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UltimateGamer1982 on 17 June 2018
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VAMatt said:
UltimateGamer1982 said:

Well according to phil at e3, he and his team who developed the X “will once again deliver on their commitment to set the benchmark for console gaming”. 

 

So sounds like he wants to build a beast for next gen as they did with the X. If they go that route for next gen, we could be looking at another $499 console. 

I wouldn’t mind personally. I hope they build a next gen monster. 

I hope for a "next gen monster" too.  But, I also hope that the platform owners have learned the $399 lesson.  That is:  if it costs more than $399 to buy in to your ecosystem, people will go elsewhere.  

And, yeah, inflation and all that, I know.  Still $500, at least to many of us in the US, starts to feel like a serious investment.  The average human brain doesn't adjust the price to 1985 dollars and compare the inflation adjusted cost to every console ever released.  It just says "$500.....shit, that's a lot"  

Exactly. But phil is in charge now and I’m sure he knows to keep the price in the $399 range. Hopefully.