The PS5 is gonna sell like hot cakes regardless. I'm sure Sony what they're doing.
personally I don't think it makes sense to eat that much cost just to get to thatprice point.
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PS5 reveal is near. What's the price?
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personally I don't think it makes sense to eat that much cost just to get to thatprice point.
I'm hoping it's $449, that'd be a very solid price that would likely undercut XBSX which I expect to launch at $500
I voted $449 but I also think $499 is likely
I voted $449 but I also think $499 is likely
I'm very sure they know what they're doing as well. The only fact is that a price matched PS5 with the next Xbox is a worse value on the PS side at $499. If that's how they'd like to compete, so be it. I know Sony's first party can carry anything, even if every third party is going to show a disparity.
Yeah, sound too early for the latest Sony's announcement strategy.
But 500€ is the more realistic price... even if it a bit expensive
PlayStations brand power alone will get millions to buy it over series X. Games and exclusive features are just icing on the cake
£449.99, 499,99€ $529.99 will be super appealing in light of its advanced feature set if they can it price it that low. Whatever the price, I think this console will set new console sales records toppling the PS2 comfortably.
£429. $449
Premium enough without burning too much money. For Sony, hopefully enough to be $50 cheaper then their primary competitor
Premium enough without burning too much money. For Sony, hopefully enough to be $50 cheaper then their primary competitor
My sister got a computer once that was entirely paid for by ads. So there's some precedent
Weird tangent that is I'd like to discuss with people...
What colour will PlayStation embrace next gen? Blue again? We know Xbox uses green cases with black/green logos to show the Xbox brand on game cases. Nintendo uses clear cases with red/white logos to show the Switch brand on game cases.
Last gen, PlayStation had clear cases with black/white logos to show the PS3 brand on game cases. This gen, PlayStation uses blue game cases (blu-ray) with blue/white logos to show the PS4 brand on game cases.
Do we all expect them to stick to this? I imagine they will due to their use of blue lighting in the shots of the DualSense we've seen so far. I wonder how they'll tweak it though to make the new games for PS5 stand apart from PS4 games on the shelves. I have a similar thought about Xbox Series X cases too but let's stick to PS5 here :)
What colour will PlayStation embrace next gen? Blue again? We know Xbox uses green cases with black/green logos to show the Xbox brand on game cases. Nintendo uses clear cases with red/white logos to show the Switch brand on game cases.
Last gen, PlayStation had clear cases with black/white logos to show the PS3 brand on game cases. This gen, PlayStation uses blue game cases (blu-ray) with blue/white logos to show the PS4 brand on game cases.
Do we all expect them to stick to this? I imagine they will due to their use of blue lighting in the shots of the DualSense we've seen so far. I wonder how they'll tweak it though to make the new games for PS5 stand apart from PS4 games on the shelves. I have a similar thought about Xbox Series X cases too but let's stick to PS5 here :)
Especially in this economy. Demand for gaming is at an all time high. You can see it with the PS4 Pro as an example and that is being sold over $500 by some sellers and it is out of stock at its retail price in a number of places.
As Sony is a business, they could take advantage of current situation and start selling these consoles at a large profit if they wanted to as well to make up for the PS3 hardware losses ($599.99 price was actually a factor that allowed Sony to compete that generation, problem was rather it costing maybe over $800 to produce initially as well as the really high R&D costs and delaying of launch). Wouldn't blame them as they've got the new hot property in time for holiday season so even $50 to $100 higher than prices I mentioned earlier, I think it has a good chance of selling out really quickly. Kind of crazy that we almost expect them to sell such a desirable device at cost or even a loss when most other consumer devices have high mark-ups that aren't anywhere near as desirable and unique.
Sony's new smartphone is retailing at $1,199.99 and it will be out of date within a year so PS5 even at $699 would be seen as a performance bargain compared to PCs and smartphones. I don't see a problem for a groundbreaking console like PS5 trying to sell at least at cost or at a reasonable profit if they wanted to. Apple got a lot of competition yet they can make so much money on hardware and software still. PS5 has so many unique selling points over the competition this time around so puts them firmly still in the driving seat as long as they don't take the piss too much. Being even $50 or $100 more than a Series X would still be reasonable although it might help the competition gain more share than they would have otherwise and risk losing more on software in the long run. Regardless, I think it will be first home console platform to break 200 million sales.
Demand to try out the new controller feedback, try out true next-gen games, hear the audio difference and interact with the new UI and games at such fast speed will be such wow factors that will get even non-gamers interested to try and experience especially if they have a lot of time to still pass. For gamers, eradicating so many frustrating elements of gaming and heightening immersion will drive a new level of engagement.
Sony have been so kind these last couple of generations especially subsidising PS3 cost massively (PS5 probably could have been 20 Teraflops, 32GB Ram, and 16 Core CPU at similar PS3 launch hardware costs) and also selling PS4 at the price they did when they could have risen price by $50 or $100 given the strong performance of the console relative to its price point at the time which would have lead to them not having to eat the development costs so much and lead to a profitable launch year instead of a loss. They even gave away recently some decent games for free. Personally I hope they price PS5 as keen as £449.99 or even keener as I don't have any shares in Sony. I just hope I can get one for launch whatever the retail price may be, sure beats what the scalping prices are going to be!
I'm guessing $449. There's a chance of $399.
Yea, that's true I bet.
Yea, that's true I bet.
I'm gonna be bold here: I'm predicting 549+ . Maybe even 599+
I know they'd still be taking a beating by selling it for so cheap, but they are better off than selling at 499 or lower. I don't see how they make up the cost of these things efficiently @ 499. That's too low. The economy being where it's at could be a big argument for 499. However, Sony seems to already have made up their mind on price. They've already made comments about "value"/price:
This makes me believe that they are aware they may be pricey out of the gate, but will seek other ways to create value.
We will see for sure, but I do not think it would be wise to announce a price at their event in June. Not yet. But this is confident Sony we are talking about, and they seem firm on whatever number they have in mind... They might just go for it.
I know they'd still be taking a beating by selling it for so cheap, but they are better off than selling at 499 or lower. I don't see how they make up the cost of these things efficiently @ 499. That's too low. The economy being where it's at could be a big argument for 499. However, Sony seems to already have made up their mind on price. They've already made comments about "value"/price:
This makes me believe that they are aware they may be pricey out of the gate, but will seek other ways to create value.
We will see for sure, but I do not think it would be wise to announce a price at their event in June. Not yet. But this is confident Sony we are talking about, and they seem firm on whatever number they have in mind... They might just go for it.
I think Sony will go first for pricing in the end because Microsoft has more to lose. Even if the PS5 is priced a little higher I very much doubt it would affect their numbers much.
Can't see there being two versions with a difference in storage, they did that at PS3 launch and everyone just latched onto the pricier version. It would be a complete disaster.
