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If the X lands at 12TF and the PS5 is sitting at ~9TF I could see there being a $100 price difference. Time will tell!
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How Much Will The Xbox Series X Cost?
- Thread starter digitalrelic
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Yeah, but that wouldn't really be "spitting distance." That is a 3TF difference which I don't see happening. If anything they will probably be within 1TF or less of one another.
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There's a lot of whispers out there that the PS5 is indeed under 10TF. But again, we won't know until it's official. Exciting times.
Phil said they will have the most powerful box next gen… I'm assuming that's no matter the price. So I think it's safe to say that Series X could be more expensive despite the PS5's price/power.
PS5 will be a good machine, but it won't be cheaper than the next gen Xbox (Lockheart) nor more powerful (Series X).
I personally dont think 600 is too much to ask for, but people here seem to entirely disregard the realities of inflation (500 in 2006 is 600 in 2019), so I guess we'll see. If Lockhart is really only 4TF, then it will prob only be 300.
In backyard countries like Australia and New Zealand this thing will cost a bomb due to shipping rates. Its not like you'd be able to get as many SeX consoles in a box compared to a Bone, plus the weight. I'm still sore that the PS2 launched at something close to $800usd after conversion (was $1200nzd compared to current prices of PS4 Pro or One X at around $600—650nzd)
Even with 3TF difference they may be in a "spitting distance" with how things are now. Teraflops aren't that important really.
449 - 499. Going on the specs it won't be super cheap but they can't make it too expensive either.
Microsoft make lots of money on Xbox Live / Game Pass subscriptions + software sales, so they will (or should) take a hit on the hardware to make it as cheap as they can, so more people buy it.
Same goes for PS5, with Sony making lots of money on PS+ / PS Now subs + software sales.
Microsoft make lots of money on Xbox Live / Game Pass subscriptions + software sales, so they will (or should) take a hit on the hardware to make it as cheap as they can, so more people buy it.
Same goes for PS5, with Sony making lots of money on PS+ / PS Now subs + software sales.
With Gamepass? Serious question.
I agree with the $499, but I don't see them making it back in software so easily. For now they are just interested in burning money to get market share. It will be a long time investment and great for the customer.
Not just GamePass. Remember they take a cut out of every piece of software sold on their digital store and whatever is on a shelf and whatever products they license for the system. It's a lot of money. If I sell you this box and take lets say a.. $200 loss on the box itself then I'll prooobably come out as a positive in most cases. If you have GamePass Ultimate for a couple of years, that's already $360 right there. Not direct profit but still money back. Plus 20-30% off of whatever games you happen to buy with the console and the extra controller you need because your first one breaks or unlike me you have friends and family who want to play with you... It adds up pretty quickly. Now apply that over the course of 6 years and you can see where the money adds up again.
GamePass will almost certainly be their biggest money maker heading into next gen, though.
Microsoft can have it as 499 with losses, the industry is moving to services so the loss per hardware in the beginning of the gen doesn't matter as much as it did previously. But I have a feeling that Microsoft is already losing money with Game Pass as a way of securing players to move to the Series X because they already bought cheap subscription for the future... let's see.
Phil said on stage at the Game Awards, Series X is the most powerful Xbox, playing it safe because they still aren't sure which way it will go, especially when lots of insiders recently have been saying PS5 had the edge when it came to power.
I don't think there will be much between PS5 and Series X tbh. I think they will both be around 12TFlops and around the same price.
Lockhart will be the cheapest option, when it's available / if it's real, of course
Depends on whether the lower-spec model releases on day one. If Series X is the only Xbox system being released on day one, then I can't imagine Microsoft pricing it above $499.99. If Series S or whatever is available on the same day, then I could imagine Microsoft pricing the Series S at $399.99 and the Series X at $599.99, though. Assuming that Sony doesn't have a second system planned right out of the gate, I honestly expect next gen to be similar to current gen in that Microsoft will cover both the low end and the high end of performance, while Sony will be somewhere in the middle. While I don't think Sony would ever pull another $599.99, I also can't imagine Sony pricing PlayStation 5 any lower than $449.99 with these specs at launch.
That said, I do think Microsoft has an edge with All Access, because the overall price of the console matters less when people can pay in installments.
That said, I do think Microsoft has an edge with All Access, because the overall price of the console matters less when people can pay in installments.
It's going to be $499.99 w/tax, guaranteed.
Microsoft aren't going to take a big loss off of each Xbox Series X console sold, not unless it's really necessary to undercut Sony.
Microsoft aren't going to take a big loss off of each Xbox Series X console sold, not unless it's really necessary to undercut Sony.
I think selling a $399 1080p console and a $599 4K console is suicide. If you're going to go through the effort of convincing people that a 1080p or 1440p console is something worth considering the price has to be noteworthy and $399 isn't, especially if the competition comes in at $499 and is significantly better than your $399 system and as close as to make no difference to the $499 system.
MS happily launched not just the OG Xbox One but the One S and One X at $499. It's a price point they're comfortable with.
MS happily launched not just the OG Xbox One but the One S and One X at $499. It's a price point they're comfortable with.
599 feels like the lowest it could be given the specs. I don't think many are gonna be happy with pricing on next gen.
$499 is already an insane price, MS really needs to hit $399.99 or $449.99 absolute max (and there better be a pack in game). I think posters are forgetting your average gamer isn't an enthusiast who posts on video game forums all day - mass market penetration price has to be lower than $500 IMO.