bolded: what does it offer? barely the same ps360 offer but costing $200 more? most people will pass.

And many more consider wii u to be woth more. the main factor are games wich wii u also has more than ps4 so it's cheaper AND has a better lineup. ps4 only has a bunch of cross gen titles and a few unappealing exclusives, most of wich won't be there for launch.

it's not hard for ps360 to outsell a console without any major releases. A price cut for wii u can certainly help by itself but is unecessary for competing with ps4/xone because wii u is already $100/$200 cheaper.

One model of the Wii U is $100 cheaper but the one that gives more space has a $50 differential to the PS4. Onlookers will look at both and bypass Nintendo this holiday season. They've been doing it with the PS3 and 360 while those are essentially the same price. This means the average consumer doesn't see the Wii U as next gen.

why is the price comparison in pounds and dollars?

I think they can afford to drop the price with the recent Yen fluctuation. They can afford up to a 30% drop at the moment. $70 price drop is not outa the equation.

give up already. wii u is the cheapest 8th gen option and the average consumer will favour it. and you can bet the ps360 will easily outsell the ps4/xone for a while.

The problem with the OP is that this fall no one is going to buy the Wii U instead of the PS4 and vice-versa. They are definitely competitors for consumer dollars, but not until 2014. This fall every PS4 (and XBOne) is going to be gobbled up by rabbid fanboys and tech heads who need the latest thing. Sony won't be able to make enough of them... just like the Wii U last Christmas. Once that surge is done, the real demand will be revealed and the battle for the lucrative mass-market will begin. At that point the mainstream buyer will be cross-shopping consoles and price will be a major factor. This is why I would expect a price drop in spring 2014 to coincide with the MarioKart release.

There are other flaws with the OP, but that's mostly just natural bias that comes with being King of Playstation. PS4 is not the cheapest Playstation because it is the first with an annual fee. PS4 doesn't have more games, and it isn't better looking. History also shows that general consumers won't pay more for more power. They will pay more for more perceived value, but microchips inside don't deliver that. The touchscreen is about as likely to make something seem high end as the processors. There is something to be said for the Sony brand name, but the Wii/PS3 debacle shows that the public can be convinced anything is worth more if it catches their imagination.

There is potential for a fall Wii U price drop, but it has nothing to do with what will be a sold-out PS4. It's the battle the Wii U is fighting with itself. If Nintendo finds that consumers will not pay $299-$349 for one of their consoles no matter what, they may need to drop the price. They may need to do this to move units because they simply aren't selling, but not because people are buying PS4s instead. 2014 is when the console war will begin in earnest, but Nintendo desperately needs to build an install base this fall if they hope to have any 3rd party support and more importantly any market traction. People buy what their friends have, and if no one has Wii U's by 2014 it will be a hard pitch to get them to start then when PS4s and XBOnes are readily available. I could see a desperation price cut to $275-$299 for Deluxe Wii U's if sales aren't improving, but if sale volume is moderate I would expect Wii U to get its price drop in the spring.

like how they are passing on WIi U?

$100 price cut the moment 3D World hits, been saying this forever now.


... Well, not the 3D World part since I didn't know what the 3D Mario would be called back before E3, but you get the idea.