" Update "When Can Sony Deliver A True Generational Leap? - Digital Foundry & Gamer NX

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VAMatt said:

BraLoD said:

Well it would be nice but it's not a need.

But they are definitely going for the $500 price tag, as will MS as well.

Honestly they could even go for $600 if both went for it together, it's not 2006 anymore, smartphones are yearly way above that, people are willing to pay that much for new tech if that's the norm, and we could get quite stronger hardware with that as well.

But Sony will not leap $200 on a single time, so it'll be $500.

I think it is a near certainty that both Sony and MS will launch at $399.  They've both learned the hard lesson of slow sales with launches above that price.  

PS3, and XB1 both sold poorly, because they were relative rip-offs for their price point. PS3 was $500-$600 because of Blu-Ray. XB1 was $500 because of Kinect. Both systems lacked backwards compatibility to entice users to trade in and upgrade. 

Edit: PS3 had BC, but only the $600 model.