Discussing PS4 hardware and manufacturing price

[Euphoria14]

Turkish said:

Euphoria14 said:
If they do as you laid out, the PS4 will do terrible.

Launching at $500+ again is suicide.

I agree, its a huge risk to release at 500 bucks, its still 100 bucks cheaper then what PS3 was. Today people are willing to shelve out +500 bucks for smartphones and tablets.

Completely different though. A smartphone costs $500+ if you buy it out of contract and even then the thing makes calls, browses the net and plays games that on average cost you $0-$0.99. It can also be used for e-mail and a multitude of work related tasks. Tablets do the same, minus the calls, but do so in an easier way due to the larger size.

A console would cost you $500, then $60 for gaming software, can not make calls or browse the net properly or easily or perform work related tasks.

 

There is a HUGE reason why they sell for the prices they sell for. You can't just directly compare the two.

 

 

You can also grab a Galaxy Nexus for $399.99 out of contract directly from Google.