Not sure who you're talking about but I agree that MS's approach also is not awkward. Although Series X is a slightly strange name.
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Bloomberg: PlayStation 5's Bill of Materials have been pushed up to $450 due to scarce NAND and DRAM components
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I still don't believe it's going to be any more than $399. Abandoning that price point seems crazy to me.
At this point the hardware isn't going to change so I think the cheaper the better.
It's depressing to know that Sony's marketing department probably checks these boards to gauge how consumers would accept a higher price point and they find threads full of people like "I hope I can give Sony more money!"
True, but $399 is probably gonna be disappointing specs though. I won't be satisfied with 9TF which means I have to spend more on additional hardware. I wish they would just tell us what this thing is. They seem afraid tbh.
You are right on what you have you said but the reason why 500 bucks would be expensive because of other stuff we have to buy like smartphones and all. So yea you are right but 500 bucks isn't expensive like that when people run out and buy smartphones. I laugh at the thought that people can't afford a 500 bucks console but 1500 Samsung phone coming out in March 2020? They will be there.
I understand why they might be apprehensive towards a higher price. $499 plus tax is a tall order for a gaming machine, especially in Europe where VAT adds a hefty chunk to the price. Enthusiasts want the best hardware possible and that's also understandable but the price and hardware decisions at this stageare crucial for a console's success. I am very curious to see what they settle on.
Smartphones can be purchased on contract or incentives from the phone company.
I think only Microsoft offers a pay plan for Xboxes.
$499USD is at least $599AUD if not $650AUD. If it's that price, fuck you next gen. I ain't wanting PS2 era pricing.
The Smartphone comparison is nonsense because a Smartphone has a lot more value to the average person than a console. And it's not like the average person has the super high end smartphones anyway.
We're not talking about politics or other sensible topics, we're talking about videogames and videogames are not something necessary for our lives; me and others don't want a 499 $ console because we wanna make Sony more rich, we want a 499 $ console because we want a reliable and powerful hardware... 399$ would be 3-4 Tflops less than Series X.
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I always wait for a little more than a year to buy new hardware anyway, so I'll take the wait and see approach for PS5.
To each his own I keep the chrome....
I will just stop right here anyways. It seems people want a powerful system that cost 399 with all the tech that comes with it and that is ok, I guess.
Depends really. I don't mind wasting 500 on a console as long as its a good system. I won't be buying a smartphone for that price despite using it on a minute to minute basis. I still use my 6P, got a new battery last year and its doing fine. texting, calling, spotify and reading articles works on older phones as well.
There will always be early adaptors for any kind of tech. The price won't stay high forever. Others can jump in once its been reduced. A 500 PS5, if its marketing campaign is PS4 levels of smart, will sell out.
The flip side of that is Sony can go the Nintendo route and just be like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ they want to play the exclusives and they won't mind if it's less powerful.
I rather they both be equal in power as I intend to own both and the Nintendo philosophy pisses me off every time I turn on my switch.
I kinda agree. I'm sure that's the price point they would want to go for and until it's assumed otherwise I think that will happen (though if this information is correct I still think that makes $399 a bit of a pipe dream).
That was a very different time and situation. Firstly had they not taken that loss they would have handed the console market to MS. The PS3 would have been as dead as the Dreamcast if it launched for something like $800. Also those losses damn near sunk the company so I'm not sure that's something they want to repeat.
If next gen consoles reach that sort of price range I'm pretty curious how that will impact the adoption of next gen consoles. As you say here in Australia that's a big ask and IMO will severely impact the take up of next gen consoles.
The Xbox One launched for $599AUD so it wouldn't be completely out of the ordinary. What's surprising is the PS4 launched for $549AUD so the price difference between the two consoles was much smaller than in the US.
Yeah the $399 battle was mainly a US thing, elsewhere that price difference was far less obvious. Plus the Xbone on launch had bundles that were far better than PS4 bundles. In Australia that is.
Honestly if they are both up in the realm of $500+ I'm in no way inclined to buy a next gen in the first year windrow. I got better things to spend that money on and a console ain't one when big Navi is around the corner.
It wouldn't be possible for you to have a Switch if they went with PS4 level power.
I'm ok with not having a Nintendo handheld but a powerful docked and dedicated home system. Unfortunately I doubt Nintendo will ever do that again.
Sony can come out with something less powerful and people will Find a way to be ok with it is what I'm saying.
The epitome of a forum dweller. And spoken from a perspective that have no clue how these companies run at that level.
It's going to be ok.
Not sure how it works in other countrys but in Portugal ever single big tec store and isp provides you month payment.
Not just tec, you can buy anything in a monthy payment.
Nintendo can do it because they have taken that route beginning with Wii, Sony can't do it because users buy their console also for multiplatform games and not only for exclusives.
Monthly payment has almost always seemed like a bad deal in consoles because by the time you have finished paying there have already been offers and packs that give much more for less money.
Unless you're in a hurry and haven't money, it's not worth it.
Monthy payment is never worth it because of the extra money you pay.
But most peopel cant just pay 500$ upfront, so paying 30$ a month for a entertainment system ends up being a good deal in the end.
That is how i see it.
Yet with playstation 5 being out in a few months, hell more than a few. It''s not a very good excuse for not saving some money for it. You can even wait for until you can afford it. But in that case a monthly payment can be a good option.
Agree, but i dont have kids so i cant speak for the people that do have it.
Being something that is not essential, I think it is better to save and wait but, whatever, everyone has their priorities, you are right.
They are just different value propositions. A Smartphone may be more valuable to an individual person but a console is
more valuable to the entire family. When I'm not home my wife is using the console, the kids etc... It's constantly being
used by different people throughout the day.
Any multinational corporation who things that niche enthusiast forums are a good place to gauge the price average consumers (who haven't heard of stuff like 'ray tracing' etc) are willng to pay, deserves exactly whats coming to them.
Lmao, rest assured there's quit a long list of higher priority sources for these companies to base their market research for pricing on than enthusiast gaming forums, where they know most are picking it up regardless of price(assuming it's within reason).
That's cool, we didn't get high end consoles at all this gen, though.
aren't a lot of non-North American shows bigger than E3? E3 might have the most eyes on it, but more people attend other shows. that might be better since you can get the public's hands on the games
Dont be so sure. This is 'just get a second job' Sony were talking about.
In the next decade, digital will probably make up about 90% of all game sales in the west so having them playing and buying those games On your platform is essential as the profits will be enormous. I say eat up whatever cost it is and get the consumers to your platform ASAP.
same here, couldn´t care less about the release of this thing, it will come end of the year and if PS4 is anything to tell by, it will be scarce. that is all i need to know.
That's a line a credit. It's exactly like using a credit card, without the card
Yap, very comum stuff here.
Specealy because you dont need a bank and is very easy to set it up.
If you start putting away $50 a month from now it should not be an issue of money once it's released.