thismeintiel said:
Sony also has the advantage that they are getting Navi, which, according to rumors, AMD has been working very closely with Sony on. My guess is that Navi is going be much more efficient, while MS is going to have to brute force their way to similar power using Vega. I think Sony will still end up with a slight advantage over the XB2. Or if MS does have an advantage, we are looking at another $500 machine. Either way, Sony is going to be in a good position next gen to continue their success. |
I see zero chance that MS releases a $500 Xbox, unless they have more than one SKU. In that case, there might be something at $500, if there's another one cheaper. They just saw how that $500 price tag affected sales at the beginning of this generation. inflation, at least in the dollar, has been relatively low. So that $500 is still $500. If they make that same mistake again, that would be one of the stupidest moves in the history of business.
Similarly, I see zero chance that they really say less powerful console than Sony, unless they truly are caught off guard. That's another mistake they just made, and certainly will have learned from. they have extremely deep pockets, and have shown lately that they are willing to spend and do intend to be a player in the gaming space. If anything, I expect them to be willing to take a hefty loss on console sales if necessary, in order to stay ahead of Sony in the next generation. Microsoft has a lot more ability to sustain losses for a long time if necessary, if they have a long-term goal in mind. It looks to me that they are pulling out all the stops to compete.
