davygee on 11 August 2009
Sounds like a ridiculous ideal IMHO. Seeing as some people somewhere will work out how to unlock the code to play the movies.
BR prices are being slashed all the time and they reckon they will be roughly half what they currently have later in the year at around $50 per drive compared to the current $100.
The only way to cut costs dramatically is to:
- Remove the hard drive and push developers to make more streaming games rather than installs, but you would need a memory card of some sort for game saves and installs, so push people into buying a memory card for $20/$30 like the PSOne and PS2.
- Remove WIFI
- Remove Bluetooth and package in an old rebranded PS2 controller
Along with the reduction in parts already, should allow for a cheaper unit.
But why do this now...there is no real reason. Sony should just put out one model at a cheaper price and I reckon it has to be the $299.99 price.
Prediction (June 12th 2017)
Permanent pricedrop for both PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro in October.
PS4 Slim $249 (October 2017)
PS4 Pro $349 (October 2017)
