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Veknoid_Outcast on 21 February 2013
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drkohler said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
I'm guessing $400 at the very least. More likely $450 or $500. Which seems awfully high to me. Are people going to pay that much? PS3 and Xbox 360 offer so much value for a fraction of that cost.



The PS4 is a good mid-range gaming PC (with a much better software tools platform). Every day, people walk into stores and buy $500-$700 mid-range gaming PCs. Suddenly when it comes to paying $500 for a PS4, the moaning and bickering starts...

This is a very shallow analogy. A gaming PC and a video game console provide different, if overlapping, utility.

My "moaning" has to do with several things: the world economy is far from healthy; the PS4 has to contend not only with its eighth-generation rivals but with two of the most popular, versatile consoles ever made, which, like it or not, will continue to host high-profile third-party games; and there is increasing competition from smart devices. You were quick to cite the popularity of PCs in your comment, but those are quickly losing ground to tablets.

Many consumers balked at the price tag of PS3 in 2006 in a much healthier economy. It could easily happen again.