Debunking Myths Around Here: PS4 vs. Xbox One

[VanceIX]

mornelithe said:

VanceIX said:
Competition is very good for consumers. If it weren't for the 360 being competitive with the PS3, the PS4 would be priced at $600 right now.

And the reason why there are so many games on all the platforms is that the platforms are almost completely identical architecture-wise, making it very easy to develop for one and release on the other.

PS2 may have had a great selection, but a lot of it was due to the disparity in console power/price. The architecture of all 3 consoles was significantly different, and the PS2 had much weaker hardware than the Xbox or GC, which led to devs not bothering with porting games for the most part to the other consoles. The PS2 was also significantly cheaper than the Xbox, and sold much more than the GC due to having a DVD player.

Eh?  I'm not sure that makes any sense, really.  Sony selling the PS4 at $600, would mean they're making an overwhelming profit on the hardware, versus the PS3 where they were selling both models at an overwhelming loss.  PSN vs XBL shows how competition helps though.

What I meann is that without the 360 the PS3 would have steamrolled the market, regardless to the price. This would mean Sony would have felt comfortable making another console that was a bit too innovative, and selling it at a higher price point. Nothing like the PS3 where they lost money, but if they managed to move a lot of untits @ $600, there is a very good chance that the PS4 would have been priced similarly.