The xbox X looks more premium than a ps4 pro, I have both, still people bought the ps4, so it tells us that the consumer doesn't care about quality, only games, so why bother using premium materials which will make it costly? Better do it as cheap as possible. The original ps4 also creeks when picking it up, looks cheap, controller joysticks was bad, poor battery, loud fan noise, loud cheap disc drive and it was a huge success.
Look at the wiiU, maybe the most premium console this generation feels strong and everything is built to last, it even has a TV remote control in it, a camera and a volume button, yet it was a failure. Look at the switch, cheap plastics, if you drop it the screen breaks, joystick issues, cheap stand, poor battery, yet huge success
I'd rather pay more for premium, money is not an issue for me, but the public in general don't care, only the games.
