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Sony Plans Limited PlayStation 5 Output in First Year (Bloomberg)
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The same type of chess that has been claiming Series X will be 399.
If that was the case then why not just get an Xbox One S? That will be support for 1-2 years and will likely gain XCloud capability to play XSX games.
Those people weren't going to buy a next gen console anyway. They're super late adopters and will barely be investing in the ecosystem after buying the console regardless. Not the target demographic for Sony or Microsoft with their new loss leaders.
I have a couple of friends who play games every day, are still stuck on base PS4 or XBO S, are keen for next gen features such as fast load times and multi resume, but are still playing on 1080p screens in their spare rooms and won't be able to justify spending over £400 for a new console, especially in the current climate. That's where something like Lockhart could be an attractive proposition. Same goes for those looking to buy a console just for their kids - eg Little Jimmy wants to play the latest games only available on next gen, but does he really need 4k? Vast majority of games might be cross gen for the first year or so, but after that things will shift dramatically and that's where Lockhart could find its feet as a low cost entry point to playing those games.
But right now Lockhart hasn't even been announced, and we have nothing but a rumoured spec sheet. And we really have no idea on the ultimate list prices of any of the consoles.
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Other way around. They barely produced the $499 SKU. The only SKU readily available, and the one that had the most value, was the $599 SKU. The $499 was seen as a joke and inferior, and as a cushion to the true price of $599.
It doesn't matter, the console price was still raised after release.
How is it most value when you could grab a 100GB hard drive much cheaper than the premium it charged and replace it yourself? Unless a $2 memory card reader, wifi and some chrome trimming is worth extra $50-60 on top of the money you save by replacing the HDD. The reason they stopped making 20GB is because people mostly bought 60GB model. 20GB was basically sitting on shelves everywhere.
This popped up today, which I believe is the FCC filing for the Dualsense prototype:
fccid.io
I'm not sure there's much to glean from that - all the 'goodies' are marked confidential until October at least. The test report doesn't even carry normal specs like size/weight. It arrived at the FCC last December.
FCC ID AK8CFIZCT1 Wireless Controller by Sony Corporation
FCC ID application submitted by Sony Corporation for Wireless Controller for FCC ID AK8CFIZCT1. Approved Frequencies, User Manuals, Photos, and Wireless Reports.
I'm not sure there's much to glean from that - all the 'goodies' are marked confidential until October at least. The test report doesn't even carry normal specs like size/weight. It arrived at the FCC last December.
Lol This is nonsense. A well known and respected organization like Bloomberg News does not do controlled leaks
Provided there is more concrete confirmation regarding the titles that will be backwards compatible I will pick one up at launch, having a lot of PS4 games that I still love to play makes this a must buy provided they all work.
Not interested in the Series X as I have a strong PC that I keep up to date.
Not interested in the Series X as I have a strong PC that I keep up to date.
Who said bloomberg leaked it? Sony want Microsoft to come out with their price first. The higher they pitch, the better it is for sony.
I really doubt real businesses work like this especially during a year where a pandemic has disrupted everyone's plans.
The $499 model was never released in a bunch of countries and discontinued pretty quickly. If you were buying a PS3 before the price drop, you were paying at least $600.
No it looks like too much.
This SSD 1 TB 5GB/s is 200 dollars at retail* and it is comparable to the PS5 SSD, the controller is comparable too some elements aren't here but there is 1GB of DDR4 not in the PS5 controller.
We will say the PS5controller is not costing a few dollars more than on PS4, not better cooling system and use the 250 dollars of Bloomberg estimation for RAM and SSD.
SSD (Bloomberg estimation) 150 - HDD PS4(37) = 113 dollars
RAM (Bloomberg estimation) 100 - RAM PS4(88) = 12 dollars.
This cost 125 dollars more.
381+125 = 506 dollars much more than the 450 dollars of the other Bloomberg article.
*BOM + packaging + shipping and other cost + profit of Sabrent and retailer
Exactly!
One X launched at $499 so I don't see how people think the Series X is some how going to launch $100 cheaper?
I've always expected both to launch at $499, going in with expectations like $399 you're just going to end up disappointed.
