Pristine20 said:
Nadwki said:
Sony always wanted to hit that $399 price point and planned for it, MS believe they are over-delivering value at their $499 price point! As for which is better value for money, that will be up to the consumer to decide.
The Xbox One price reflects the inclusion of Kinect as everybody says which is a good idea imo, everyone get's it and that makes it worthwhile for developers to produce something for it, but you get it if you want it or not. The lower price point of the PS4 is still the better option though.
Sony - Shuhei Yoshida:
“Designing PS4 was all about learning lessons from PS3 – ease of development and the cost of the system is a big part of it,” he said. “We always wanted to hit $399 and we designed the system and carefully chose out of all the potential inclusions of the core hardware components and we made a system that we could sell for $399.
http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/12/sony-to-support-ps4-for-10-years-always-wanted-to-hit-the-399-price-
Microsoft - Don Mattrick:
"We're over-delivering value against other choices I think consumers can get. Any modern product these days you look at it [and] $499 isn't a ridiculous price point.
"We're delivering thousands of dollars of value to people, so I think they're going to love it when they use it. We're really making the living room your centre of fun for your family," Mattrick said.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/414870/499-isnt-ridiculous-microsoft-defends-xbox-one-price/
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^this guy nailed it
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Seems like it, I'm pretty sure that comment from Don Mattrick is going to be one that's remembered for years to come however things pan out. While Sony has learnt a valuable lesson in terms of production/sale costs for the PS4, Microsoft seems to have...well...basically thrown away the history text book.
