SvennoJ said:
EricHiggin said:
SNY won't launch next gen above $499. That was the right price for PS5 this gen, if the economy had remained chugging along like it was. $299 for a few gens, $399 for a few gens, now $499. Or at least those should've been the launch prices. That's part of the reason why PS3 was so shocking.
PS5 Pro is only going to sell maybe 10% of total sales if it's lucky. If they sell PS6 for $599, that same crowd will buy it, and maybe some launch buyers who don't necessarily care about mid gen upgrades, but that's only a tiny fraction of the target audience.
SNY can't afford to do that, unless they plan on actually operating the ecosystem as if PS6 is really just a PS5 Premium, beyond Pro. I don't see that happening.
As for copying what XB did, SNY might do that if XB backs off or out of console hardware. If XB moves forward with the same idea next gen, or goes back to one single top tier SKU, I don't see SNY copying XB this gen because of how well PS5 sold vs the Series consoles.
Now if XB does back down on hardware, then SNY could possibly do that. Make PS6 a new version of the PS5 Pro, and launch a PS6 Pro at the same time. If SNY were to do that, around 2028, I'm guessing pricing would be $499 and $749 as things stand now.Â
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I'm guessing it's going to be a long generation, 2029 possibly. By 2028 $599 won't be as shocking anymore as it is today and will be worth less than $499 was in 2020.
But agreed, I can see a $499 and $749 launch happening. And another long transition period, supporting the PS5 well into next generation. To get that leap feel you'll have to go from Pro to Pro and skip the base consoles. Cross gen games until the next Pro comes out.
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$599 by then wouldn't be as shocking if inflation remains as is or somehow gets even worse. But if the worldwide economy is in that kinda shape by then, unless something else happens worldwide that creates a bunch of free time for people, you're not going to see the same great sales that happened early on in this gen. You would end up with another PS3 early sales scenario, if not worse.
In that type of scenario, $499 is the most SNY will be able to ask for a launch console, and sales would probably be just ok at best. Even if things start to turn around by then, $499 is all casual gamers will be willing to spend for a next gen console at that point. Not until PS7 could SNY ask for more at launch possibly.
