Radek said:
I think Pro will stay at $399 but we will get Pro Bundles with Batlefront 2, Destiny 2, COD WW II, Gran Turismo Sport and such. So you will get $60 game with your purchase. Xbox One X will be $499 with no game, so $560 with a game of your choice.
So Xbox One X with Battlefront 2 will cost you $558, while Playstation 4 Pro with Battlefront 2 will cost you $399.
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I agree. Brand new game bundles make sense for Pro now. PS4 absolutely dominated XB1 with a $100 price gap, and now that price gap applies only to the premium consoles. If you don't have $400, PS has another console for you, the PS4. Same as XB. Don't have $500 for XB1X, we also have XB1S. There is also the fact that PS held the PS4 price of $399 for a long time. No reason to assume they are going to change that same mindset now.
PS has all the momentum in the world at the moment. If the PS4 can outsell the XB1S for the same price without a 4k BD drive, then Pro can outsell XB1X without a 4k BD drive and 2 less Tflops for $100 less. If those 2 extra Tflops were focused more on 1080P and not 4k, then maybe it would be more of a problem, but 4k is still so niche in comparision to 1080p that it isn't going to matter much by the time PS5 shows up.
There is also the fact that these are supposed to be premium consoles, and by PS dropping the price of Pro, it makes it feel less premium, and also makes it look less worthy in comparison to XB1X. The closer they keep the price, the less people will wonder about the price gap. $100 is borderline, but at $150 less, people will pay more attention to what XB1X has that Pro doesn't.
PS1 - ! - We must build a console that can alert our enemies.
PS2 - @- We must build a console that offers online living room gaming.
PS3 - #- We must build a console that’s powerful, social, costs and does everything.
PS4 - $- We must build a console that’s affordable, charges for services, and pumps out exclusives.
PRO -%-We must build a console that's VR ready, checkerboard upscales, and sells but a fraction of the money printer.
PS5 - ^ -We must build a console that’s a generational cross product, with RT lighting, and price hiking.
PRO -&- We must build a console that Super Res upscales and continues the cost increases.