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BMaker11 on 10 December 2014
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Dark_Feanor said:
Intrinsic said:

So just so I get this straight... what you are basically saying is (only talking about NA here)

 

  • The PS4 being cheaper than the XB1 is the primary reason it was outselling it for the first 10 months of this year?
  • That A cheaper XB1 will always outsell the PS4 in NA and thus ultimately close the gap and win NA for MS.
  • Hardcore gamers (some or at last those that bought the PS4) were delusional or at least had to be to think that MS was some sort of evil company cause they didn't like the policies MS was pushing?
  • That its wishful thinking to think that sony will drop the priceof the PS4 in 2015 cause they are selling so well and will rather just stay at the same price?
Well, two things I want to know though; do you work for MS? and Are you actually serious?

 

1- Yes, If I have to choose the primary reason it would be the price. What would you choose.

2- Yes, as long there is no major exclusive release in a week or so. That is what´s been happening in the last 6 weeks or so. That was the case the whole last generation. Only price and a massive bundle/exclusive change the "tide wave".

3- Some of them were, others were just trolls and console warriors doing their deads.

4- If PS4 is doing that good there is no reason to drop the price. They will drop the price if the gap closes.PS4 can´t be the best seller console of all time and need a price drop before the second year. Again the same thing happened last generation with the 360 and Wii.

1 - then explain June - October, when they were both $399 and PS4 still mopped the floor with XBone

2 - We don't know the effects of it being $349, because as soon as that price launched, bundles with multiple free games + gift cards came out, resulting in the XBone not "really" being $350...then it immediately dropped to $330 for BF. Let's see what Vanilla $350 XBone does (I doubt they go back to $399). But as a side note, if being the cheaper console will always outsell the most expensive console, then Xbox and GCN should have outsold PS2

3 - You really think that DRM, having apps being a paywall, 24 hour check ins, etc. didn't put a sour taste in people's mouths regarding MSs intentions this gen? That's not being delusional. That's being an informed customer. If nobody said anything about what MSs original vision for XBone was, we'd have a piece of machinery that was very detrimental to the games' industry right now.

4 - PS2 launched at $299 in October 2000 (in the US). First price drop was May 2002 to $199. PS1 launched at $299 in September 1995 (in the US). First price drop was May 1996 to $199. PS3 launched at $499/599 in 2006 (in US and Japan) and didn't drop to $399/499 until November 2007. PS1 and PS2 dominated the console market and PS3 at least outpaced 360. Closing the gap has no impact on Sony dropping the price of a Playstation. The fact that they are a hardware company and quickly get the cost of parts reduced and then pass that on to the consumer is what has an impact on Sony dropping the price of a Playstation, whether they are ahead or behind in console sales