There’s something unsettling about all this.
They are selling ps5 pro at an insane price tag.
What’s going to happen when PS6 is released? Are they going to sell it under the price of the pro? Probably not. So it means PS6 will probably have a starting price of, at least ps5, pro price tag. Are we going to see the next gen at prices over 1000€?
Will it? If they have no real competition, they could set the price they want. Because Nintendo is not an alternative and Microsoft seems to be aiming at other stuff that is not consoles anymore. And many people still think that a console is easier and less troublesome when you only want to play games (even though it’s not anymore the case).
Most of their games come out on PC now. We are not far off from some SteamOS based PC that works like a console. Sony would be crazy to think they can charge the same price.
The vr googles are a new product, so it could (and in fact did) flop. If you want to compare a new PS in terms of how could it be with the prices, you need to use the iPhones, that are already established in the market.
Same case: they offer a product that has a different ecosystem that only them produce and they can be considered without competitors (in the Mac /apple ecosystem) same as Sony would be if they had no competitors in the consoles market.
This is what happens when a market leader abuses its position.
If Xbox didn’t exist anymore, you can bet your bottom dollar that Sony would have started doing this the exact same day they gained total control of the console market.
No, Nintendo doesn’t count. They removed themselves from competing by making cheap low spec hardware. People don’t choose between Nintendo, Sony, or Xbox, people choose between Sony or Xbox, and also get Nintendo. Smart business move by Nintendo, bad move for consumers.
There’s something unsettling about all this. They are selling ps5 pro at an insane price tag. What’s going to happen when PS6 is released? Are they going to sell it under the price of the pro? Probably not. So it means PS6 will probably have a starting price of, at least ps5, pro price tag. Are we going to see the next gen at prices over 1000€?
The problem is that at those prices, a PC is a more logical purchase. PS6 will have to be priced similar to PS5, or it will underperform dramatically.
Will it? If they have no real competition, they could set the price they want. Because Nintendo is not an alternative and Microsoft seems to be aiming at other stuff that is not consoles anymore. And many people still think that a console is easier and less troublesome when you only want to play games (even though it’s not anymore the case).
Most of their games come out on PC now. We are not far off from some SteamOS based PC that works like a console. Sony would be crazy to think they can charge the same price.
I mean… Look at Apple. It’s not really that crazy to think that the next playstation will cost a thousand.
And what did happen to those apple VR goggles?
The vr googles are a new product, so it could (and in fact did) flop. If you want to compare a new PS in terms of how could it be with the prices, you need to use the iPhones, that are already established in the market.
They didnt flop because they are new. They flopped because there wasnt a demand for what they were selling. What was the price tag again?
Almost like the price was what killed it.
What does Apple or Apple’s pricing of products in completely different product categories have to do with this?
Same case: they offer a product that has a different ecosystem that only them produce and they can be considered without competitors (in the Mac /apple ecosystem) same as Sony would be if they had no competitors in the consoles market.
This is what happens when a market leader abuses its position.
If Xbox didn’t exist anymore, you can bet your bottom dollar that Sony would have started doing this the exact same day they gained total control of the console market.
No, Nintendo doesn’t count. They removed themselves from competing by making cheap low spec hardware. People don’t choose between Nintendo, Sony, or Xbox, people choose between Sony or Xbox, and also get Nintendo. Smart business move by Nintendo, bad move for consumers.
Just buy a PC, it will last longer and you can do a lot more with it. The PS6 will probably be even more expensive.