What planet are you living on? Sony has shareholders to answer to. They won't take a bath on HW in these times neither will MS.
It depends really on how diverse each of the divisions in the Corp are. But you are correct, this isn't the 90s and early 00s anymore. If Sony took a $100 bath per unit on these consoles for the first year and it tracks 20% under what they sold that's still a loss in the billions and in a recession economy shareholders are not going to have confidence in that.
it will remain to see how agressive MS is willing to be. They may have been happy to sink money before covid to reach price parity with Sony. The reason I believe we look the MS is they have software and cloud to fall back on and Xbox only accounts for 10% of Corp profit. Sony on the other hand has a much higher reliance on PlayStation and is also exposed in the tv , movie and possibly components divisions depending on how the recession and government stimulus packages around the world are received.
TLDR: the wait is almost over. 🎶 don't worry, be happy 🎶
You all might think I'm crazy, but I kinda like a higher-priced PS5 because it grants me a better chance of them not being sold out at launch.
I meant 2022. A year and a half. Wb Bethesda and Sony have already confirmed to do ditching cross gen for most of their titles in dev. Ea is working on a next gen only Battlefield for next fall, and Ubisoft jumped ship fast last gen.
It only takes a couple to get everyone to switch, because it will he impossible to compete when restrained by current tech.
That's a terrible thing, sure, but I don't think that matters. There'll only be 5-6 million PS5's worldwide to go around the first six months, plenty of people will be able to afford the console at 499 - 549. The early shipments will easily sell out.
And anyway, these unemployed Americans wouldn't and shouldn't be buyung a luxury good that's priced at 399 instead of 549.
Just accept 499 and move on, especially in these times.
I'll also say if you're on this site as somewhat of an enthusiast, you'll pay that price. Or, you won't because you've just lost your job blah blah etc eitherway these are powerful boxes and the timing of them releasing only cements a more expensive price when they will be quite scarce.
PS4 stock took forever to come back in Europe, I remember November-March it was very hard to get a system
I'll also say if you're on this site as somewhat of an enthusiast, you'll pay that price. Or, you won't because you've just lost your job blah blah etc eitherway these are powerful boxes and the timing of them releasing only cements a more expensive price when they will be quite scarce.
PS4 stock took forever to come back in Europe, I remember November-March it was very hard to get a system
When it comes to money and business there's no rules in the western world.
I hope not lol
If I have to though I will spend that money.
I'm guessing $650-700
It's hard to say if it's the right approach or not until we see the games. Of course everyone is going to analyze them to death and decide all on their own they are not true next gen titles no matter how good they look all because they won't be Series X exclusives. I think what matters most is having good content. We seen how well Nintendo did with its cross gen game Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Looking back did the PS4 launch titles explain why it did so well? Truth be told Series X is going to get the same third party content as the PS5, so if there is a next gen Ubisoft game or EA game it will there.
That's about what I'm expecting here in Australia, which converts to around $800 AUD. I think Xbone Series X will be the same.
As soon as there is a hint of pre-ordered opening I'll be all over it. Day 1 or death!!!!
Or just wait for next allocation. I wont be happy though.
Or just wait for next allocation. I wont be happy though.
While his post is nonsense nearly all news reporting is controlled by corporations and governments. Nearly anything that gets printed is because they wanted it to be there. There is very little funding for investigate journalism.
PS4 sold 7 million consoles by April 6th, 10 million by August 10th.
www.gamespot.com
www.gamespot.com
Sony reports 7 million PlayStation 4 consoles sold worldwide
Sony states that their next-gen console has recently passed the 7 million unit milestone.
www.gamespot.com
PlayStation 4 Sells 10 Million Units, Sony Reveals at Gamescom
Sony announces impressive new sales figure for console at Gamescom today.
www.gamespot.com
I mean if you want to look at the big picture then yes corporate and government interests are everywhere, but we're talking about a video game console not some big political issue or controversy. There is little reason to think that this specific report is in bad faith.
Sometimes I feel like I should have to pay a subscription to read this board....
Yes because billion dollar companies work exactly how people on video game message boards would like to imagine they do.
I think there's some people who genuinely believe that if you wish hard enough for $399 it will come true.