i hope they do. i hope sony does too.  as i'm likely to buy whatever "service plan" they have anyways i'd love for them to knock a few bucks off of the initial purchase as a reward to me for being such a balls deep customer.  :P

I was talking about your sig which includes 4 and Horizon.

this, i didn't see anything in the article about a rumor, I just heard speculation no different than what i hear in the threads around here.

It has to be cheaper than last generation. The market conditions and economy has changed. Also if things were in line with inflation. Games would cost $100 plus DLC on top.

Same money buys better parts after 7 years. That means that the power will increase absolutely.
Same money in 2006 is less worth in 2013. That means that the power will be increased (but in a slightly less significant way).

If 8GB of RAM costs less than 512MB than Microsoft doesn't invest enough = Relative poor increase
If 8GB of RAM costs the same compared to 512MB than Microsoft invests the same = Equal power increase 
If 8GB of RAM costs more then 512MB than Microsoft invest more = Relative good increase

Ask an old person "How much a bread costs at a bakery" EDIT: back in the day ofcourse. Then go to the bakery and try to get the same deal.

Here's an article about inflation and console prices.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/177337/sizing_up_wii_us_price_tag_against_history.php#.ufiwcpyw_aq

VG247

Another day, another prediction concerning the next-gen console launch announcements. This time it’s print publication Game Informer, which believes we’ll see “special Apple-style press conferences” held by Sony and Microsoft around GDC in March.

Videogamer has plundered the pages of US publication Game Informer for details of when the magazine believes we can expect next-gen console announcements.

“We hear that both Sony and Microsoft are targeting special Apple-style press conferences to unveil their platforms near the Game Developers Conference in late March,” the magazine is said to report in its February 2013 issue.

“E3 in June may be the industry’s biggest event, but both companies want to give their systems their own limelight.”

This falls broadly in-line with the prediction made by Baird analyst Colin Sebastian, who yesterday suggested in an investor email that, “E3 2013 will be the most important game conference since Y2K,” and that “we continue to expect both Sony and Microsoft to host dedicated events before E3 to announce their new platforms.”

The analyst also suggested that the next-gen consoles could cost around $400 upon release.

Thanks Dragon246, for the GI tip.

Yeah those are reasonable pricing options (in theory).

I don't care what I have 2 pay just give me my PS4!