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PS5 Price And Launch Supply Not Affected By Coronavirus

Sony's Jim Ryan talks about the debut of PlayStation 5, which is still without an exact release date.

www.gamespot.com

Speaking with GameSpot sister site CNET, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan confirmed that there has been no interruption to Sony's plan to launch PS5 worldwide later this year. "We remain absolutely on track," he said. "We're going to launch this holiday, we will have a global launch. And we're greatly looking forward to it. And we very much want the gaming world to look forward to it, too."

"Right now, we're not seeing anything saying to us there's going to be problems with quantities or we won't be able to launch the way we want," Ryan told CNET, matching up with what the company had indicated earlier this year.

In an interview with the BBC, Ryan also noted that the ongoing pandemic has not impacted a decision regarding PS5's price.

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On Price

PS5 Price Will “Provide the Best Possible Value Proposition” – PlayStation CEO

gamingbolt.com

PS5 Price Will “Provide the Best Possible Value Proposition” – PlayStation CEO

SIE chief Jim Ryan adds he doesn’t “necessarily mean lowest price.”

“I think the best way that we can address this is by providing the best possible value proposition that we can,” Ryan said. “I don’t necessarily mean lowest price. Value is a combination of many things. In our area it means games, it means number of games, depth of games, breadth of games, quality of games, price of games… all of these things and how they avail themselves of the feature set of the platform.”

 

[Nankatsu]

 

[dorkimoe]

oh yay short supply, Just let me pre order please.

I wish places would let me order even if its sold out and out of stock, and just ship when its back.

 

[Eimran]

Hate to be that guy but I'm sceptical. I expect a fast out of stock

 

[M1chl]

"Pandemic not impacting sales" well if you say so...

Edit: Forget how to read...

 

[Nankatsu]

Hate to be that guy but I'm sceptical. I expect a fast out of stock

If they enable pre-orders after June 4th, yap, pretty sure the stock will fly in an instant.

Anyway, I'm not worried, I still have a ton of games to play on PS4, and I'm not planning on getting the console right at launch.

 

[kyoji]

Sony's Jim Ryan: “We are going to launch PS5 this holiday and we're going to launch globally"

"A great deal has happened since we last spoke. Terrible things happening in the world, which puts everything that you …

www.gamesindustry.biz

 

[sublimit]

"Pandemic not impacting sales" well if you say so...

He said "it's not impacting price" not sales.

 

[M1chl]

He said "it's not impacting price" not sales.

Ohh...my bad then.

 

[Guileless]

He is really putting himself out there with these predictions. Will Sony not be affected by the problems Nintendo is having?

I hope he's right!

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

PS5 Price Will “Provide the Best Possible Value Proposition” – PlayStation CEO

gamingbolt.com

PS5 Price Will “Provide the Best Possible Value Proposition” – PlayStation CEO

SIE chief Jim Ryan adds he doesn’t “necessarily mean lowest price.”

“I think the best way that we can address this is by providing the best possible value proposition that we can,” Ryan said. “I don’t necessarily mean lowest price. Value is a combination of many things. In our area it means games, it means number of games, depth of games, breadth of games, quality of games, price of games… all of these things and how they avail themselves of the feature set of the platform.”

 

[GymWolf]

global pandemic situation: i'm here to ruin plans for everyone



sony:

 

[NickFire]

Oh gosh the hype is getting out of control and they've barely said anything. If their stream opens with Kevin Butler sipping coffee people are going to fall down from excitement. This is fun.

 

[MayauMiao]

Scalpers will be the another problem too.

 

[ThaMonkeyClaw]

 

[TexMex]

GameSpot headline says "PS5 might be in short supply" but his actual quote is "Right now, we're not seeing anything saying to us there's going to be problems with quantities"

what?

 

[Vol5]

Slayed me....Brilliant.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

GameSpot headline says "PS5 might be in short supply" but his actual quote is "Right now, we're not seeing anything saying to us there's going to be problems with quantities"

what?

I think they were trying to say it's gonna be flying off the shelves and sold-out, but the wording is not the best as it seems to imply something else

 

[NickFire]

I think they were trying to say it's gonna be flying off the shelves and sold-out, but the wording is not the best as it seems to imply something else

Maybe. My money is on an intentional bad news headline to drive clicks

 

[TexMex]

Maybe. My money is on an intentional bad news headline to drive clicks

Also what I took from it.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Maybe. My money is on an intentional bad news headline to drive clicks

Yeah, that's why I didn't use it as the thread title

 

[Knitted Knight]

Amazon bookmarked, Target bookmarked, Bestbuy bookmarked, Walmart bookmarked, Gamestop bookmarked. Soon as pre-orders come up I'll be there. I'm getting a PS5 day one, come hell, COVID or WW3.

 

[DGrayson]

Not affecting price.


Ok great, so whats the price??

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Not affecting price.


Ok great, so whats the price??

I am sticking with my $449 prediction. I have no idea when we will learn the truth, though. Seems unlikely we get price or box reveals next week...

 

[GymWolf]

Not affecting price.


Ok great, so whats the price??

600 non-affected dollars

 

[NickFire]

Not affecting price.


Ok great, so whats the price??

