Pagusas
Elden Member
Just people guessing based on whole sale prices, nothing anywhere near capable of being accurate though.
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Sony Flexible on PlayStation 4 Cost
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Just people guessing based on whole sale prices, nothing anywhere near capable of being accurate though.
Why would this be fun? Thats like all of this forum wishing for you to get hit by a car because it could be fun to watch.
You do know that when corporations lose money they fire people and that is bad for the economy right?
There are some who hate Sony. Plain and simple.
narcosis219
Member
All that matters is that MS wins
I assumed he was being sarcastic, responding to some of the completely irrational people who seemingly both love Sony and yet want the company to bleed to death by pricing the thing unquestionably low compared to even conservative estimates of its costs.
Unknown One
Member
Sony makes a great console and if they are willing to sell at a lost some people wants them to die...
HDD is standard on every unit. They've already confirmed that.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
$399 and lower please.
FiveFity.
yellow submarine
Member
Most likely it will be $499, especially considering that 8gig gddr5 cost, but it will be great if they can do some supply chain vodoo to bring it down to $399.
The Nature Roy
Member
I'd be ecstatic if it's $399 or thereabouts.
Kun Aguero
Member
£349.99 in the UK give or take £20 is my guess. Hoping for just one sku as well, I don't see anything they can do to differentiate the hardware of two separate sku's other than HDD size, and HDD'S aren't really expensive nowadays, so one large HDD sku makes sense to me.
metalslimer
Member
You really could if they were willing to take a slight loss. I mean considering this is the Sony that lost 250-300 dollars at the launch of the PS3 there will be a 399 SKU
you know these game journalists... of course he can say it will be much cheaper than $599.... $499 is a lot cheaper than $599.
if it is $399 and mandatory PS+, everyone wins IMHO. Well I win anyway. Or $299 and $10/month for PS+ and PS Cloud/Gaikai. I am down with that personally.
Paddington Bear
Member
Yeah, that's unfortunate, but somewhat understandable. Hate is probably too strong a word, but I can admit to disliking and disdaining Sony quite a bit, mostly due to their "attitude" and tone-deafness at the beginning of this generation. (Last generation, now?)
But I gotta say, I'm feeling like Sony learned some lessons in recent years, and I liked what I heard last night. Sony's alright in my book now, and I certainly don't wish bad tidings on them anymore. I don't imagine that I'm the only one that is coming around to that way of thinking this year.
(I'm a one-console, 360 owner who assumed that he would be purchasing a 720. I'm not sure that's the plan anymore, although I'll need to wait until a lot closer to the end of the year before making up my mind. Before last night, I figured that I might have to "hold my nose and buy a PS4" in the event that MS truly drops the ball. But now, I'm thinking that I could be pretty happy in the "Sony ecosystem".)
Back on-topic: I love to see a $399 price, but could rationalize $449 since Sony did go out on a bit of a limb with all that memory. Then again, aside from that pricey RAM, the rest of the console looks relatively modest. It's certainly less bleeding-edge than the 360 was last time, and MS managed to sell that at $399 without breaking the bank. (The RRoD fiasco broke the bank, but that's a different story.)
So yeah, $399 seems plausible, and I think they'd sell a lot at that price.
Pagusas
Elden Member
base model I see as $399 and a premium for $499.
We may see a $429 - 529 deal also, but I dont think sony wants to risk breaking the $400 entry barrier. I think a lot will depend on MS too. If MS launches at 349 or 399, we know sony cant ask for more then 399.
EdibleExplosives
Member
Please be no more than £350.
KimonoNoNo
Member
$399 single sku. Nice and simple.
With the outsourced RnD and more industry standard parts, costs should come down relatively quickly for them equals more profit down the line.
With the outsourced RnD and more industry standard parts, costs should come down relatively quickly for them equals more profit down the line.
Controllers are usually overpriced.
A DS3 is around $55, but not nearly that much to manufacture.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Two jobs? At the same time?
Marty Chinn
Member
I'm thinking it's going to be priced between $400 and $450 for the cheapest SKU. I think starting at $500 is probably too risky. As far as cost of RAM goes, I'm pretty sure Sony is going to eat that cost in the beginning with the hope that it plays out in the long run both in profits and overall longterm cost of RAM for the lifetime of the platform. Take a hit now for long term benefits.
What the heck is PS World?
Edit: Just google'd it and found out. It sounds more like a subscription (ala PS+), I don't think they'd be able to tie you into a contract with something like that.
Please please be affordable to consumers, I hope Tretton is hoping for $429.99 or something :/
I mean with 8GB DDR5 it just might be worth paying $429.99, but still think Sony has to avoid the mental block to be a real competitor next gen. $399.99 is the sweet spot... if they have to, copy Microsoft and subsidize cost somehow
I mean with 8GB DDR5 it just might be worth paying $429.99, but still think Sony has to avoid the mental block to be a real competitor next gen. $399.99 is the sweet spot... if they have to, copy Microsoft and subsidize cost somehow
MoonLightWave
Member
$499- $599.
Insane Metal
Gold Member
Me too.
There are people who don't like the direction that Sony thinks the gaming should go.
And talented people will always find new jobs elsewhere.
On topic, I think it will be at least $499 and Sony will be in (even more) serious financial trouble later.
Yeah, this whole thing reminds me of the PSV pricing threads back in '11 and then they announced 250. I'm betting the house on $400 being the price.
TheExecutive
Member
This is my guess.
Killing_Joke
Member
Am i the only one who hates the idea of a sub SKU??
The $99 360 is a scam. You're paying over $400 for 8 year old hardware, 10 years when the contracts runs out. Even if XBL carried over to the next box, why would you be buying a 360 in the first place. I guess we have no way to track how it's been doing but i guess people are eating it up.
With that said i expect MS to have their sub SKU at $299 ($660 with the 2 year contract). Their premium SKU at $399 no contract. No matter which SKU you buy they'll make bank with XBL.
Sony only has one option. 1 SKU for $399, free online with PS world or plus doing the same business as usual. If you want to stay clear of a HDD pissing contest, throw in a 1TB. But for me 500GB will be more than enough. I do expect a $499 price though which IMO is fair. But don't consider it a casual price.
The $99 360 is a scam. You're paying over $400 for 8 year old hardware, 10 years when the contracts runs out. Even if XBL carried over to the next box, why would you be buying a 360 in the first place. I guess we have no way to track how it's been doing but i guess people are eating it up.
With that said i expect MS to have their sub SKU at $299 ($660 with the 2 year contract). Their premium SKU at $399 no contract. No matter which SKU you buy they'll make bank with XBL.
Sony only has one option. 1 SKU for $399, free online with PS world or plus doing the same business as usual. If you want to stay clear of a HDD pissing contest, throw in a 1TB. But for me 500GB will be more than enough. I do expect a $499 price though which IMO is fair. But don't consider it a casual price.
Last Hearth
Member
The fact that Sony introduced a product without knowing how much they are going to charge for it is a really bad sign.
That means they don't have a business plan and vision to profitability when they conceived the product. They went with the "let's design a machine and *then* figure out how we're going to market and make money on it" plan, which is a really bad plan, and you know what they say about those who fail to plan.
That means they don't have a business plan and vision to profitability when they conceived the product. They went with the "let's design a machine and *then* figure out how we're going to market and make money on it" plan, which is a really bad plan, and you know what they say about those who fail to plan.
is removable hdd confirmed?
So you see it that Sony is planning to exit the gaming business world?
That cheap? Doubtful with that RAM.