Spencer: Scorpio Isn’t Trying To Compete with High-End Rigs, It’ll Have Console Price Point

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DonFerrari said:

Imaginedvl said:

Just because you are stating this or calling them a myth does not make it an actual fact.

Obviously there is no real way to prove it in either way but I definitely believe The PS4 sold better because of the price mainly. And then it was just a domino effect.

As far as the power, it helped but again, it goes to the first point. Having a more powerful console for a lower price just did it.

 

Not just because.

There were cheaper competitors to Playstation 1,2,3 and 4. They all have some or another disavantage that made they sell worse than PS. On Power, N64 was stronger than PS1, Xbox and GC (and GC was cheaper) was stronger than PS2, X360 equivalent to PS3. In all those situation Playstation were able to outsell the competitors. This is basically the first time it was able to be the stronger console and the cheaper one (if we ignore WiiU and talk only launch).

So nope, Price and Power alone (and even combined) weren't the solo factors for PS win, perhaps only in USA and UK you can say that, Rest of the World the brand is so stronger than MS and Nintendo in gaming that even when more expensive and weaker they outsell them dearly.

 

N64 was stronger than Xbox; please come again?... And No, the Play Station Four did not have ANY competitor at a cheaper price other than the Xbox One.
I'm done talking about this; at this points all you do is coming out with random statements like that to defend your point.

Price (for the same kind of console + more power) was the biggest advantage of the Play Station Four over the Xbox One for the mass market which represents the majority of buyers, not Sony enthusiasts. And then the domino effects just propulsed the Play Station Four like crazy and it was just too late for the Xbox One. End of story.