Sony will not be at E3 2019 for the first time!!!

[Intrinsic]

twintail said:

Intrinsic said:

Not if the console you bought was called something like "25th Anniversary Limited Edition" and had a different color or whatever then 6 months later they release a "normal"h black version of the console. 

What makes you think that such a drastic price drop so quickly will be ok just because the console was originally a LE model?

Does it not make more sense, in terms of optics, to just release 2 SKUs: expensive limited edition model, and an original cheaper model. You get ppl buying in to what is a good price (399) while also being able to sell the $499 console. The limited edition will sell out either way.

No. Releasing 2 SKUs at once is not a good idea. Just look at the PS3. Its like no one remembers that there was a $499 sku.

Secondly, the first 5-10M people that buy a new console are usually the loyalists. The core fanbase. The early adopters, the least likely to be deterred by whatever price the console costs. And if you are branding that launch SKU as an early release limited edition console pending "full production" people will buy it as such. Some will even see it as a collectors item.

Either way, everyone will know that the "mainstream" cheaper release will be in 6 months. As you said, the limited edition will sell out either way.

All I am saying is that that only needs to be done for the first 6 months. And only if sony is making a $450 box that they will have to sell for $399... this strategy just gives them some breathing room.