Tiago Rodrigues
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Source: GamesIndustry.biz
Sony really going for that 55M units sold by this year's end isn't it?
This is before the Spider-Man 2 release, the slim sku, etc...
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PlayStation 5 sales jumped 75% in the UK after price cut
- Thread starter Tiago Rodrigues
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Source: GamesIndustry.biz
Sony really going for that 55M units sold by this year's end isn't it?
This is before the Spider-Man 2 release, the slim sku, etc...
Captain Toad
Banned
Didn't they jump after the price increase too?
Just keep changing the price Sony. It's working.
Just keep changing the price Sony. It's working.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
Imagine a slim model with a definite price cut releasing right before Black Friday (possibly even cheaper during Black Friday) and Christmas this year. Specially with Spider-Man 2 bundled.
The only question is how many units can Sony produce tbh.
GHG
Member
Yeh I'd be surprised if it wasn't, once momentum is established at this price point they would be stupid to kill it.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
They are going to destroy when the new stuff comes out and their consistency in games continues.
Peak PS2 era minus the exclusives of that era. That's how you run a business.
Peak PS2 era minus the exclusives of that era. That's how you run a business.
mansoor1980
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TheThreadsThatBindUs
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No matter how well Starfield scores on MC, I don't see Xbox console sales competing with this.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
FunkMiller
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Well, no. Because you can get Starfield on PC.
Punished Miku
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Thats pretty much what Phil said. Everyone thought that was a crazy statement at the time.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
No shit!
Deal was that good I bought a second!
Deal was that good I bought a second!
FalsettoVibe
Member
Wow......looks like they are gonna hit their projected targets this FY.
Team Andromeda
Member
Poor XBox Era they still think the XBox got no issues
gaming_again
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As soon as I bought one at full price lol. Just needs some proper next-gen games...
Roman Empire
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Your sacrifice was necessary.
Doctor Hades
Member
The DualSense controllers have come down in price too here in the UK; from £60 to £40 so I picked up a blue one to use on my PC. A much better price. Now if only Sony would see (Dual)sense and reduce the ludicrous pricing on the Edge controller which currently costs a staggering £207 here in the UK from Amazon!!! That's half the price of a PS5 for a controller with a poorer battery life than the standard controller! Only Sony...
onnextflix5
Member
great now start investing some single player new ips, sick of remakes, remasters, gas games,
apple_of_enlightenment
Member
A price cut is always an indicator that things aren't going as well as hoped. Especially since high global inflation over the last year is effectively already a price cut.
Bernoulli
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V1LÆM
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could be but most likely they are trying to burn through stock in preperation for PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro next year
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
MS helping Sony make record profits. I wish they'd get their heads out of their asses and be a good competitor again. Not the retarded cousain who sells used cars nobody talks about at the family gathering.
akaFullmetal
Member
Stock is clearing out nicely. Slim will be out soon it seems.
Its a good thing these are actually being bought.
And when there are strong rumors of new models....does it matter how they get rid of current stock?
Unknown?
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Phew, never saw such irony in a post when compared to username. Lol
Fwackoboingo
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I am down by 24,3% but thank you!
(bought at 123USD/share)
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Interfectum
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GHG
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Spitfire098
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By that logic everything is going well on the Xbox side. Moving record number of consoles.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Thats pretty good and proves that the console was overpriced before.
The slim needs to come in at $399 and 350 pounds. And then reduce its price by $50 every year until they can hit $299.
The slim needs to come in at $399 and 350 pounds. And then reduce its price by $50 every year until they can hit $299.
supernova8
Banned
Imagine if they sell a digital slim for $299 with the blu-ray drive as a $100 attachment. They basically win either way. If you just go slim-only they've got you by the digital balls (only for the temporary $100 hit) OR you go for the blu-ray addon and they just banged you $100 for an external blu-ray drive lol.
Not saying they would sell it at $299 (at this point in time at least) but imagine if Jim Ryan appeared on stage at Gamescom (directly after whatever Xbox does) and was like
It really would be one of the best moments in recent gaming event history.
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CliffyB's Cock Holster
Just wondering if Sony's thought process might be that they can possibly force MS out of the console market completely by encouraging Xbox's logical path forwards being becoming a better version of Stadia?
Think about it; Objectively why does Xbox need a traditional console offering when they are pursuing a quite different model with XCloud and GamePass?
From a functional perspective an ultra cheap web-connected terminal device is a better entry-level offer than Series S, and from a performance/power perspective a PC is a way better option than Series X. They aren't making money on the hardware and in actuality they only really need a certain specification box for compatibility purposes; rather than filling the back-end datacentres with custom hardware why not use standard PC racks running a software emulation layer?
This way they could streamline their software development pipeline increasing output, actually make solid profit on the hardware while completely closing the Xbox ecosystem off from all competition.
The key point for me is that console hardware and the competition with the other console platforms no longer seems essential to their business model. If the number of consoles sold per generation continues to decline, but the total MAU on their services increases overall, the conclusion seems unavoidable that its simply a distraction that's draining resources at all levels.
So long as an Xbox exists as a hardware specification and a bunch of middleware libraries that connect to their platform ecosystem they can continue to rake in licensing money from third-parties.
Think about it; Objectively why does Xbox need a traditional console offering when they are pursuing a quite different model with XCloud and GamePass?
From a functional perspective an ultra cheap web-connected terminal device is a better entry-level offer than Series S, and from a performance/power perspective a PC is a way better option than Series X. They aren't making money on the hardware and in actuality they only really need a certain specification box for compatibility purposes; rather than filling the back-end datacentres with custom hardware why not use standard PC racks running a software emulation layer?
This way they could streamline their software development pipeline increasing output, actually make solid profit on the hardware while completely closing the Xbox ecosystem off from all competition.
The key point for me is that console hardware and the competition with the other console platforms no longer seems essential to their business model. If the number of consoles sold per generation continues to decline, but the total MAU on their services increases overall, the conclusion seems unavoidable that its simply a distraction that's draining resources at all levels.
So long as an Xbox exists as a hardware specification and a bunch of middleware libraries that connect to their platform ecosystem they can continue to rake in licensing money from third-parties.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
349 slim incoming with a 75 pound disk drive add on?
EverydayBeast
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Ps5 selling after a price decrease makes sense
yazenov
Member
Sony is going for the kill before MS builds any momentum with the launch of Star field. Violent Sony is best Sony.
DrFigs
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lol sameI am down by 24,3% but thank you!
