Robert_Downey_Jr. said:
zorg1000 said:
Sales in years after successor launched
PS1-20 million
PS2-40 million
PSP-7 million
PS3-6 million
PS1 & PS2 went on to sell very well after their successors launched with ~20-25% of their lifetime sales coming in those years while PSP & PS3 both fell off quickly and these years made up less than 10% of their lifetime sales.
The major thing you and alot of people ignore is how much emerging markets have grown since the PS1/PS2 days, consoles used to release years later or take years to catch on in these smaller markets which isnt the case anymore.
Here's an example, Brazil launch dates
PS2-Nov 2009
PS4-Nov 2013
PS2 launched 9 years after the main markets while PS4 launched at the same time.
As for price, here are the prices when the successor launched.
PS1-$99
PS2-$129
PS3-$199
The price has gone up with each platform so why are you so certain that PS4 will go under PS3 price?
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Didn't PS3 stay even higher than that officially? Plus it was higher due to cell tech almost never coming down in price at that point. So it was hard to get the price below a certain point. With the more common parts on PS4 coming down in price easier I think PS4 could at least come in a little under
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It dropped to $199 in Aug 2013.
https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/gamescom/a508489/gamescom-2013-playstation-3-price-drop-announced-by-sony/
PS4 could probably get lower than PS3 but they really havent shown any desire to do that. Slim & Pro are over 3 years old and have never gone down in price outside of temporary promotions.
Same with the S & X models of XBO, neither has gotten a permanent price cut since they released. Microsoft & Sony have switched their strategy to keeping the MSRP high and driving interest with temporary deals rather than the traditional method of permanent price drops every ~1.5 years.
