Coulomb_Barrier
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PS5 has just secured inevitable dominance this coming gen assuming their first party don't crap the bed. Here me out warriors. The reason is the pricing strategy. PS5 was either going to be one of two approaches:
1. Most powerful console but with a hefty price tag and a decline in their 2:1 sales split with Xbox this gen
2. Powerful but cheaper console (36 CU GPU is a lot cheaper to produce than 52 CU in Series X) with a mainstream price and continued worldwide dominance.
Sony are not stupid so they chose No.2. MS it appears are quite stupid and chose to play second (or third) fiddle worldwide again with a premium console that can't hit mainstream price sweet spot or even get close.
How is the Series X, at minimum $500, going to sell in the vast markets where the price is going to kill sales stone dead? A worldwide recession, or one in US and Europe at least, is coming hard with Coronavirus shutting down industry for months to come. How's a $500 product gonna sell in that climate?
Also, but less significant, is Series X will have no exclusives, so it's pitched more against gaming PCs where it loses hard. And with all that power, PS5 exclusives may look more impressive because of this fact...
So fly at me with all your wrath ladies and gents, Cerny/Sony just pulled off a masterstroke!!!
1. Most powerful console but with a hefty price tag and a decline in their 2:1 sales split with Xbox this gen
2. Powerful but cheaper console (36 CU GPU is a lot cheaper to produce than 52 CU in Series X) with a mainstream price and continued worldwide dominance.
Sony are not stupid so they chose No.2. MS it appears are quite stupid and chose to play second (or third) fiddle worldwide again with a premium console that can't hit mainstream price sweet spot or even get close.
How is the Series X, at minimum $500, going to sell in the vast markets where the price is going to kill sales stone dead? A worldwide recession, or one in US and Europe at least, is coming hard with Coronavirus shutting down industry for months to come. How's a $500 product gonna sell in that climate?
Also, but less significant, is Series X will have no exclusives, so it's pitched more against gaming PCs where it loses hard. And with all that power, PS5 exclusives may look more impressive because of this fact...
So fly at me with all your wrath ladies and gents, Cerny/Sony just pulled off a masterstroke!!!
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