EricHiggin said:
If the PS5 is $500, then it doesn't matter when they announce. That's expensive enough that they won't have to worry that much about people changing their minds about buying a PS4. Most people who will be buying a PS4 holiday 2019, will be people who literally couldn't afford anything higher than a $199 price point, maybe even with a game or two bundled. The one main way I see PS having any kind of a problem, is if MS launches Scarlet late 2019 for $400, with the PS5 being $500. That seems pretty unlikely though because I think for $500 PS is going to make sure you get your monies worth without question, and unless Scarlet is heavily subsidized, a $400 XB in 2019 won't be enough of a jump for the XB crowd. With XB1X still being relevant at that time, and being at least $100 cheaper, many will upgrade to XB1X instead, and some will stay on XB1X. This doesn't really hurt PS in terms of next gen, as long as Scarlet isn't gaining ground. |
Do you really believe that, after the backlash that Sony got in 2006 and MS in 2013, that they will go for 500$?
I can't say it's impossible, but the chances of that happening or slim to none.
The 400$ price tag worked perfectly for them.
You can bet that they will do their very best to do the same.
Sony sold more than 80 million consoles with a price point above 300$. How big of a market is that that can only afford a 199$ price tag?
Those days of the magical 199$ price point are gone. Consumers are used to higher prices, now.
That 100$ price difference between XB1X and Scarlett means choosing between a old console and a new console; a console with now dedicated games versus a console that will have a new library of next gen games (from a bare minimum perspective of what next gen will be).
I think the choice to move to Scarlett won't be that "hard".
