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VAMatt on 14 March 2019
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BraLoD said:
VAMatt said:

Man, I hope not.  That's asking for failure.  Hardware has to launch at $399 or less, lest it be crushed by whoever sells for less.  In this case, we (essentially) know that MS will have a lower priced SKU. So, a single SKU from Sony cannot be a premium unit, unless it comes without a premium price tag.  

No it doesn't have to release for $399.

People are so much used to pay a lot more for new phones early, XBX released at $499 and it was fine, the PS4 spent its whole life until now with just a 25% price drop. PS3 $599 days are long, long gone.

$499 is the best pricing to go this gen.

Of course that's my opinion.

Well,you could be right.  But, history shows us that a console that launches at a price higher than $399 will struggle.  Every single one that has launched with a price higher than that has had trouble, at least until they lowered the price.  

As for phones, most of them are subsidized, they're much more mass-market, and they do a lot more for the average person than a gaming system does.  So, I don't see them as a valid comparison.