Come on Mr. Mod, we know you know. Now tell us. Go ahead.

 

[JTCx]

Best possible value?

$100 confirmed

 

[Knitted Knight]

Not affecting price.


Ok great, so whats the price??

They'll wait for MS July Event to see if they can undercut them. Almost a given at this point, specially if Lockhart is real.

 

[Optimistic Gamer]

PS5 Price Will “Provide the Best Possible Value Proposition” – PlayStation CEO

"Best possible" sounds like I get A LOT of money when I pick up a PS5.

 

[zeorhymer]

I'm in no rush.

 

[Jaguar Victory]

Wonder what they mean by "it doesn't mean it will be the lowest price". If Series X ends up cheaper.... fam...

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Wonder what they mean by "it doesn't mean it will be the lowest price". If Series X ends up cheaper.... fam...

I'd be impressed if they are both even the same price.

MS has been open with the "agile pricing" comments...we'll see

 

[Entroyp]

Sound like $499 to me

 

[sublimit]

Not affecting price.


Ok great, so whats the price??

IMO the fact that he says that the pandemic is not affecting the price sounds like he is confident about their pricing.

Otherwise he wouldn't have said anything and he would have used the pandemic as an excuse for a high price.

 

[Jaguar Victory]

I'd be impressed if they are both even the same price.

MS has been open with the "agile pricing" comments...we'll see

For sure. If MS managed to design a stronger box for cheaper or equal price that's a good job.

 

[Nikana]

Best value is $2.99. that's on par with the $3 meal deal at McDonald's. And you better believe that's a value.

I'm going with $499 though. I'll be buying it either way.

 

[REE Machine]

If they enable pre-orders after June 4th, yap, pretty sure the stock will fly in an instant.

Anyway, I'm not worried, I still have a ton of games to play on PS4, and I'm not planning on getting the console right at launch.

Same, learned the hardway with ps4, there was nothing enticing to play on it for twoish years. With TLOU2 and GOT coming out so close I'll be busy with those until I buy one prob a year in

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Same, learned the hardway with ps4, there was nothing enticing to play on it for twoish years. With TLOU2 and GOT coming out so close I'll be busy with those until I buy one prob a year in

I wish I had your patience.

 

[REE Machine]

I wish I had your patience.

The fact that TLOU P2 and GOT are coming out so close is why, if they didnt have two absolute bangers at the end of this cycle id be on board. My thing was when I bought a ps4 at launch it really had nothing to offer me until a year and a half in. I played killzone and its multiplayer prob everyday, granted it was fire but still

 

[godhandiscen]

I am preordering. Getting one of these consoles in 2020 is going to be tough.

 

[Vognerful]

I will go wild and say they will price above 500. I feel they will aim for an image similar to iPhone and that “this is the actual next generation console”. Sony has a huge base from this generation and I think they might be able to sell even with higher price.

in fact from the reaction of strong Sony fans, I don’t think they mind paying 600.

 

[SuperLupeRap]

PS5 Price Will “Provide the Best Possible Value Proposition” – PlayStation CEO

gamingbolt.com

Sounds like $599 don´t you think? The fact that he has to precise "not the lowest price" and focusing on "value".

 

[GymWolf]

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Sounds like $599 don´t you think? The fact that he has to precise "not the lowest price" and focusing on "value".

In the very beginning I thought 599 was in play, but I have come to think that 499 is the ceiling. We will see though. A lot of great tech in both boxes. Not sure how the pricing will play out

 

[captainraincoat]

The fact he mentions not lowest price means we probably won’t be seeing a price difference between them and ms

 

[Jigsaah]

I just had a bad thought. Is it possible they would open up pre-orders, but make you put an absurd percentage down? Like...half.

I mean i have a grand sitting aside for both consoles so it wouldn't affect me, but if the laws of equivalent exchange mean anything these days...something's got to give.

A lesser supply seems the likely culprit and the scalpers are going to have a field day with this.
Sorry to quote Full Metal Alchemist. I love that series.

 

[Hostile_18]

I just had a bad thought. Is it possible they would open up pre-orders, but make you put an absurd percentage down? Like...half.

I mean i have a grand sitting aside for both consoles so it wouldn't affect me, but if the laws of equivalent exchange mean anything these days...something's got to give.

A lesser supply seems the likely culprit and the scalpers are going to have a field day with this.
Sorry to quote Full Metal Alchemist. I love that series.

Places like Amazon won't change their pre order policy I don't think.

 

[ZywyPL]

In the very beginning I thought 599 was in play, but I have come to think that 499 is the ceiling. We will see though. A lot of great tech in both boxes. Not sure how the pricing will play out

I think most customers wouldn't be happy seeing a 200$ jump vs previous generation, if it was 499 back in 2013 and 599 now, no one would bat an eye, but 399 vs 599 would be too much for many to swallow, especially with current situation/economics. Besides, who know better than Sony how such price ends

 

[plip.plop]

This thing is not going to be less than $499. I personally believe it will be $549. This is why they emphasized components that are not only exclusive but leaps above anything that can be found in the PC realm. Sony currently makes the fastest SSD and that R&D to include keeping it cool cant be cheap.

 

[The Hamburglar]

how come every time this guy opens his mouth, I want to punch his face?