Zlejedi said:
smallflyingtaco said:
If they don't cut the price they will not even keep it close, they will be a distant 3rd console. That would hurt their brand name a lot I expect. Even if the games division has to sell off some of their studios or IP to cover the cost, even very important property, I expect they will cut prices prior to the next holiday season as without that the PS4 will be starting from a weak position being the successor to last gens lemon. |
Actually why coming third this generation would hurt PS name badly ?
That's still millions of fanbase and tons of established IP and as shown currently even dedicated fanboys switch sides when they are shown games they want on other cheaper system (look at all those ps2 owners choosing x360 instead of ps3)
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We are caught in a bit of a chicken-egg problem here. PS3 is losing so why does that mean next gen it will hinder them. Well I am assuming that switching is part of Sony's current problem and has as much, if not more, to do with Sony blowing it as it does with MS doing a good job. You may disagree with that but if so then either it is random or it is purely a matter of how much effort and money your willing to spend then that does not favor Sony. If it is the first then tomorrow Casio could start putting games on their calculators and win, if it is the latter then MS has more resources and will eventually dominate this market. As I said I think winning is a bonus to your prospect next gen. It is not everything but it gives you a big bonus with a library and a sense of security on early adopters that their investment is safe in that they will get most all of the 3rd party games. Sony spent 10 years building up that image around Playstation. A distant third loss may make keeping the 3rd party assumption impossible and even if it does it will mean a lot of people will feel the same way about Xbox at the end of this gen.
