Global Hardware 18 April 2020 - PS4 and Xbox One Sales Up Year-on-Year

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Nate4Drake said:

LatiosGames said:
This might be the last week with the ps4 on top as each week passes the shortages for the switch are getting under control and the final fantasy VII craze is over as declining week two sales have shown so it might get one more week for the ps4 on top but then it switch steam ahead.

And this would really matters ?  I think you have the answer already.

 At this point the "arrogant Sony" should consider a price cut and enlarge even more the Playstation echosystem. Maybe it's just me, but sometimes even the hottest fan of a Console brand can smell the arrogance...or whatever it is.  I don't understand Sony lately...again it could be my mistaken perception of things, translated into unpleasant feelings :)

People have been begging for a PS4 price cut for years now, and it makes less sense to do it now than ever.  Why lower the price now when it's still selling, and they can't possibly meet increased demand during the pandemic?  I just checked a number of online retailers (US based) and the PS4 is sold out everywhere I've seen, unless you want to pay at least $350 for a slim on Amazon.

If Sony knocked $100 off the price of the PS4, they'd have to sell at least 50% more units than what they're selling now in order to break even.  In these times they can't produce enough to keep up with current demand, let alone 50% more.  Keeping the price stable now isn't arrogance, it's common sense.