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[magawolaz]

399 please

 

[waypoetic]

$428 is roughly translated to 2,850 kr. Add some bullshit numbers to that aaaand the PS4 will go for about 3500 kr's. I doubt that it will be that "cheap".

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

So £425 and 9 months later?

It shouldn't be. If it is $399 that would be the same as the premium 360 was at launch and that was £280 in the UK. So between £300-£350 is what I expect.

 

[Stellactic]

I would pay more. So much more. Just give me a powerful system that will last the 8 years it will take for the PS5.

 

[Darryl]

If it's not going to follow the WiiU into trouble, it's got to be $300 or less at launch.

i completely agree, it needed to be within the area of where a consumer would look at the two and see them as being equals. at $450 to nintendo's lowest $300 - it's not even close. nintendo is gonna win the price war easily.

 

[watershed]

I think I'll be waiting a year or two before purchasing any next gen hardware. We all know the price cut or sweet bundles are coming, especially if they stumble out the gate.

 

[Insane Metal]

US$ 449.00

That's expensive

Hasn't Sony learned? The 'basic' PS3 was sold at $499...

 

[Shinta]

As long as it plays used games, doesn't have region locking and has a huge HDD or the ability to freely upgrade without proprietary memory, I'm totally okay with this price.

Backwards compatibility and PS+ carrying over will be some interesting details.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

$399 would be absolutely perfect.

I could go higher, but it would be an extremely tough pill to swallow.

 

[ComputerMKII]

I'll pass. No way I'm buying a device that only serves to play games more than 150€.

 

[Jarmel]

Then it won't sell, since everyone will buy smartphones and/or tablets instead.

This is too funny.

 

[Slayer-33]

PS4 and 720 $399.99 USD

Believe.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Then it won't sell, since everyone will buy smartphones and/or tablets instead.

Uhh yeah alright man.

 

[metalslimer]

40k yen would bomb so hard in japan. And then the article says over 40k yen.

 

[Duxxy3]

$399 seems be the most likely then.

 

[90TilInfinity]

$449US or $499

Japanese prices are always higher than the US. $399 seems like the best bet.

So that means £379 in the UK, of course. (¬_¬)

 

[Fezzan]

I bet the morons at Sony UK will release it for £400, whoever is deciding the prices for PS in the UK needs to go, they can't do their job.

 

[Nibel]

I'm in

 

[Chamber]

$399 incoming. Take my money, Sony.

 

[Mr.Fresh]

Day 1 if true. My first day one console.

 

[AniHawk]

$399.99 ewwwwwww

 

[Delusibeta]

i completely agree, it needed to be within the area of where a consumer would look at the two and see them as being equals. at $450 to nintendo's lowest $300 - it's not even close. nintendo is gonna win the price war easily.

I was thinking of the iPad Mini or the Nexus 7.

 

[Wynnebeck]

$399 and I reserve my PS4 Day -1.

 

[guek]

So in 2015/6 for you confirmed?

Yup, about then. Should be good, my PC/WiiU will keep me more than happy between now and then and I'll be able to choose from an amazing software selection.

 

[schuelma]

I still think thats a bit too high for a really great start in the West, but it isn't insane.

In Japan..I think that will be a hard sell.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

$400 is a good price willing to pay up to $450 for day 1.

 

[Darryl]

This is too funny.

no, it's totally true. consumers have a tighter electronics budget than ever with tablets and smartphones becoming required-to-own devices. you're living in imagination land if you think otherwise.

 

[Ace Harding]

If it's not going to follow the WiiU into trouble, it's got to be $300 or less at launch.

There is no effing way they will launch at $300, let alone less than that. I could maybe see some shitty hadicapped Xbox 720 SKU with 10GB or something launch at $300 (with the "real version" at $400), but not a PS4 and I don't think Sony would make a baby version of its console just to hit that price point.

I think $399 is the likely target.

 

[Appollowexx]

I bet the morons at Sony UK will release it for £400, whoever is deciding the prices for PS in the UK needs to go, they can't do their job.

And probably 3-5 months later to boot.

 

[EekumBokum]

I can see two models of the PS4 being priced $450 and $500.

 

[fuenf]

It's funny I said as much this regarding the PSP and got banned once around here. But yeah making Europe wait this time, especially if Microsoft can get there first will be a significant issue.

Don't scare me , <3 Sony but I'd be severely disappointed if Europe is once again an after thought.

2013 and adequate pricing (i.e. not 1:1) would be awesome. I'm expecting neither.

yep same here 399&#8364; or 449 wouldnt even be that bad, but launching in 2014 would be really bad.

 

[~ZIO~]

US$ 449.00

That's expensive

Hasn't Sony learned? The 'basic' PS3 was sold at $499...

I think their stances on Vita when they released it show they haven't learned anything.

Oh well. Guess we'll just have to deal with it. I remain hopeful their new console doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[plainr_]

$399 is my prediction.

 

[Live Free or Die]

Not bad. I was expecting somewhere around $499. I would pay $1,000 if need be.

 

[Dalthien]

40k yen would bomb so hard in japan. And then the article says over 40k yen.

Yeah - "over" 40k probably means closer to 45k at a minimum.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

$399 was always the expected price point in my mind. It's the highest you can go without breaking some sort of mental barrier. But I'd pay 449 MAX if launch is great.

 

[liger05]

Whether it's PS4 or the 720 £399 is my limit. Anymore than that and I'll wait it out.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I would pay $400 for a PS4.

Yep. I would pay $500.

 

[Shinta]

I think their stances on Vita when they released it show they haven't learned anything.

That makes zero sense. They released it for the same price as the 3DS, despite it being more expensive to make. Everyone literally gasped in shock when they announced it was $250 because it was so much lower than they expected.

 

[Fezzan]

And probably 3-5 months later to boot.

Yep, and people wonder why the UK is MS land.

 

[Omikaru]

I'd guess £350-ish for UK? If it's £400 it's going to crater like PS3 did; that's only £25 less than that system was at launch. I said £299 was my barrier (including trade-ins and stuff, so it could be £350 RRP), however, and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Squire]

Oh, so it seems we should expect $399? Awwwww yeah. I haven't tapped out yet, breh!

 

[alr1ght]

Does Japan have a VAT equal?

edit: apparently it does. So $400 would mean $432 (assuming 8%) after tax in the US.

 

[JJD]

If it's 399 I think I'll bite at launch (depending on the games they offer obviously). If it's over that price I'll have to think about it.

BF4 Olimpia!

Do it! I want BF3GAF to stay together!

 

[Jarmel]

no, it's totally true. consumers have a tighter electronics budget than ever with tablets and smartphones becoming required-to-own devices. you're living in imagination land if you think otherwise.

First off you're assuming that smartphones and tablets are substitute goods with consoles when that really isn't the case. The experience offered by consoles are drastically different. You could make a valid argument for handhelds but that's like saying the PC market is going to die off because of consoles. There is very little overlap marketwise for consoles and tablets.

 

[Guevara]

anything under $399 sounds too cheap

 

[BigTnaples]

Awesome. I PRAY that I am spending at least $400.00 for a console that will last me a decade.


Otherwise I am paying for cheap shit.

 

[Loudninja]

Wasn't the rumor that it would have one 500GB SKU?

 

[scytherage]

That's the Japanese price so maybe, just maybe it means $399 for the US. There will probably be crazy hoarding once this thing comes out, so expect consoles on ebay for $600 or more.

 

[XenodudeX]

Too expensive.