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Hardstuck-Platinum on 18 May 2025
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EricHiggin said:
Hardstuck-Platinum said:

It's possible that they go with a XBSS/XBSX strategy next time as, whatever they launch needs to be at a mass market price. Your right though, how do they launch a mass market product at a mass market price when the P55 Pro is already 700$ and the PS6 will be far more power in tech specs. 

PS3 was still $299 when PS4 launched at $399 wasn't it? Wasn't PS4 found to be a little underpowered? Not all that surprising because PS3 launched at $599.

SNY could possibly do 2 separate performance SKUs like XB Series, especially if XB does something like a handheld and super high end console. Though if SNY also does a handheld/hybrid, then that's 3 SKUs and I don't really see PS doing that, even if the handheld took the place of the PS5 super slim and was PS5 only, and I doubt they'd do that either.

A $700 or higher PS6 is doomed, unless PS6 games remain cross gen with PS5, all gen long.

I'm not sure it would be doomed. Now that MS is no longer trying to compete with Sony in the console space, it means they have it all to themselves. It's not like the PS3 where everyone could just buy a 360 instead. With the recent Xbox price increases it is very clear they are no longer subsidising the console price and therefore no longer trying to compete with Sony. Sony has no competitors anymore so where else is everyone going to go if they want to buy a next gen console?