Mandalore76 said:
If one of them launches at $399, then I would be willing to buy at launch. And, it's not like there isn't speculation that Microsoft might try to undercut Sony's price this gen. Sony used the exact same tactic against both the Sega Saturn (announcing PlayStation being $100 cheaper just minutes after Saturn's reveal) and against the Xbox One (announcing being $100 cheaper the day after Microsoft's XB One's price reveal). Xbox lost a ton of marketshare this gen. There are two ways to gain that back. Timing, like they did with getting the 360 out a year earlier than the PS3. Or price point. Since both systems are releasing simultaneously again, the only thing they can go after is price point. So yeah, it actually is potentially possible that the XSX launches at $399, in which case, yes, that is what I would be willing to pay at launch.
PUBLISHED: 10:20, Wed, May 13, 2020 | UPDATED: 10:21, Wed, May 13, 2020
During its E3 conference in 2013, Microsoft told fans that the Xbox One would launch at $499 in the US. Sony announced a $399 price tag for the PS4 a day later.
According to industry analyst Michael Pachter, Microsoft will adopt a similar strategy for the launch of the Xbox Series X. Furthermore, the Wedbush Securities analyst said that Microsoft will wait for Sony to reveal its price before making the next move.
"Microsoft is being pretty smart about waiting Sony out here," Pachter said. "From what I've seen, Sony is going to have to charge $500 for their PS5, and Microsoft has a big balance sheet.
"If they [Microsoft] want to cut the price by $100 – just price below [PS5] and subsidise the first 10 million [units] – they will.
"So, I think that they’re waiting to have Sony blink first and then they’ll reveal the price and the launch date. It's going to be holidays, so very likely sometime in November.
"Very likely $400. And fans are going to get a lot for their $400."
PS5 v Xbox Series X PRICE WAR: Microsoft to use Sony's PS4 strategy against them
PS - Don't take this as me endorsing anything Michael Pachter says. I'm just using it to show that it is something that is in discussion, so not completely out of the question or irrelevant to the discussion.
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