Price drops by system by gen and ranked. xb1 just shy of xb,gc,n64

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theprof00 on 16 May 2014

8th gen:
WiiU:
US: 11months (Nov12-Oct13) ***discount on expensive model***
US: 18months without actual price drop

xb1:
US: 7months (Nov13-June14)
UK: ~4months (Nov13-last day of feb14)

ps4:
US: no price cut plans yet, currently 6 months without.

7th gen:
x360:
US 17months (Nov 05-Apr 07)
JP 22months (Dec 05-Nov 07)
UK 21months (Dec 05-Aug 07)

PS3:
US 8months (Nov 06-July 07) ***discount***
US 12 months (Nov 6-Nov 07) ***first actual price drop*** All three price drop regions was the new 40gb non-BC SKU
JP 13 months (Sept 06-Oct 07)
UK 7months (March 07- Oct 07)

Wii:
US 34months (Nov 06-Sept 09)
JP 34months (same as US)
UK 35months (increased in March, dropped in October)

6th Gen:
PS2:
US: 19months (Oct 00-May 02) ***Launched in JP in March of 2000, extending drop to 26months***

Xbox:
US: 6months (Nov 01-May 02)

Gamecube:
US: 6months (Nove 01-May 02)

Dreamcast:
US: 11months (Sept 99-Aug 00)

5th gen:
PS1:
US: 8months (Sept 95- May 96) ****console was already out 9months in JP before launch in the states, extending drop to 17months***

N64:
US: 6months (Sept 96-March 97)

Saturn:
US: 12months (May 95-May 96)

Notes

Fastest Price drop: ~4months
xbox one (UK)
Second fastest: ~6months
Xbox, Gamecube, N64 (Tied)

Slowest Price drop ~34months
Wii
Second slowest:~26months
PS2 (JP)

Where do you think ps4 will fall in place?

I think at the very least, it might have a drop in june of next year...so 19 months or so

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sales2099 on 16 May 2014

Very informative to see everything all at once.

Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles.

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theprof00 on 16 May 2014

sales2099 said:
Very informative to see everything all at once.

thanks sales!

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_crazy_man_ on 16 May 2014

Great info.

Dam Wii was a beast, and forgot how long it took the 360 to get its first price drop.

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BMaker11 on 16 May 2014

did you just streamline this?

http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Price_cuts

Because I know I've had this information for a while

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DirtyP2002 on 16 May 2014

Well they did not drop the price at all. They just put another system out, one that comes with less features and is therfore cheaper. And there is one bundled with a game now for the same price.

At the end of the day the Xbox One 5 million people bought so far is still $499 and has not seen a pricecut yet.

Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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Proxy-Pie on 16 May 2014

Dat Wii doe.

34 months and no pricecut, that's crazy.

What about handhelds?

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celador on 16 May 2014

UK has had £50 price cut after 5 months

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DirtyP2002 said:
Well they did not drop the price at all. They just put another system out, one that comes with less features and is therfore cheaper. And there is one bundled with a game now for the same price.

At the end of the day the Xbox One 5 million people bought so far is still $499 and has not seen a pricecut yet.

Nope