.... and the reason isn't debt problems.

For once the PS4 selling well gave the advantage to the X1.

We previosly heard that Sony and Microsoft can only manufacture at around 1M consoles a month. Although I think it was Pachter that said it, I think it's quite reasonable.

Now we know that Sony started manufacturing before release and with almost every manufactured console sold, it sold about 4.5M by the end of 2013. If in 2014 they continued to manufacture around 1M amonth, that would bring the total of manufactured consoles to at least 16.5.

Obviously we know that Sony sold 18.5M by the end of 2014 but this indicates that production and sales are quite close. This could mean that if they did decide to drop the price, if would have no effect. Yes they would of sold a lot more consoles quicker but would of ran out pretty quickly and would end up not selling much more, not outselling the X1 and would of made less money by selling at the reduced price. This is probably why Sony calculated what deals they could do and for how long, thats why we only had the limited time bundles for a few days.

Of course the X1 selling not as well meant that it could stock up better for the holiday and for the epic price cut onslaught we saw.

Or.........they as a corporation need all the money they can get.

But more likely, Sony knew they could do nothing last holiday and still win. Dem Europeans and Japanese ;)

Conspiracy theories are fun, but the simple alternative always seems to excape us.

Maybe, but after launch and early 2014, i'm sure they would have ramped up production to have plenty of stock.

Why are people still over analyzing this? The PS4 didn't get a price drop because it doesn't NEED one. That's it.

I don't know if it's true but hey, it makes sense for the most part and considering the lack of any sort of evidence about the issue at hand.

The only thing missing from this answer is the /thread portion.

Sorry for double post. Internet working funny.

But they wouldn't lose moner by having a price cut. MS know they can sell at a loss and easily make that money back through extra live subs and sofware sales. Why wouldn't Sony be able to do the same.

Sony lost sales to X1, sales that can't get back. That equals lost PSN subs and sofware sales.

Naw, the amount Sony got by doing nothing is more then enough to go around. And they know it. They are #1 after all.

Dem Euros and Japanese buy it up regardless of what MS does.

Sony wanted to enjoy the feeling of making profit a bit longer ^__^