Is the PS4 the most balanced console of all time?

[vivster]

teigaga said:

vivster said:

If people weren't so cheap we wouldn't need a balanced console, we'd get an actual great console.

As if 100 or 200 more bucks would matter on a product that will entertain you for at least 5 years.

I actually think the Market ws completely ready for 500-600 dollar system war.

Remember the Xbox One was selling decently at 500 dollars, I think the market was willing to pay for that. Notice when they cut the price down to 400 there was no long term improvement in terms of xbox sales. It was a software issue probably more then it was a price one. If Sony went for a 500 dollar system I don't think sales would be vastly different from what they are now, maybe minus a 1m.

To be honest sony was never really in the position to gamble with money though, so I think what they done with PS4 was smart. I think MS should have delivered beast, it would have worked more in their favour especially in europe where they cannot compete head to head. They could have carved out a market with emphasis on power.

They should've just talked to each other to both bring a $600 console.

This is actually a good example of competition hurting consumers. Both were so bent on beating the competitor's price that they started to cut corners. I mean we're talking about a long term investment here. If you cut corners from the beginning you will be stuck with it for years.