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[Romulus]

No chance, unless they pull out some absolute magic in terms of first-party exclusives.

I'll wait for all the suckers to beta test the base model and mid-gen refresh before I hop in

Why are they suckers? Throwing around $1000 for alot of people for a modern tech device isn't much money at all. I know plenty in their early 20s and late teens who won't even feel $1000(itll be far less) and they get the advantage of playing ps5 when its actually somewhat powerful. And in the unlikely event it's a dud, so what warranty. I like how people that save a couple hundred bucks over the course of years think that's so smart, when the reality is you're probably doing something else wrong when you have think that way. Not singling you out because you didn't say anything about money saving in your post.

 

[Phil-NeoGAF]

I prefer neither being over $400 since I plan to purchase both. If they're over $500 before tax then day one will be a no go for me.

 

[SonGoku]

Yes but only if they skip on the speed limiting and disease ridden bluray tech.

 

[Gamezone]

Not if Microsoft release their library on PC.

 

[DonF]

No, cause technically I would pay $499 tops

 

[SonGoku]

No, cause technically I would pay $499 tops

Im curious why?

 

[DonF]

Im curious why?

I never pay more for a console, ever. With the ps4 I thought the price was right at launch, same with the pro (after selling my OG ps4). With the xbox 360 I got it for like $250, same as all my older consoles.

I actually upgraded my budget if you think about it.

 

[brap]

No, because I can almost guarantee you there won't be shit to play.

 

[Vawn]

Of course? You guys act like these consoles cost as much as a new car.

 

[SonGoku]

I never pay more for a console, ever. With the ps4 I thought the price was right at launch, same with the pro (after selling my OG ps4). With the xbox 360 I got it for like $250, same as all my older consoles.

I actually upgraded my budget if you think about it.

Just curious dont take it personally: You don't spend more money on other hobbies, phone etc?

 

[SpiceRacz]

Depends on the software. Otherwise, I could probably skip this entire generation and work on my backlog.

 

[FeldMonster]

I would pay $1000 for a high powered Xbox. Between my 2014 base Xbox One ($400), my 2015 Halo 5 Xbox One ($400?), and my 2017 Xbox One X ($500), plus multiple controllers, including an Elite and a Duke, I have spent over $1300, and that does not include games. If a single console would last 6-8 years, $600 is practically a steal. I mean, aren't there people who spend $1000 on a phone? Now that is crazy.

 

[Dlacy13g]

Again with this black and white choices... where is "maybe"? I won't commit to yes on consoles until I fully understand what they are actually offering for the price tag, but equally I am not saying no either.

 

[DonF]

Just curious dont take it personally: You don't spend more money on other hobbies, phone etc?

hahaha its 100% personal, but im not upset, at all. Its all cool.

I love gaming but I also hate how companies are evolving and how the market is changing. Like...phones have changed how we see technology now. Remember when the ps3 was introduced, $600 was crazy! Remember that the ps3 was even sold at a loss! Now companies can't fathom doing that! Now we have phones that are like $1000! and GPUs are also super expensive. Consoles were always $250, I accepted $400 with the ps4, cause I liked the specs. Right now I would love something powerfull (I actually feel that the ps4 has aged well, unlike the last gen) so $500 is the maximum i'm willing to pay.

I guess that if sony/microsoft can't create a powerfull $500 machine they've failed, and I'll wait for a price drop.

Final answer. Its hard for me to see the value of a console if its $500+

 

[jonnyp]

Yup.

 

[yoyo67]

I will get a ps5 for exclusives. I have a pc for xbox and uncensored games. If nintendo revises their console with a solid wifi card, I will get that as well.

 

[Gamernyc78]

525 tops (please don't ask me how I got to tht cap ).

 

[mekes]

If the specs proved worthwhile, even a £1500 PS5 would be worth it to me. I play mostly on the PS platform, and judging by what I spend on devices for hobbies to just try out... Yeah i would pay a lot. But the components of the machine still need to make sense for the price.

 

[Celcius]

Cell phones cost $700 - $1000, I'm not worried about spending $500+ on a console.

 

[Shifty]

Why are they suckers? Throwing around $1000 for alot of people for a modern tech device isn't much money at all. I know plenty in their early 20s and late teens who won't even feel $1000(itll be far less) and they get the advantage of playing ps5 when its actually somewhat powerful. And in the unlikely event it's a dud, so what warranty.

