Can Sony afford to make PS5 more expensive than PS4 launch price?

[Nymeria]

Intrinsic said:

Nymeria said:
$400 at launch and get as many people to stay on the PS+ revenue stream.

This generation has been so much better for Sony I struggle to see them mixing it up in terms of pricing. they took the market for granted once and nearly cost them everything. They should remember how they grew, dominated, fell, and were reborn.

I think people arent realizing what MS releasing the XB1X at $499 has done for sony. That litwrally meama they can launch at $499 and drop the price to $399 a year later. 

I'm sure they can sell to at least 15M customers in omw year at a $499 price point. Especially if the hardware is powerful enough to justify such a price. ASll this also rides on what MS prices their console though, if MS says $499 sony will match it, if they say $399 sony qoll match that too.

I'm not sure Microsoft will factor into Sony's thinking besides not wanting to launch a year behind. With the Xbox One X think it is safe that Microsoft won't beat the PlayStation 5 to market.  Right now I expect a 2020 release of PS5 and X1 successor.  I think Sony will set price at $400 and then be on Microsoft to match or not.  I actually could see Microsoft waiting until 2021 and releasing a $500 system marketing it as more powerful option.