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Fei-Hung on 21 August 2016
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Intrinsic said:
Fei-Hung said:

I'm unsure of the NX price due to the whole hybrid thing, but I can see a Neo launching at £399 and the Scorpio launching 9-12 months later for $599+. A minimum $200 difference will play a big role in what consumers go for. 

 

As for the slim, I like the design. It's simple and clean. 

I dont see the scorpio being more expensive than $499. MS just won't be that stupid. Especially if the Neo comes in at $399. If the neo is $499 then MS can rightfully match that price a year later or stupidly come in at $599. 

In this new phase sony is holding all the cards. By that time they will no doubt have an overall PS4 install base that's at least 2x more than whatever XB1 install base is. That put them in a better position to compete on price or even bundles than MS would ever be with the XB1. I can pretty much guarantee that the Neo will have its first price drop on or around the time the scorpio is releasing especially if it's releasing at the same price of the Neo. 

I was thinking $499 for Scorpio until Albert Panello went on about the Scorpio card alone costing as much as launch PS3. We don't know if he meant launch PS3 retail or manufacturer cost as the way he worded it, it could be both. If we go with the cheap option, the card alone is $499 (launch 20gb PS3). Then you add a 4K BR player, 1TB HDD, 12GB GDDR5, controller, USB ports, WiFi, Bluetooth, PU, fan, case, audio chip, packaging and logistics.

 

Even if we say they are getting this expensive card (he said they are going for an expensive card to be able to hit 4K 30fps native) at 3/5th the price ($200 off retail),  that's still $300.

 

$300 chip

$100 4K BR player (Samsung has one of the cheapest ones on the market at $320)

$100 for 12GB GDDR5 & 1TB HDD

$100 for everything else including pad, audio chip, 4k hdmi cable, power unit, fan, cooling, WiFi, Bluetooth, headset....

 

That's $600. Now they can sell at a loss, but i doubt MS will want to sell at a $100 loss. If they sell a million units that's a billion dollar loss.