News:

Willkommen im Notebookcheck.com Forum! Hier können sie über alle unsere Artikel und allgemein über Notebook relevante Dinge disuktieren. Viel Spass!

Main Menu

Post reply

The message has the following error or errors that must be corrected before continuing:
Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 120 days.
Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic.
Other options
Verification:
Please leave this box empty:

Shortcuts: ALT+S post or ALT+P preview

Topic summary

Posted by MarcelloBello
 - July 06, 2020, 16:01:02
I don't know... why would people buy the Series S at all? Will they really perceive a console which is weaker in terms of graphics than a current Xbox as next-gen? And without a boatload of stunning games to go with it? I think this is gonna be a rather hard sell outside of the hardcore Microsoft / Xbox fanbase. Maybe a good upgrade for owners of the OG Xbox who also know for a fact that they will be stuck with a FullHD TV for years to come, but outside of that group, I don't see the big appeal for anyone who actually craves next-gen power.
Posted by Valantar
 - June 20, 2020, 11:13:18
Quote from: Ralph on June 20, 2020, 10:31:39
I don't see the ¨hurt¨ for PS5 here. Nobody that could afford a new PS5 will buy this ultra basic version of an Xbox X because it is cheaper. In fact, nobody that owns a previous PS system will go for an Xbox as cheap as it could be.
Wait, nobody that owns any kind of PlayStation would buy an Xbox? Ever? That's a bit much, no? I own a PS2, PS3 and PS4, (also a 360 and Xbone), and I'm definitely getting an XSX. Might want to be a bit more precise with your wording there.

Brand loyalty is definitely a thing, but for the vast hordes of people who buy a console to play the latest Fifa/Madden/Whatever, a cheaper console that does "the same" could be a powerful value proposition as long as it is still tangibly better than the previous generation. And a big part of the point here is that not a lot of people can afford a $599 console, and even $499 is often a stretch. History shows that console sales take off when pricing nears $300.
Posted by Ralph
 - June 20, 2020, 10:31:39
I don't see the ¨hurt¨ for PS5 here. Nobody that could afford a new PS5 will buy this ultra basic version of an Xbox X because it is cheaper. In fact, nobody that owns a previous PS system will go for an Xbox as cheap as it could be.
Posted by Anonym
 - June 18, 2020, 17:11:22
Amazing rumour! Microsoft already did this strategy all the all back in Xbox 360, where they took a massive loss to sell it at USD$/€299 (core system) and USD$/€399 (premium).

The point is, the Series X must match whatever pricepoint Sony has for their PS5 "Digital Edition". Sony has the mindshare with their games catalog, so Microsoft cannot command the price tag they should have.

Oh, and they also need to stress the Forza brand a little bit more. Sony trumpets GT everytime they can. Forza has not reason to be shy, in fact, it goes far beyond just the simulator thanks to Horizon (and the great DLC content that always follows in Horizon). Be shameless, show the hotwheels expansion of FH3, then the Lego expansion of FH4, and end the presentation with the tone of "something even crazier to follow, soon(TM)" -- because that's all that Sony does, hypes stuff that will take years to deliver.
Posted by sarkaaara
 - June 18, 2020, 16:36:55
They could do it. Microsoft has some money to burn it. But the question is Playstation brand is very popular in Asia and Europe, they are more loyal to Playstation brand than Xbox brand. Time will tell if that will shift or not.
Posted by MOFO
 - June 18, 2020, 16:20:33
This is 100% BS.
No way they are taking that big a loss, it'll be pretty futile anyway , SONY dominates globally.
Posted by Valantar
 - June 18, 2020, 12:33:25
Yeah, I'll believe this when I see it. As in: never, as it's not going to happen. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but ... nope.
Posted by george
 - June 18, 2020, 08:48:16
The sales on japan alone is the biggest headstart for the PS5.
Posted by Redaktion
 - June 18, 2020, 03:36:12
Microsoft could be planning on releasing the Xbox Series X at a surprisingly low price of US$400 according to a tipster. Even more astonishing is the suggestion that an all-digital Xbox Series S console ("Lockhart") could be priced as low as US$200. Microsoft can afford to take a loss with its next-gen Xbox consoles and would likely hamper PS5 sales with these rumored prices.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Astonishing-Xbox-Series-X-and-Series-S-prices-would-put-the-hurt-on-PS5-sales-US-400-for-the-Series-X-console-and-US-200-for-all-digital-Lockhart.476805.0.html