ICStats said:
shikamaru317 said:
So, I was just looking at pricing histories for various consoles. Here are the first two price drops for each 6th and 7th gen console:
Xbox
-$100 (7 months after release)
-$20 (19 months after release)
PS2
-$100 (18 months after release)
-$20 (30 months after release)
Gamecube
-$50 (7 months after release)
-$50 (23 months after release)
Xbox 360
-$20 (21 months after release)
-$80 (34 months after release)
PS3
-$100 + bigger hard drive (12 months after release)
-$100 + bigger hard drive (33 months after release)
Wii
-$50 (34 months after release)
The trend is that the more expensive a console is to start with, the faster you see price drops. The Xbox One is the most expensive console this generation. Like I said above, I expect we'll see $450 or 400 in time for Holiday 2014, $400 or $350 by Summer 2015, and $350 or $300 by Spring 2016. |
Good data. I think it also shows that whichever console is losing in sales gets cut quicker.
PS2 taking 18 months for any change, while Xbox & Wii cut in 7 months.
Wii & X360 taking 34 months for a serious cut, while PS4 took a big cut in 12.
So I think XB1 will get cut quick and deep, because it's expensive and will be killed by the PS4 :P.
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I doubt the xbox one is getting or will be killed by the ps4.
It will definitely be outsold by the ps4 (many people see a $100 difference and will automatically jump at the cheaper product), but I doubt the xbox one will sell poor enough to see a very quick and 'deep' price cut. Titanfall and Halo 5 (and probably fable legends) will keep the boosts coming, not to mention the other exclusives.
