Which next gen full power console will be cheaper?

[DonFerrari]

Intrinsic said:
Of the PS5, PS5DE and XSX, surely the PS5DE will be the cheapest of the three. There is just no way that sony will make either of their PS5s more expensive than the XSX.

Funny enough, I think why both companies are holding onto their pricing cards is actually because f the XSX. And MS being concerned about what sony can do.

This is my theory. MS wants to come in at $499 with the XSX, and that's all well and good if sony is also going to come in at $499 with the PS5. But there is that looming possibility that sony could actually price the PS5 at $449 and the PS5DE at $399. Making the XSX the most expensive console on the market, which is something I feel MS doesn't want to happen at any cost.

The XSS will be $299-$349... but that's easy to fight cause it would be considered the weakest console. May even be referred to as a non 4K console. But it would be hard to show the difference between the PS5 (any model) and the XSX.

If it was Sony having the Series S and X model philosophy I could see they having less issues since they would base on brand power and momentum and not care about Discless and with disc but some less power competitor being cheaper (PS4 sold without issues against X1 even if for 5 of the 6 years it was regularly 50 to 100 more expensive). But for MS that is very delicate, since it will be a well you pay 100 more than Series S you get a PS5 that is 2.5x stronger than it, while MS then you need to justify paying another 100 for a 15-20% gain (justifiable but customers may not see it that way).

Sony in my mind just want to see the highest price they can put while still keeping at least 50 USD cheaper so people don't complain it is weaker.