Yoboman
Gold Member
Thread is not to discuss if Series X "holds back games" or anything of the like, but rather whether it was necessary from a business POV
With the launch of next gen consoles, MS made the unique choice of launching the low powered Series S alongside the main console
Seemingly there could have been a few advantages to this approach that we theorised at the time of announcement
1) Gain a competitive price advantage
2) Flood the market to gain the lead in unit sales with the easier to manufacture unit
3) Offset the impact of of the generational price increase
While they got the price advantage, it was minimised at launch by the $400 PS5 DE.
However I think it did help with them being able to message a $499 Series X, and disguise the higher cost of entry at launch.
I dont think it has helped them in driving larger adoption rates and I think overall the majority of users - particularly those in the launch phases have not been discouraged by high prices. Reflected in people buying PS5 and Series X way above market price
We are getting closer to the point of Pro consoles starting to come out in the next 24 months so it may be a case where Series S starts to become even more redundant
With the launch of next gen consoles, MS made the unique choice of launching the low powered Series S alongside the main console
Seemingly there could have been a few advantages to this approach that we theorised at the time of announcement
1) Gain a competitive price advantage
2) Flood the market to gain the lead in unit sales with the easier to manufacture unit
3) Offset the impact of of the generational price increase
While they got the price advantage, it was minimised at launch by the $400 PS5 DE.
However I think it did help with them being able to message a $499 Series X, and disguise the higher cost of entry at launch.
I dont think it has helped them in driving larger adoption rates and I think overall the majority of users - particularly those in the launch phases have not been discouraged by high prices. Reflected in people buying PS5 and Series X way above market price
We are getting closer to the point of Pro consoles starting to come out in the next 24 months so it may be a case where Series S starts to become even more redundant
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