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thismeintiel on 19 December 2018
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VAMatt said:
thismeintiel said:

It's not about price, but value.  That's why even after MS had all of those firesales on the XBO, the PS4 stayed ahead.  People knew it was a less powerful system, and had a smaller library, so even if it was $50-$100 cheaper, it didn't help in the long run and the gap continued to grow.  In EU, the PS is just going to win regardless.  PS is just a much larger brand there and people are loyal because of the continued value of the PS line.  Same goes for Japan, when making it a Sony vs MS battle.  If MS prices the XB2 base model for $50-$100 less than the PS5, but it is quite a bit weaker than it, than the value just won't be there.  Gamers will want a real jump in power from last gen, which includes the mid-gen systems.

It's also important to note that Sony has more bargaining power when it comes to component prices, after selling 100M+ PS4s.  They will be able to get a better performance for the same price.  So, I imagine that the PS5 will not be that far behind the XB2X, but can still cost ~$399, while the XB2X may be a little more powerful, but cost $499.  It'll once again fall into that sweet spot for price and performance balance.  It'll also be easy to see that power when the tech wizards at Sony's 1st party studios start to release game footage.

That is essentially what I just said.  You just switched the companies around.

Your point was about entry level price, not perceived value for said price.  You said just because it was cheaper than the PS5 it could drive sales.  My point is that you could have a SKU that was $299-$349, but was basically a slightly better XBOX (which itself would be ~$299 by then), but still have barely anyone buy it. Especially if for $50-$100 more you could have a much more powerful PS5.