Dropping day-one money for a console that will be the weakest version of its platform, at the point in its lifespan when it will have the fewest games and most potential issues, seems like the kind of thing a sucker would do to me.

Warranty is all well and good, but it's still a hassle I'd rather not deal with when I can wait out a few hardware / software revisions (and a likely mid-gen refresh) to minimize the chances of getting a dud.

Plus, I primarily game on PC so the cost-benefit ratio just isn't there unless first-party exclusives can justify it.

I like how people that save a couple hundred bucks over the course of years think that's so smart, when the reality is you're probably doing something else wrong when you have think that way. Not singling you out because you didn't say anything about money saving in your post.

I'll be real, even disclaimed as not being a personal dig, this comes off as a generalized "lol dumb poor people".

Getting the maximum bang for your buck is good financial sense regardless of whether you're skint or loaded, though what that bang is will vary person-by-person.

If boarding the next-gen train day one outweighs getting a better product for the same or less money then more power to you, but that's not gonna stop me thinking it's a silly thing to do.

 

[Deleted member 752119]

I’ll probably wait for a year or two and some good sales or bundles regardless of launch price. I figure a lot more things will be cross gen this time and I’m not that fussed about graphics anymore the older and less passionate about games I get.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Yup.

But I will only buy the PS5 since I have a nice gaming PC and we will soon enough be able to play our Xbox library on PC so no need for the NextBox for me.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

$500? Pfffff..... Xbox X in Canada was $600.

 

[Tiamat2san]

Yep, I will buy them.
I am an adult, I work, gaming is a huge part of me, so yes.

 

[Kagero]

Small price to pay for hours of enjoyment. Dollar for dollar, still the cheapest form of entertainment. Unless you play with sticks in the woods.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Small price to pay for hours of enjoyment. Dollar for dollar, still the cheapest form of entertainment. Unless you play with sticks in the woods.

Yup. Excluding other things like games, online, an extra controller etc....

A $500 year over 5 years of enjoyment is literally about 30 cents per day....... or about 1 penny per hour.

 

[Barakov]

Depends on what's on offer. As it is I have nice gaming PC right now so both Sony and MS will have impress me quite a bit to pick up either one on release.

 

[Meowzers]

I'll live on a trashcan diet or 3 months if it means ray tracing shows my generic-faced captain's face reflection during a trophy celebration on Fifa 21.

If anyone's thinking about being Man Utd, then you may not see the benefits of ray tracing.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

yes but only if they promise to do Tokyo Jungle 2.

 

[CloudSolace]

The answer is yes.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Idgaf if it's £1000, give me a powerful console!

I already have a PC

 

[Romulus]

Dropping day-one money for a console that will be the weakest version of its platform, at the point in its lifespan when it will have the fewest games and most potential issues, seems like the kind of thing a sucker would do to me.

Warranty is all well and good, but it's still a hassle I'd rather not deal with when I can wait out a few hardware / software revisions (and a likely mid-gen refresh) to minimize the chances of getting a dud.

Plus, I primarily game on PC so the cost-benefit ratio just isn't there unless first-party exclusives can justify it.


I'll be real, even disclaimed as not being a personal dig, this comes off as a generalized "lol dumb poor people".

Getting the maximum bang for your buck is good financial sense regardless of whether you're skint or loaded, though what that bang is will vary person-by-person.

If boarding the next-gen train day one outweighs getting a better product for the same or less money then more power to you, but that's not gonna stop me thinking it's a silly thing to do.

Ps5 and Xbox 2 will be most powerful consoles when they launch, Just like the pro versions when they come out. Alot of ppl buy both, launch and mid gen. I'd did and sold my stock ps4 for a good price and got ps4 pro on sale. I get what you're saying because I didn't need to save money, I just did because it was easy..
I'm not saying lol poor people, some people are loaded and total cheapskates beyond being smart and saving money. My point is. It's okay to day one something that you have the money for and you're really passionate about. If ps5 is day one or even week one BC with a few dozen games i think the value goes way up also.

