Intrinsic said:
The PS4 is currently at 112M. I don't think its possible (even with the PS5) that it ends up selling only 8M units in the next 2-3 years. That would e the most drastic fall off of an outgoing PS console ever; maybe only second to the PS3. While I do believe that is exactly what sony would want (which again, explains why the PS4 is still $299), I just think its highly unlikely. Then again, its possible, and for that to happen would mean that the PS5 would really jump off to a great start. If there was a way to track sales of used consoles, then that would give u the data we need to prove this; if sony keeps the PS4 at $299 and drops the Proto $349, and have a PS5 at $399, they are basically saying "you've gotta be stupid to still buy a PS4 when there is a $399 PS5 on the market. And this strategy would instead push PS4 owners to sell their PS4s and add some money to that and get a PS5. You could be right though, in a best-case scenario of that happening, most "new" buys for a PS4 would be super budget-minded people picking up a used PS4 for around $199. Cause it just won't make sense to buy a new PS4 at $299.
What I don't see mentioned and that is of even greater significance; its the price of these consoles. PS4 launched at $399. PS4 dropped to $299 35 months after launch and has stayed at that price since. Would a $299 switch be pushing these kinda numbers? I mean just compare Switch sales this year and last year before the Lite. What kinda numbers would a $199 PS4 be pushing if say in fall 2018 the promotional $199 price became permanent? At the end of the day, yes... one can say this is fastest and so on, but context is lost when the price is not considered, cause price is one of the most important driving factors of sales. This is part of what really makes these comparisons just for fun and giggles. Its like comparing apples to oranges, not only are they two fundamentally different types of consoles, that they are is also reflected in their pricing. |
The thing is your comparing a new model that’s not even a popular model of the two (OG vs Lite). It’s not a price cut, a price cut for the OG model would be x3 more effective than teleasing the lite. In japan which is handheld land, Japanese heavily prefer the OG model over the lite.
And another weird thing since your comparing price, NSW hasn’t gotten any discounts on any models while ps4 gets temporary holiday discounts so then makes ps4 essentially cheaper.
As for the Lite, it’s a stripped down NSW, it’s priced good for what it is. A PS4 for $200 is equivalent to $100 Lite. You can’t only compare hardware to price. If you did why didn’t the Vita set the world on fire with being the cheapest model (PS Vita TV $100).
it was a stripped down handheld that was the opposite of the lite. Again price is a factor but comparisons isn’t always 1 to 1
example if ps5 is $350, that would be more valuable than a NSW at $300 just because the difference in hardware
