| Hanswurst02 said: Are you all crazy?? Why would Sony think about a price drop to 299$? Then they have to do the same in Europe. And in Europe you could increase the price and it would outsell the xbox 3:1. At this point you can get a xbox in germany for 299€ with several games included and it wont sell. Sony has basically no competition in Europe. Maybe they get down to 349$ and put a game in, but this is the maximum. |
Hmm no they don't. Sony (as well as MS and Nintendo) have dropped the price in one region but not another. Foreign exchange goes a long way in what can and cannot be done in that aspect.
Strictly speaking about NA, Sony's first official price drop for their previous 3 consoles have all been $100. The longest they waited for the first price drop was 19 months (they will wait longer for the PS4).
I feel confident in saying that if Sony can be profitable, or at worse break even, on the PS4 HW, they will drop the price to $299 this Fall in the US. If they can have the price drop WW, then I think they will do it. I believe they could already break even at $349 now, but they will wait for a price drop that will have a major impact. They might introduce a $399 1TB SKU bundle that will have a higher profit margin, but I am sticking to my guns that Sony will announce a $299 SKU at E3, Gamescom, or TGS.
