Media Create Sales: Week 9, 2019 (Feb 25 - Mar 03)

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Kerotan said:

Miyamotoo said:

To gain even stronger sales and to sale even more games. Switch is entered its 3rd year on market, its expected in any case that will receive price cut this year, Wii and DS also had price cut but that time period, while for instance PS4 had price cut in less than 2 years on market.

What if they feel they can sell every single switch they plan to ship without a price cut? Again nobody expected Sony to be so laid back with the price. Me thinks it sold far better at 299 and the pro at 399 then they thought. 

By that logic than PS4 would never have gotten a price cut in October 2015 or September 2016 or holiday discounts in 2017.

Shipments January-September 2014, 9.0 million

Shipments January-September 2015, 9.4 million

Shipments January-September 2016, 9.7 million

Shipments January-September 2017, 10.4 million

Shipments were up in the first 3 quarters of calendar year 2015 and they still decided to give it a $50 permanent price cut in October followed by an extra $50 off for Black Friday.

Same thing with 2016, shipments were ahead of 2015 yet they decided to do another $50 price cut alongside a new model in the 2nd half of September and a further $50 off during Black Friday.

Once again shipments were up in Q1-Q3 of 2017 and despite this Sony decided to offer a $100 discount for Black Friday week and $50 off for a week in December.

 

PS4 was selling great at every point throughout its life yet Sony has given it 2 permanent price cuts, 2 revisions and holiday discounts every year so your argument actually supports Switch getting a price cut or lower cost revision.