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couchmonkey said:

I don’t follow gaming news like I used to, and CAN exchange rate might be blinding me too...but does it seem like console price cuts have come to an end?  3DS had one early on because it was flopping, but I don’t think it’s gone down $1 since then; did PS4 and XBox One get cuts when the “pro” versions came out? And, even if so, remember the days of nearly-annual price chops, or the $99 GameCube?

SanAndreasX said:
couchmonkey said:

I don’t follow gaming news like I used to, and CAN exchange rate might be blinding me too...but does it seem like console price cuts have come to an end?  3DS had one early on because it was flopping, but I don’t think it’s gone down $1 since then; did PS4 and XBox One get cuts when the “pro” versions came out? And, even if so, remember the days of nearly-annual price chops, or the $99 GameCube?

The $99 Gamecube happened because stores were carrying so much unsold inventory of Gamecube consoles that Nintendo actually suspended manufacturing of new consoles for a couple of quarters. Don't expect that with the Switch, which is flying off store shelves at $300 almost as fast as Nintendo can ship them.

Also, the Gamecube's launch price was $199.  So it's important to note that was the result of only 2 price cuts ($199 to $149, and then $149 to $99).  The PS4 has had the same number of $50 incremental price cuts over its lifetime ($399 to $349, and $349 to $299).