| Ariakon said: Yeah they care a lot more about hitting that 20m fiscal year target than losing a couple of NPDs. Considering that, however, 20m is quite a lofty goal, and so I would expect a price cut well before November (maybe October again) and the possible relatively quick release of the Neo. |
The 20m is a sure fire indication that at least a slim and a price drop are coming. I'm not certain about Neo though, I got the distinct impression that Sony pulled a section from their conference in order to re-evalute their strategy in light of the possible launch of the Scorpio next year. The dev kits mean nothing really because any improvements using those specs would still be noticable and an upgrade would only affect the few games currently being upgraded with Neo mode. There's a question Sony will be considering: Do we release the Neo (as is) early and then release another more powerful console a year after the Scorpio or do we beef up the specs and release it alongside the Scorpio. I say alongside the Scorpio because even beefing it up now means MS could up the ante when the Scorpio finally releases. For me, I think it's best to release the Neo as is early and then offer another console a year after the Scorpio.
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