EricHiggin on 30 September 2018
Nate4Drake said:
EricHiggin said: Spider-Man or no Spider-Man, this 5 year old console is still selling at $299. No specific game bundle is going to make a jaw dropping difference in numbers from here on, not even RDR2. Only price drops are going to increase or continue the sales trend that exists. A $50-$100 drop this holiday and going forward will be necessary. |
Well, the ace in the sleeve of Sony...they are still dominating and they don't need a price cut right now. Don't forget it's the beginning of September, so don't expect crazy numbers.
If you ask me, I might see a price drop in Sept 2019, just my two cents. This together with AAA Top games, and PS4 will skyrocket towards other galaxies.
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PS don't need to drop price if they don't want to. They are so far ahead this gen it's over. That doesn't change the fact that losing momentum just makes it that much harder to gain it back, this gen and going into next. I think cross play is a decent example of this. I think PS saw some, or was worried they would lose some momentum, and implemented it asap. I think your going to see another $199 PS4 for BF, etc, and then either a $249 PS4 or $299 multi game bundle deals for the holidays. Early 2019 I think they will drop to a $249 price for most of the year. If new hardware shows up later next year, that would be the perfect time to drop PS4 to $199 steady.
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.