Bofferbrauer2 said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:
I said the price cut was an excuse, not that other people said it was an excuse. And I said this because Kerotan's comment says : "For it's age and price. If it was $199 now it would be doing great. " Which is true, but it can be said for the Switch as well. Both are arguably overdue for a price cut, so I don't see the reason to imply the PS4 needs one and leave it at that. It's not like the PS4 is the only console in this comparison which could use a cut. They are both doing very well considering the price they are at.
Ironically I closed out of the tab right when you replied to me : P Here it is:
http://time.com/2848313/xbox-one-price-cut/
https://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9477625/ps4-price-drop-349-us
Sony cut the price of the PS4 by $50 like, almost exactly two years after their console launched (technically a month and two weeks before the 2nd anniversary). And the 3DS is infamous for having to have a steep price cut just like 6 months after launch. Which means that the Switch will probably go the longest without a price cut this generation. Though I do expect a Switch lite to be announced at $250 in a few months.
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Both are selling pretty well, Switch is even way up compared to last year and is even beating 2018 PS4 despite it's huge MHW boost early that year. Under these circumstances I don't see Nintendo dropping the price, the only thing I could see coming would be a console+game bundle for the 299$ pricetag, but no real pricedrop yet.
For the PS4, I'll wait for NPD for final judgement, to see if our numbers are correct, but after those disappointing December sales I'd say it's slowly getting time a pricecut. Don't expect more than 50$/€, though, PS4 sales are not crashing down like the Wii did in it's heyday
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I don't think Switch will actually get a price cut, I think it will launch a new Lite model that starts at $250.
I think PS4 will sell 15-16M. Which is pretty amazing considering how old it is. I don't see a price cut changing that prediction (cause it factors it in).
