Mr Puggsly said:
Well getting back to my original point, I can see $249 for 8th gen specs if the 9th gen consoles launch for $399. But what if the 9th gen consoles manage to hit $299 at launch? Maybe something like a X1X in GPU power but with a modern CPU, more/better RAM, etc. Essentially 9th gen games simply aiming for 1080p or higher when possible. If that happens, there won't be much interest in pushing 8th gen specs. Instead they may just try to clear out 8th gen inventory. |
A $299 base PS5 would make things interesting. As long as the XB1S SKU's didn't get too much cheaper than PS4, then PS could potentially wait for the base PS5 price to drop to cater to that sector of the market. Depends if XB Lockhart launches and how cheap it is. Also whether or not the base PS5 was subsidized at launch and how long it would take to get it down to $249 and lower. If it's like PS4 and sits at the same launch price for years and years, then I would guess a PS4 SS would still be worthy as long as it launches by late 2019, which I would then plan on a $199 price by late 2020 to go along with the PS5 multi SKU launch. This way in say 3 or 4 years, those cheap PS4 SS buyers would have the opportunity to upgrade to a $249 or lower base PS5 Slim.