PS4’s Price Cut Started Today in Japan, and Sony’s Console Was Selling Really Well in Akihabara

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Vena said:

The first week is irrelevant, and the console has already been riding on a soft-price cut for months. If it collapses yet again as it did post-MGSV then the whole endeavor is moot.

What matters is the three to four weeks after the price cut week as we see what happens to continuing sales. The lack of any real hitters this holiday will no doubt hurt the overall performance and impact of the price drop but it should keep the console chugging in lieu of products for the market coming to market.

Yes, the first week is like a bonus and won't really tell anything unless the numbers are absolutely crazy. Personally I was really interested how PS4 sales would have been after MGSV but we only got 1 week of numbers before TGS and pricecut announcement. PS4 dropped down to 18k but that could have been the very bottom of the valley and I believe PS4 could have possibly rebounded to 20k region in the next weeks if the pricecut wasn't announced. Anyways, I hope this pricecut will give a permanent boost though it will be difficult to analyze in the middle of holidays.