| mjk45 said: I was basing it on being permanent going forward, but your right silly me, you are also right about price being king, still I was adding it as another reason to be taken into account, I feel with their talk about moving people onto PS5 at a greater rate than PS4, they will put the brakes on the PS4 by emphasising BC taking away one of the benefits of late gen purchase and if they do that while keeping the price as it is now it may work. |
Oh I agree with you entirely. And is what I have been saying.
Yes, we know that sony has been pushing this fastest transition to next gen narrative. Question is, how do they do that? Solution?
- Do not drop the price of the PS4, leave it at $299. Drop the price of the PS4 pro to $349 but quietly discontinue it.
- Make sure there is a PS5 SKU at $399.
That's it, keeping the prices of the PS4 as is, has the added bonus of further increasing the value proposition a $399 PS5. It also ensures that the PS4 holds its value in the used market. Why is that important? Because if a brand new PS4 costs $299, then a PS4 owner can sell his/her PS4 used for as much as $199 and it would be considered a deal. Even better when he bundles all his controllers and a few games to it.
That means that to that PS4 gamer going to the PS5, the PS5 would end up costing him/her only $199 if they are buying the DE SKU. That's how you get people to jump into the new-gen as quickly as possible. And of course, as you said, having BC plays a role. I would just add that it gives people that already ow a PS4 no reason at all to hold onto their PS4cosoles, so expect the used market to get flooded with P4s as no one is holding onto theirs.
