too short sighted. The difference between a good console and a great one is about the cost of two to four games, but people would rather settle for the crappy piece of hardware that they're hoping to get years of use out of because it's a tad cheaper. If I sound bitter, it's because I am lol, we've just had the weakest generation of hardware yet. |
Well, there are also people for which a difference in power doesn't make a difference at all. I personally couldn't care less if games run in 4K or 1080p, if they run in 60 fps or 30 fps, if they have AA or tesselation or whatever. I simply do not care. On top of that there are also people who never buy more than two to four games for their system so it does make a real big difference for them. Not everyone is a hardcore gamer, some just get a console for FIFA or whatever. It happens. And there are also people who simply cannot afford a console for 500+ $. Especially children and teenager. When I was a little kid, I only git two games per year. One for my birthday, one at christmas, nothing more. My parents bought the console itself (NES) for me and my brothers together, we had to share it. In that kind of situation, every dollar counts.
Sure, if you live alone, have a decent job and no children, you don't care too much about money and just want a console as good as it gets. But in that case, I'd say just go for a beefy PC. Scorpio and Neo should be an ok solution for people somewhere in between. But at the end of the day, I think it's quite important that consoles are somewhat cheap.
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| Snoopy said: It depends. You all have to remember when making a big purchase, you have to break it down on how long it will last. Thats why I didn't mind buying a 4k tv this weekend. It will last me a long time (around 10 years) and it will be used daily. The t.v. cost me around $800 dollars, so that is about $80 a year. Completely worth it. If the next xbox lasts me about 7 years and costs me $500 dollars, I will gladly drop money for it. Break it down people. |
I saw a pretty good 4k TV but I keep hearing about how there's better ones on the way. I know that's how technology works . There's always something better just around the corner but, at least when it comes to TVs , I can wait. I have no such willpower when it comes to consoles!
Why would someone even get a console that expensive? Smarter to invest in a PC(unless you live with a family and just want a console for the convenience).
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