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

[VAMatt]

Cerebralbore101 said:

VAMatt said:

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. 

Okay.  But, the crappy launch-window sellers in that bunch had one thing in common - higher prices than their competitors at launch.