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curl-6 on 22 July 2019
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Mbolibombo said:
curl-6 said:

I don't think market saturation will be a limiting factor here as once you drop to $250 and especially $200 you reach whole new segments of the market for whom $300 was too much. I think people are really underestimating how much a pricecut will do for PS4.

And while I don't expect PS5 to repeat PS3's mistakes, I think it's likely to be $500 which would leave room for PS4 to coexist for the first few years of the PS5 as an affordable $200 entry level system.

I find it hard to see it doing less than 130 million lifetime when its nearing 100 million while still selling decently at $300.

A drop will have some impact, but since it's been at that price on occasions before I dont think it will make wonders for it in the longterm. But we'll see.. i have my doubts. 

It's just, to sell less than 130 million it'd have to sell less than what, 33 million for the entire rest of its lifespan?

I simply can't see that happening when its still $300 and selling well, and its replacement is likely to be expensive thus leaving the door open for Sony to position PS4 as a cheap entry level device for years to come. It probably won't be completely discontinued til 2023 or even later. Even with sales dropping off massively after PS5 releasing, I think it will leg it out comfortably.