JRPGfan said:
Because they cut all the fat they could when they made this console, going all out on saveings. Judgeing on what we ve seen so far. The lack of Ultra HD Blu-ray drive, and HDR,... it has to have saved them a pretty penny compaired to Xbox one slim. If MS can sell their slim at 299$ and profit off it, Im pretty sure Sony can sell their slim (which looks cheaper to make) at 249$.
The extra game sales & servies (ps plus , ps vue, ps now) will generate more profits the more units they can sell. The price & power advantage worked well for them at launch, when the PS4 was more powerfull and 100$ cheaper than the Xbox One. Its time a repeat, with Slim vs Slim. I dont think MS has a answear, because they choose to enhance their Xbox One with their slim, instead of aiming for really low price ranges. Basically this unit can probably be sold at lower prices and still make profits than the Xbox One slim can, if MS follow in price, they ll be eating losses. |
They definitely can go $249 and make a good profit but they don't need to. $299 means they have plenty of room to drop for holiday deals and more room for strategic price cuts in the future to increase or maintain healthy sales. Although a lower price means more hardware sales which leads to more PS+ subs and software sales, it doesn't mean that's the best route to go for profit.
Sony will have weighed up different price points to see if more PS+ subs and profit from software will outweigh the loss in profit from hardware in the long term. Personally I think the Slim and a $50 reduction will see them the best profit and leave them with a chance for more/bigger strategic price cuts in the future.
