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Price of the PlayStation 5 hasn't been determined yet. CFO says company is working with many unknowns, including it's competitor's plans
- Thread starter vestan
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So they're gonna try and undercut them enough that the (alleged) power difference should be less on (general, not enthusiast) consumer minds
Sony waits for Microsoft to announce price
Microsoft waits for Sony to announce price
infinite loop
Microsoft waits for Sony to announce price
infinite loop
I think Sony built so much brand and good will this gen they can set whatever price they want as long at it isn't above 499 and it will sell.
I think 400$ is completly unrealistic unless one of them takes a big loss tbh.
Considering Xbox One was $100 MORE and had a bad lead up to launch, PS5 better at least equal Series X price if it's going to be graphically worse (even if just a bit)
no no no, they're going to give them away for free, just to be sure!
You could read the comments a couple of ways. Not necessarily that the pricing hasn't been decided yet, but just that they don't want to disclose it yet because they're working in a competitive context.
The certainty of the headline isn't quite backed by the comments IMO.
The certainty of the headline isn't quite backed by the comments IMO.
MS has said that they too are sensitive to price. They will not repeat 2013.
launch day in the stores, both consoles are on shelves, console reps from both sides standing furtively next to their respective consoles, bunches of price tags clutched in their hands. the xbox series x rep moves to put the price next to the console and so the playstation rep shuffles into motion, sorting through their price tags expectantly, but then the xbox rep halts, it was a fake out. the two reps go back to silent waiting and observation, wondering who will crack first.
skip forward 3 years, the date is 2023 and still neither console has a price, both companies playing the long game.
skip forward 3 years, the date is 2023 and still neither console has a price, both companies playing the long game.
It's not necessarily price.
When you buy a console you typically get the machine, cables and 1 Joypad.
Sony could bundle:
A game or games
1 year PSN/PSNow or both combined
2 Joypads
The New Camera
Combinations of the above.
Beyond that it could also be about SKUs and storage.
Have a higher storage tier at the Same price and the lower tier 50 or 100 Euro lower.
When you buy a console you typically get the machine, cables and 1 Joypad.
Sony could bundle:
A game or games
1 year PSN/PSNow or both combined
2 Joypads
The New Camera
Combinations of the above.
Beyond that it could also be about SKUs and storage.
Have a higher storage tier at the Same price and the lower tier 50 or 100 Euro lower.
As i was expecting. Even if Sony does a conference in February / March, we're getting something a few weeks after E3. That conference will be to counter whatever MS has for E3, likely the price as well. They kinda did that in 2013 as well right? Or did MS also revealed the Xbox price at E3?
It'll be $500. I expect the series X to be more expensive than that
I personally think if MS didn't reveal the price First Sony would have announced it later
They both revealed the price at E3, but MS's press conference was first so it added to Sony's mic drop press conference
I personally think if MS didn't reveal the price First Sony would have announced it later
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Yeah that's how I read it too.
Not that they are waiting for Series X price to make their decision, which would be weird as they have to focus on their own BOM anyway.
Release day of consoles, guy walks into GameStop to buy one of the new consoles.
"Oh, this Series X bundle looks great! How much does it cost?"
GameStop clerk: "I DON'T KNOW MAN, NOBODY DOES"
Oh, yeah. No kinect this time as well.
It's gonna be interesting.
This is going to get real interesting really fast. It's clear Sony is planning to undercut the X no matter what the official price will be.
MS is likely trying to position their consoles so that there's enough distance between the two to make them both attractive. Too much distance and PS5 undercuts then both.
A $300 Lockhart and a $600 X are going to have a rough time against a $400-$450 PS5. Conversely a $500 X and a $300 Lockhart gets weird and a $500 X and $200 Lockhart seems like too much in losses.
MS is likely trying to position their consoles so that there's enough distance between the two to make them both attractive. Too much distance and PS5 undercuts then both.
A $300 Lockhart and a $600 X are going to have a rough time against a $400-$450 PS5. Conversely a $500 X and a $300 Lockhart gets weird and a $500 X and $200 Lockhart seems like too much in losses.
So it's a game of chicken then. My money's on MS bailing and announcing the price first...at three minutes to midnight launch.
Lol now anyone can assume which console will be strong or weaker based on vague pricing comments is kinda funny.
The Ps5 could easily be priced the same as the next Xbox. This also doesn't mean they don't have a price in mind. It's just they won't disclose it. They y'all about certain promotions. Hell they could bundle a game etc.
The Ps5 could easily be priced the same as the next Xbox. This also doesn't mean they don't have a price in mind. It's just they won't disclose it. They y'all about certain promotions. Hell they could bundle a game etc.
If I were Microsoft I would now hold back the price as long as humanly possible. Sony obviously wants to replicate the same situation as last gen when the PS4 had much more good press and goodwill due to the lower price (and no DRM).
The less time Sony has to react, the better. They'll have to set a price someday.
The less time Sony has to react, the better. They'll have to set a price someday.
