Well, I do not buy consoles at launch anyway. But I promise you and anyone else, this will at the very least have the X1X launch price. I expect Sony will take some losses with the HW, that CPU alone is going to be pricey, it is expected to be a Ryzen 3000 class CPU.

Probably it will not exceed USD 499. I believe they will subsidized the price (thanks to the money they make on PS4). Also they will make more money on PS plus and can cover with that.   

I was thinking NVMe, because that makes the most sense given the parts, but I'd need to see more of the spec to give a conclusive response.

I am fine so long as it stays under the 600 range.  Once we get above that it becomes a bit much.

Nah. $499 is the likely (and logical) ceiling, but we don't have any numbers yet. Can't truly call it without clock speeds and RAM amount.

Considering the balancing of the system and that the "sensible" configuration you were talking in other threads being over 399 cost I would say this one probaly cost 599 but will be sold at 449 at launch.

but its not the same market situation as it was during the PS3 era, made worse due to recession, Now a days people are willing to spend premium on useless gadget. buying $1000 phones every year, not to mention Xbox X showed people now will pay a premium if it delivers on power. 

I think 500 will be the sweet spot for a tech that will stay relevant for 3 years atleast. 

449 sounds more like a sterling price.

Yeah, it'll likely be a $550-$600 machine intially sold at a loss (PSN and Plus will make up for this, however). Still, I don't rule out a $399 option, especially given, like I said, we don't know clock speeds or how much RAM is in it. 

But, unless you want this company to find themselves with another PS3, no one should expect anything higher than $499.

I am cool with 500