I don't agree.

A $399 MSRP would put it on par with the PS4, even if it was untethered from Kinect. Technically, the consumer would still be buying a slightly lower spec console, but that's not as important as the library of titles, particularly the exclusives.

It's a bit ridiculous to think that MS would have to resort to dumping the XB1 at $350 to make it competitive.

Maybe to Playstation brand fans who want to pick up one on the cheap as a secondary console, but if consumers are only choosing one without any sort of brand favoritism, a $399 MSRP will simply have them comparing platform exclusives and features. Value-wise they would be perceived very equally.

Ps4 already proved that you don't need exclusives to sell consoles, unless people really are buying the PS4 for Knack and Killzone.

I guess I could add change that marketing strategy to captivate gamers rather than captivating a demographic which doesn't buy consoles in the first place.

$100 - with a promotion saying that they have killer instincts as a free game.

I'm listening the early addopter talk since last year or demand will drop after that... in the reallity the causals already are buying PS4.

We'll most likely see a PS4 price drop when Sony releases a re-engineered SKU with a significantly lower BoM. The first update, which I'm sure is already well along the way in the design process, will be an invisible update and we probably won't see a redesigned PS4 (with a new external appearance for marketing purposes) until late 2015. That would be the ideal time for a significant price cut. 

This could change if MS drops price to $399 prematurely, but my guess is that neither company really wants to get into a price war where both are cutting profit margins to regain parity. 

So, not much point in little $20-30 price cuts. We would more likely see limited edition bundles at current prices before that happens. $50 is generally when most consumers will be swayed to buy earlier when starting with a $400 item. A $100 price cut from a $400 MSRP would result in more impulse buys from holdout consumers. 

KI is free... it is not a hardware seller game.

Ok, lol.  I don't think anyone really mentioned a price cut this year, so it seemed like you were saying it wouldn't get one next year.  Glad we cleared that up.

This is true if MS didn't damaged the brand and the console was launched with price parity.

Now they need to be cheaper to sell close to PS4.

I agree with you.

And i completely agree. As i said before, they have no chance in europe unless they are priced below the PS4.