Opinion: Did Sony show anything last night that Microsoft needs to worry about?

[Cheebee]

Flanneryaug said:

Cheebee said:

Flanneryaug said:
I think there is one thing they need to be worried about, their price point. The PS4 is clearly going to be expensive, and if Microsoft weakens their hardware a little bit to undercut them on the price($300/$350), Microsoft could get a huge advantage.

I don't think MS would need to weaken their hardware to undercut Sony's price. MS is in an infinitely better position to sell their hardware at a loss than Sony is.

They are, but why not make a profit on the hardware? Honestly if I was Microsoft right now I would weaken the 720 specs to slightly above Wii U levels, and sell it at $300 for a profit. Doing so would make all of the PS4's extra power worthless, and would help Microsoft get a huge lead on Sony due to the lower price point. I doubt they will though.

'Cos MS probably want to please the devs and hardcore as well. Both of those groups won't be even remotely satisfied with 'slightly above WiiU levels'. This way, they can go for power, get the big AAA games, AND undercut Sony price-wise.