I have a nephew that's 20 and he could day one 50 ps5's and not be fazed in slightest, not advisable of course. But he wants one though and being backwards compatible he has a couple hundred ps4 games. I told him to go for it. His friends are even more wealthy. I just think there is a point when $500-1000 is like eating fast food for many and it's just absolutely nothing for many folks without it being "omg out of control splurger!!!!"

 

[checkcola]

In terms of my backlog of games I have at the moment, I see no reason to jump in to the next PS/Xbox cycles

 

[Badlucktroll]

My guess is, the next xbox will come in 2 SKUs, one for $399 and one for $599, and Sony with one Ps5 SKU sitting at a comfortable $499

 

[Clear]

I very rarely buy within first 12 months of release, but, if there was some title that I had to play, I'd definitely think seriously about it.

The big question is how "hard" is the transition going to be, in the sense of how quickly software releases for this generation's hardware dries up. Because its about the games after all, and right now I'm not unhappy with the level of performance/visual quality.

 

[truth411]

Yes, but I don't want to go past $500. Also the hardcore will buy the console no matter what, but after that.... The goal should be launch at $500 and get the price down to $400 as soon as possible to boost the user base.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Yes, but I don't want to go past $500. Also the hardcore will buy the console no matter what, but after that.... The goal should be launch at $500 and get the price down to $400 as soon as possible to boost the user base.

Fuck that, the goal should be to launch at $400.

 

[truth411]

Now a PS5 Pro, aimed at the hardcore gamer with 4k/60fps minimum with Max effects, I think that would be an opportunity for a mid gen Stronger/higher price point console. I'd pay $799 for that.

 

[truth411]

Fuck that, the goal should be to launch at $400.

If you want 4k gaming with minimum load time. $399 isn't going to cut it.

$399 back in 2005 (Xbox 360)
Is
$499 in 2020 counting inflation.

 

[Caffeine]

think ill just wait for the slim model

 

[LordOfChaos]

500 is about my limit considering conversion.

500USD = 668CAD, times 15% tax would be 768 dollars...That's just a mental barrier I'm not crossing for a console.

 

[-MD-]

Fuck no lol, I'll stick with my computer.

Unless Sony has a new Twisted Metal lined up they can eat a dick.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

500 is about my limit considering conversion.

500USD = 668CAD, times 15% tax would be 768 dollars...That's just a mental barrier I'm not crossing for a console.

Luckily, CAD prices didn't jump about 33% with currency conversion. They topped it out at 20%..... $500 US --> $600.

Still that's a lot. And who knows if next gen they won't do normal currency bumps and make it $649.99.

 

[Poikilothermy]

eventually this is gonna be the normal price

 

[Grinchy]

If Sony is crazy enough to charge over 500 for the PS5, it’ll be a nice piece of hardware and I will be fine with paying the price. It feels like a risky strategy though.

While people are willing to spend $800+ on a phone they only use for Facebook, they often don’t even know they are doing so. They buy a phone plan and pay for that phone monthly and just assume their high cell phone payment is normal. Those kinds of people aren’t dropping the full amount for the phone up front.

So a game console tucked away at their TV that they don’t see as a portal to all social interaction in their lives seems way too expensive to someone like that and they are the majority that Sony has to cater to.

 

[Zog]

Early adopters pay more, have less to play and will get the system with possible design flaws that will be corrected in later revisions.

 

[zkorejo]

I regretted buying a PS4 at launch. Nothing but remasters and mediocre games. If it's over 500. I will definitely wait a year or so.

 

[Aidah]

Whether I buy a PS5 or not won't depend on price, so it doesn't matter if it's more than $500 (in fact I'd rather it be no less than $500, of course with performance to match). As for Xbox, I have no interest in buying that.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I would never buy an early revision of any console.

thats what i learn from xbox 360... until this day i always wait 2 years or 1.5 years to buy a new console to find the errors of early version.

 

[BusierDonkey]

A $500+ console helps me justify spending the money upgrading my PC again instead. More and more Xbox games are coming over and I have little interest in the PlayStation exclusives. The idea that mid-gen console refreshes exist now further leads me to believe that at the very least I should wait until then to jump in. Why spend $500+ now when in a few years $500 will buy me a better version with and established library all the growing pains out of the way. This way I get to pick whichever one "won" and has the better exclusives. I also protect myself from the deadly blue rays.

Between the PC and Switch I have more than enough games to fill my time.