Is sony going to learn their lesson with the PS4 and not over price it?

[KBG29]

I don't think it is so much about price. Sony has to deliver the right product for the market. PS3 and Vita both were in a bad position when they launched.

When the PS3 launched it was not very impressive. The 360 had games that looked on par, and in some cases better, it had a much better network, and a much smoother UI. So not only was the 360 cheaper, it also seemed like a better product.

In the case of the Vita, I have said for a long time it would sell like crap. It is competing directly with the smartphone market, and there is no phone version of it. People already have smartphones that get madden, and COD like games every year, they also get games like plants v zombies, and angry birds. Most people don't have room to carry a wallet, a phone, and a handheld, so they will just be satisfied with what there phone offers. Now if they were to offer it as a phone, then we would see a major change in sales. That would make it a more popular device, and would even help the sales of the stand alone unit.

With PS4 Sony looks to have hit the nail on the head. A great mix of hardware, a very capable UI, and massive software support. Even at $499 people will see how much of an improvement this is over PS3/360. There is nothing else in this segment that provides a service beyond what we will see from PS4 and XB3. I also expect to see much more focused marketing this time around, so people will actually have an idea of what this thing is about.