| zorg1000 said: Maybe but at the same time we have seen that publishers are afraid to raise the price of AAA games past $60 despite it being clear they should cost more. I could see the same happening with hardware where Sony (PS3) & Microsoft (XBO) both saw poor sales when they had $499 price tags and being nervous about releasing at those prices again, especially if they think the other will be cheaper. 360 was kind of a half step to getting the $399 launch price. PS2 was $299 ($436 today) at launch in 2000 and PS4 was $399 ($430 today) in 2013 but 360 launched in 2005 at $299 ($384 today) & $399 $513 today). If Sony is going to go above $399 for PS5 I think it will either be $449 which is similar to PS2/PS4 adjusted for inflation or 2 skus at $399 & $499 which would be in line with 360 launch price adjusted for inflation. |
Yup.... or the could also do that old trick of having two skus with the only difference being HDD size then just main the $399 SKU harder to find. And be able to market "starting at $399".
