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Farsala on 03 November 2017
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flashfire926 said:
Farsala said:

It's purpose from day 1 was to make Sony more money. They didn't push the hardware limits at all, but they noticed a market for a mid gen upgrade and so they pulled the trigger a year ahead of the XB1X. The XB1X on the other hand, as far as I can tell barely breaks even. MS wants a better XB brand and good faith from consumers, thus XB1X. MS barely makes any money from HW anymore, so they aren't too worried about the XB1X.

I never looked at it that way, so you may be right. The profit margin is probably higher. but you gotta wonder, if this product gives you more profit, why not advertise it more? The launch seemed very low-key, and I would expect more than a 1 in 5 rate when the price difference isnt that much (with the exception of holiday months).

I personally think it would just bring more attention to the XB1X due to console wars. They are being very cautious saying that they can make an upgrade too, but they don't want consumers to associate the PS4 with being an inferior product. And I think PS4 Pro is much more profitable then XB1X, but the regular PS4 bundles probably make more money then PS4 Pro due to revisions/age.