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EricHiggin on 19 November 2018
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twintail said:
EricHiggin said:

To me it also depends a lot on whether or not PS is going to have a large 25th anniversary event later in the year. That alone would be a major obstacle for MS. If PS were to add to that either new IP, $199 PS4 SS, $299 Pro S, PS5, or all of the above, it's going to eclipse Scarlet, unless it's something out of this world that blows up peoples minds and not their wallets.

If I were MS, and I were ready, but knew I had to deal with the PS 25th, I'd steer clear, even if that meant pushing the Scarlet announcement back until the early new year, and a launch by e3 at the latest. If I couldn't make that happen, I'd just give XB1X a full 4 years and try to have a worthy PS5 Pro competitor ready a year in advance for 2021.

I think some of you are looking way too much into these sort of things.

Nothing will hurt Scarlet in 2019 except a significant PS4/ Pro price cut. having a 25th anniversary sale is not going to stop Scarlett is selling really well out of the gates. Your first year of buyers are easily comprised of mostly those who were going to get Scarlett before it was even announced.

MS is so heavily focused on gamepass that as long as they get subscribers they can easily deter lower hardware sales. Ultimately having the constant revenue source from subscribers is where the money is at for them. Ms just cant afford to having a poorly priced product again.

Considering it's highly likely that PS4 and Pro will get a super slim and slim model, by holiday 2019 a $199 and $299 price point seems totally possible, aside from a potential PS5 announcement. What MS could do, while I wouldn't suggest it myself, is instead of wait like I would, they could announce and reveal at e3 2019, and launch shortly afterwards. That may give them a couple months on the market before a PS4 price drop happens, and maybe even longer before a PS5 announcement. That however would make it even tougher to launch with a worthwhile spec jump, even at $500, and would certainly be risky in terms of holding onto the power crown with PS5 showing up 6 to 18 months later.