| jacks81x said:
I'm sure they would, but that's a completely different scenario. The PS3 wasn't released at $200 then suddenly raised to $600. Also, if Honda did jack up the price of the Civic by a ridiculous margin like you're suggesting, but yet the car itself hasn't really changed, then consumers would simply buy from another maker. When there is a pre-established value for the car, you can't just jack up the price without improving the product and justifying the cost. That scenario will never happen in the video game industry. There is not one example where the MSRP of a game console increases over time. |
Even if Honda released an entirely redesigned Honda Civic which was competitive in form and features to all other $50,000 cars, existing Honda Civic owners would have significant problems with Honda abandoning them by producing a $50,000 Civic.
Whether it is reasonable or not, people actually use the products they buy to identify themselves in ways that used to be limited to their country or their religion. When a company changes their product line to suddenly exclude these loyal fans they take it very personally.
