wombat123 on 25 June 2019
| The_Liquid_Laser said: Normally after a console has been out for 5-6 years like the PS4 and XB1, the price is below $300. If a person is willing to pay $300 for one of these systems, then they likely already have one. This is the time period to try to see to late adopters who want a cheaper console. Basically these consoles need a price cut. I'm not even particularly a fan of either one, but this type of business just seems crazy to me. I doubt they would be selling at a loss at $250-$200 and they already sell at this price during the holidays anyway. Basically their current model is to sell most of their hardware during the holiday season, because that is when these old consoles are actually at a decent price. Why not just go ahead and make the price cut permanent? |
Maybe they want to keep the price as close as possible to the PS5/Scarlett in hopes that the difference will be small enough that late adopters skip the PS4/XB1 and go straight to the 9th gen consoles with backwards compatibility.
