| rodea_sky_soldier said: It was $ 399 at launch (the 500gb version). Today, they're selling the 1TB version with games (bundles) for $250, and $199 on black friday. They're making any money? Or the first pricetag (399) was hyper overpriced? |
Consoles, especially very popular ones get much cheaper to produce with time, thanks to bulk deals with suppliers, design tweaks and steamlined production.
The standart ps4 they are selling now also isn't the model that they launched at $399 four years ago. It's the slim instead wich is a cheaper, less powerhungry steamlined version of the same components. Some premium stuff like the optical audio out is also missing from it.
Also, that $399 probably did leave some headroom for pricecuts, as the Ps4 recieved it's first pricecut relatively early for such a popular console.
OT: Danm. I expected the Ps4 to do well this BF and I also did think that the $199 would open up a new segment of the market, but somehow it never ceases to amaze me just how well the PS4 is doing.
Glad to hear the Switch is hanging in there too, at $100 more.
