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jason1637 on 25 June 2016
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SWORDF1SH said:
jason1637 said:

Im not really familiar with Cars so i can't really comment much on Ford.

The whole point of the PS4 Neo is to get people to upgrade from there PS4 they have now just like the Iphone 6S is to get people to upgrade. Sony knows that a $400 console will sell a lot better than a $600 look at the sales of the PS3 vs PS4 for an example. 

I think you have missed the point of the Neo. Listen to how Sony talk about it. It a high end version of the PS4 and will be sold along side the PS4. It isn't targeted at the mainstream.

If someone really wants a high end console and is willing to pay $600 why don't they just get a PC because you can get a pretty good PC for $600 and they would already have they regular ps4 for exclusives and a PC for that high end gaming.

SWORDF1SH said:
jason1637 said:

The Neo are for those that want to upgrade and im pretty sure Sony would want people who don't have a PS4 to get a neo over the basic one they have now.

Why would they? They lose any advantage with pricing. The PS4 is set to become $300 /$250 and cause a massive increase in sale. Moving to the Neo would just fuck this up. How?
LordLichtenstein said:
jason1637 said:

The Neo are for those that want to upgrade and im pretty sure Sony would want people who don't have a PS4 to get a neo over the basic one they have now.


This is how I see it.

Playstation 4 are for those who have yet to enter Playstation's ecosystem, while Neo are for the existing Playstation 4 owners looking for an upgrade.

$299 and $499 are entirely justifiable if you ask me.

$500 makes more sense than $600 but its still a bit pricey. 

DonFerrari said:
jason1637 said:

The Neo are for those that want to upgrade and im pretty sure Sony would want people who don't have a PS4 to get a neo over the basic one they have now.

Why would they it the money mainly comes from SW and someone upgradring will still be expending the same amount on SW? The upgrades they expect to see are from newcomers that want better graphics, on the upgrade that the used ps4 are bought and that the vanilla PS4 keep selling. this isn't a smartphone with most of the money being made already on the purchase of the HW.

Yes, most money is made from software but that doesn't mean there isn't money to be made from hardware. Even if they price it at $600 then there is less for them to make from software because sales history shows that less software is sold when the price of the console is higher than it is lower.