What should Sony do for the next Playstation?

[Chrkeller]

EricHiggin said:

Chrkeller said:

So next generation consoles come with a payment plan? Crazy to me. The whole point of consoles was price point/bang for buck.

Otter said:

I suspect Sony will explore new Hardware as Service or contractual models where DRM enforces a monthly payment for those who can't buy a PS6 outright.

So starting Price becomes low, like $199 followed by a $29.99 per month contract (24months) which includes the basic PS+.

To me, if you require a payment plan for the hardware like this, how in the world are you going to afford $70-$100 games, or $40 GAAS games with some microtransactions, or F2P with constant microtransactions?

If you can afford a $299-$499 console up front, I at least know you're much more likely going to be able to afford enough games during the course of the gen and beyond, to make it worth my while to subsidize it to get it in your hands.

A $399 PS6 Lite makes way more sense than a monthly payment plan for a $599 valued PS6 Handheld.

Don't forgot $10 a month to play online.