PS4 Marketed Destiny Gives XB1 Significant Boost in UK, #Mythbusted

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BeElite said:

Arkaign said:

While I agree, I think there are several points to consider :

(1)- $299 is the magic sub-$300 number. Even without the other advantages PS4 enjoys (inertia, social media positivity, install base, consistently better multiplats, reputation for great 1st party diversity, etc), I think the US would sell a lot of XB1s IF $299 was up against $399 PS4.

(2)- The rest of the world, other than the UK to a moderate degree, IS lost to the XB1, so I believe global sales equity is impossible for the XB1 to ever achieve, even at $299/299 EU/29900 Yen, etc.

(3)- Sony would respond before long, the PS4 is cheaper to manufacture thanks to a more sane design, even without Kinect. The question would be : would they respond before the holidays were over?

(4)- The XB1 will definitely run aground in 2015 once more, as the early 2015 software lineup is pretty brutal, multiplats which will be better on PS4, then the Order, then Bloodborne. Ouch/ouch/ouch.

TLDR : I think $299 would help bring XB1 even in the US for Nov/Dec (not LTD, but rather monthly rates) if Sony didn't match their price. But either way it would be a phyrric victory of sorts, as it would quickly lose once more when Sony brought the pricing even.

299 was the magic price, things sure have changed it seems especially in richer markets where 500/700 phone tablets are the norm.

299 likely would sink the X1 even more as sony would match and at that price it would spur PS4 sales much more in those smaller less wealthy markets.  Price cut helps sony more, ms has not done an official one for the simple reason that sony can and would match it and they know damn well figthing a 399 PS3 is easier then one at 299.  

You know that is a horrible argument of saying consumers are willing to spend more on consoles because they spend more on phones, because just like a computer, those products offer way more value to the average consumer than a console does.

Also in regards to Phone, a lot of them are discounted by clever contacts, so 700 phone becomes 149.99 Phone.