Ariakon said:
I agree that releasing these two so close together would be a problem...if psvr wasn't intended as a niche product to start with. Neo is likely going to be billed as a premium product as well (especially going by Andrew House's comments about it) but the psvr is really only intended to get a foot in the door. Sony itself has issued a guidance of 1.5 to 2 million sales for the psvr by the end of the year, which is really small even compared to something like the Kinect, which was much cheaper but still expensive by accessory standards. The Neo is meant to supplement the OG ps4 and up its sales to 20 million combined this fiscal year, so Neo is going to be the more important product, while psvr will be for those enthusiasts who do have that kind of cash and for people interested in the novelty of the eperience. |
I think the earliest the Neo will launch is in 2017. March 2017 to be exact. And i expect the PS4 to drop to $300 with a game or two this year. $300 PS4 and PSVr will be sony hardware pish this year. But around Febuary next year sony will announcr the Neo and releade it a month later. Here's why i think it will play oit like this.
Right now, the neo and PSVr are being sold to the same people. People like me that bought My PS4 at $400 and are excited for VR are the same people that will buy a PSVr for $400. Now if sony makes the neo and PSVr available at the same time, People like me will have to choose one, and in that case i would choose the Neo first cause i know that PSVr will be better with it and wait for about 3-6 months before i buy PSVr.
Lastly, its just bad business sende to release so many nee things at the same time. PSVr will no doubt have its heavy holiday marketing. So will PS4 "now starting at $299". Those two things alome are enougj to drive sales. Wait, when the storm settles then announce and release your new product and have that drive sales again. You do all that at once, and you will no doubt cannibalize sales of each product.
