| curl-6 said: The thing is, we live in a world where the cost of components has raised the price of even a base PS5 to $650; the Helix, from all reports, is going to be staggeringly expensive in this economic climate, to the point where price will likely prove too big a hurdle to all but the most well off diehards and enthusiasts. |
I'll be interested to see whether they consider a reverse mid-gen upgrade situation. Right now I think they're going super high end to try and distinguish themselves and rebrand, whilst also removing themselves from the race. If the experience is great and it does well in its niche, maybe they will introduce a more efficent and weaker entry point system in 2029 or something when the actual general public maybe more interested in moving on from PS5/Series X...
I'm generally quite excited by MS being more freed up to explore different routes. I think the trouble with pricing now is that they have no interest in subsidising hardware going forward. I think Playstation however will accept a loss on at least 1 version of the PS6.
