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[JaseMath]

$399.99 and not a penny more.

 

[zychi]

$450, includes one game.

Must come with a wireless controller, decent size hard drive, and if ps or ms are going motion controls again, it has to come with kinect 2.0 or move 2.0 plus accessories.

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Or release Metal Gear Solid 5 and I will pay anything to play it.

 

[catotheyounger]

My ceiling is the cost of a next gen video card. 499-549 maybe. If a console subsidizes its cost with a premium service contract, even better.

 

[Artanisix]

$200 is the max I'm willing to go. I have a sexy gaming PC as it is and I mostly only play Dota anyway, so there needs to be some serious killer app along with a cheap pricepoint in order for me to hop on a console.

 

[Nakazato]

399-450 i will build a pc if its over 450

 

[hammster]

600

There sure is a lot of low ball offers in here for these premium products.

This is the price these people are willing to pay. I'm sure most the people "low-balling" realise they'll probably have to wait.

 

[amaron11]

My focus is purely retro games at the moment, so I'm really not going to be down for purchasing until they are $200 range.

Full BC might change that though.

 

[Death Dealer]

I won't think twice about snagging a next gen system at launch as long as it's $499 or less.

 

[InsaneZero]

$400.

Any more than that and I'd be better off just upgrading my PC.

 

[kittens]

$400. I'd only go higher if there's games I want bundled in with the system.

 

[Dark Octave]

$400 sounds like a reasonable number.

But then you include a game or two and tax and that kills that number.

But then I feel that $300 for the system is too cheap.

Add a couple of games and tax and the price is good imo again.

So in the end, I think $400 bundled with a game (or downloadable code for a game) worth playing would be perfect.

 

[pr0cs]

$500 CDN

 

[P44]

Three Fifty Quid.

 

[Pisuke1983]

499$ in the US. So for Europeans it will be 499€

 

[Skunkers]

$400

Will do $500 possibly if there are some major must-have like an exclusive new Mass Effect or Uncharted or something.

 

[TwEE-N-Toast]

$299-$399 as long as its the best sku and there is a massive rpg available when I buy the system

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Around £350 unless they absolutely blow me away with launch titles, which I doubt. If it's much more, I might just upgrade my PC instead.

 

[miksar]

It is somewhere around $450, but only if I'm 100% sure it won't be a Vita-like situation. And if there are at least 5 great games I want to play announced for the next year or so.

 

[Portugeezer]

~ £250 (that includes price of a game).

Could go £10 or £20 higher depending on the circumstances, but that is why these £200 - £210 Wii U's are looking tempting (basic model, I have a good external HDD and I prefer the white colour).

But I have never paid much more than £250 for a console.

 

[injurai]

$399 but I'd easily drop $700+ on a pc.

 

[VeryGooster]

$400 for the console itself if I deem their future plans for online services and their launch line-up valuable to me. The reality for me is I'm getting more comfortable with PC gaming and see myself waiting a bit into the next generation to build one.

 

[Dizzan]

I paid $1000 Australian for the ps3. Never again. I'm older wiser and much busier with life now. Will wait until they iron out any problems and the price comes down. I will always be a few months behind with games but I like that as they will be cheaper.

 

[Despera]

i think 499 is the most realistic price tag

and depending on what's being offered, it could be more than worth it

 

[Zen_Arcade]

600

There sure is a lot of low ball offers in here for these premium products.

There's no way that they charge $600. PS3 was a trainwreck launch and that was like seven years ago when the economy wasn't as bad as it is now. $600 now is a death sentence.

 

[Violater]

Five Hundred and Ninety Nine US Dollars

Same and it better come with an awesome bundle.

 

[Natiko]

No realistic cap for at least one. The second I probably won't pick up for over $400.

 

[knitoe]

$1000

Spoiler

PS4 & X720

 

[infinityBCRT]

Probably a combined $1000 for Wii U + Orbis + Durango

 

[creid]

Depends on how many Metal Gear games they have at launch.

 

[Casanova]

$600

 

[Vitacat]

$300 about 2 or 3 years after release. You know, when there are actually games worth buying that represent the system's true ability, bugs are worked out and prices have dropped.

 

[Mononoke]

$599.

Don't want to pay that. But I probably would.

 

[kittens]

$400 sounds like a reasonable number.

But then you include a game or two and tax and that kills that number.

But then I feel that $300 for the system is too cheap.

Add a couple of games and tax and the price is good imo again.

So in the end, I think $400 bundled with a game (or downloadable code for a game) worth playing would be perfect.

That's pretty much my exact thought process.

There's no way that they charge $600. PS3 was a trainwreck launch and that was like seven years ago when the economy wasn't as bad as it is now. $600 now is a death sentence.

Exactly. $600 in the current economy would be disastrous.

 

[SerOnionKnight]

$399

 

[doniewhalberg]

I'll be happy if I can get the top version of each console for £400, £500 after I include postage and two launch games. If it exceeds that they'll need to wait an extra few weeks

EDIT: That is with the assumption though that there will be say 2 games, and 1 or two more that I can pick up 2-3 weeks down the line, worth putting down £400 a console for. If the software isn't there, it's nada til it is.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

299. Preferably 199, but if this generation is any indication, they'll not get there (on viable SKUs) for years, if ever.

And it's a matter of want, not ability.

 

[ffdgh]

399$

 

[hypostatic]

$500

 

[Satchel]

If I'm being honest, I don't have one.

I paid $1000au for the PS3.

 

[Wiz]

Have a Wii U already and won't be buying either next gen systems for a while. If anything I'll build a gaming/work PC to carry me through next gen. So money isn't an issue.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Same as I spent on my WII U deluxe. Anything more and they will wait for a price drop.

 

[Bittercup]

400€ is ok, maybe 450€ if the system is really amazing.

 

[Fallout-NL]

4 or 500 euros (inc. tax) if there's games I want.

 

[Mokubba]

£400 for the base system and another £100 for games and accessories

 

[kpjolee]

I paid $599 for launch PS3. I guess I really dont have a price ceiling for consoles.

 

[Valnen]

Enough. I can probably do at least $600, if not more if I keep to my budget and save all year.

I also want to buy an HDTV. Hoping Panasonic has the cash to make one more model upgrade on their Plasma lineup this year so I can have an epic TV to go with my new PS4.

 

[Lo-Volt]

$300 would be a dream, but more realistically, $400 for the hardware at launch.

 

[OldJadedGamer]

$399.99 and not a penny more.

This is my view for a next gen system. I have a $199 amount for WiiU since hate my on my opinion or not, but I don't view the WiiU as next gen at all. So $399 for a true next gen system is my max.

 

[USC-fan]

$699 each

 

[Felix Lighter]

I don't think I'd pay more than $400 for a console unless there is something super compelling that we haven't heard about yet. I also don't have any desire to buy day 1 or really anytime soon. More than price, I'm waiting for software and services to justify a purchase. I can stick with PC alone until Sony or Microsoft or Nintendo shows me something I really really want and the value matches the price.