Psyberius said:
Consoles will never make much money(with Xbox, if ever at all)...the money will always be in the 100's of millions of games that are sold which funnel licensing fees back into the companies that provide the hardware. |
Because PS4 is selling so well it doesn't need to drop its price. Hell, its even having tight inventory in EU.
You drop the price when you are selling below the competition. (Example: Xbox One = $500 >> $400 >> $350)
Ps4 has been $399 since launch because that's a price people are ok with. Consoles CAN make profits. They don't need to be sold at a loss. In fact, most start being sold at a profit within a few years of launch. PS4 is already being sold at a profit if Sony is to be believed. So what's the plan? If Xbox One stays at $350 past the holidays then Sony might need to react with a price cut of their own. If not, they will go business as usual and proceed with whatever plans they had and do a price cut when they feel like it.
I'd like cheap consoles just like anyone else of course. I'm all in favor of price cuts but you have to understand that corporations want to make money in every single way they can. I as a consumer would rather have my new console sooner rather than later. I'm not waiting for price cuts that may take years to come. That's why I bought a PS4 at launch. Haven't regretted it one bit.
