d21lewis on 26 February 2014
| greenmedic88 said: There's no debating that the XB1 as currently packaged, has a higher BoM than the current PS4. Depending upon which data set/estimate one reads, the difference varies, but it is around the $100 mark (most have it under a $100 difference). But of course, the production costs don't equal consumer demand relative to supply. The package may cost close to $500 to ship, but clearly, there is a more limited market for that package and all that it includes than there is for a $399 PS4. At any rate, telling consumers that the XB1 is actually a better value or a better package isn't going to convince anyone who has the slightest clue about what they want to change their mind about what they want. |
Totally agree with everything you said.
Just to be clear, I never attempted to sway anybody's opinion. I'm just saying that it costs $500 because it has more packed in the box despite being weaker. Other people (maybe not you) seem to have read more into it than that.
It could be a $200 console that comes with $300 worth of bird seed and I'd say the cost was justified because it equalled $500. Whether you want bird seed to feed to birds so that they will let you have sex with them (you sick bastard!) or you take the bird seed and throw it in the garbage is up to you.
