Do you have a personal price barrier for a launch of console?

[Dust]

Not related to your financial status, is there a price you cannot justify buying the first batch of launch units?
For me that would be $499, anything over I am not willing to be technically a tester for the system even if I can afford it.

 

[TheInfinityGauntlet]

Not if the hardware justifies the cost

 

[lord_of_flood]

At launch, $400 would be my limit, and that's only if there's a game on the new system that I really want to play at launch. Otherwise, $300 is the right spot for me.

 

[Knight613]

Really depends on the hardware and software. But generally no.

 

[Imitatio]

449€ would be my absolute max.

(Generally don't buy right at launch, though. Switch being the exception.)

 

[neonglow]

Depending on price, I will just get one of the consoles and not both at launch. The other one will have to wait until the next holiday period or price drop.

 

[Richietto]

$400 is my limit always.

 

[banter]

Depends on what I'm getting for the cost. I paid $599 for a playstation 3. It had a blu ray player built in, which at the time were north of $1000. I won't pay $599 for an xbox series x or playstation 5.

 

[TheWooniestWoona]

$399 and I'll buy the new Xbox at launch. $499 isn't a bad price, but I'll wait.

$599 is not worth it at all for me.

 

[LightKiosk]

I could do up to $499 given the overall package. Any more and I feel like the inevitable mid-gen refresh at a similar price would sting a bit.

 

[Bigkrev]

My price barrier is probably around $800 (AKA what a new phone would cost me if I decided tomorrow to go and get one), but I'm probably going to skip out till Spring of next year unless there is some really big thing I care about that is there on day 1 that I can't play on my PC/PS4. I don't want to deal with the circus of preordering, I want to either walk into a store or press order on AMazon and pick it up from an Amazon Locker the next day

 

[Auron.90]

399€, but I don't think I'll buy a console on D1.

 

[bell wood's jet cola]

Not really.

 

[hrœrekr]

399
I could go higher. But knowing the first years are usually weak and a price cut is inevitable, I rather wait.

 

[Mahonay]

It's going to be a hard ask for me personally if either are above $499.

 

[shaneo632]

For PS5 I won't go over £450.

 

[Xando]

Probably 600 but if i get completely hyped i don't care

 

[Aprikurt]

Could be £200 or £900, doesn't matter a fuck if there's zero interesting games to play.

 

[Deleted member 18379]

400 dollars is the most I will spend at launch. A 100 dollars more and your ass doesn't even have the exclusives to justify the 400, let alone the extra money I brought to buy a game that's probably cross generation or merely a graphical showcase.

 

[MrS]

"Ain't no budget, price don't matter" - Lil B

Will be getting a PS5 day one regardless of price.

 

[Castor Archer]

I'll never buy a launch console. Higher price for lower build quality and few games just doesn't sound appealing.

 

[Friskykillface]

Now it's $500 max but needs games I'm interested in.

Before in high school x not paying bills or tuition it was like $700+
I was a fool with money

 

[PowerThroughLov]

No. I look at the hardware and make a decision on if I feel it's worth it, regardless of price. I'd buy a $1000 console if I truly felt it offered enough.

 

[Transistor]

I'm a consumer whore. I'll at least buy a PS5 at launch no matter the price. Microsoft still has a bit of work to do to sell me on a Series X versus just upgrading my PC, though.

 

[Rhete]

I will probably flinch if PS5 is above $500, I already play most games on PC

 

[Dest]

$500 is my limit for either box.

 

[RivalGT]

I dont care about the price that I pay, but I do hope its $399 so the system can sell well early on, and we can move on from crossgen games as soon as possible.

 

[LightKiosk]

I'm a consumer whore. I'll at least buy a PS5 at launch no matter the price. Microsoft still has a bit of work to do to sell me on a Series X versus just upgrading my PC, though.

Click to shrink...

Honestly should just go ahead and upgrade your PC at that rate if the PS5 will be a Sony+3rd party machine at launch. Leave the PC to MS exclusives via GamePass as it stands to be a great deal.

 

[daybreak]

Hard stop at $550 CAD. Extremely hard stop.

 

[Masoyama]

Way above $600 but not infinity. If there was ever a $2000 console like inflation adjusted price of the neo geo, I would have to think about it. But I already know Im spending a few thousand this holiday season between both consoles and games.

 

[shinobi602]

Don't really have a limit honestly. If it was something ridiculous then yeah but I mean...I plopped down 750 for my Galaxy S10. I'm willing to put up a good chunk for a new video game console, especially if there's a decent amount of interesting games.

 

[____]

Personally no. I bought a launch PS3 and didn't mind the price.

 

[0ptimusPayne]

Ive made a $1000 budget for Nov 2020, but Im sure Ill get away with saving a ton of that from selling my X and Pro, and the XSX and 5 coming in around $400-$500. Id feel like a clown for cashing out on a $599 machine, but Im sure I would do it for the XSX at least since its released specs are insane for a launch console. I still think it'll come in at $499, but I guess We will see.

 

[Mr.Vic20]

As long as there is equivalent performance value for the money spent, I'll pay what they ask.

 

[bushmonkey]

If the price is justified, there's no limit for me.

 

[mxbison]

Right now it looks like its just another box with decent hardware. I'm not paying more than 499 for that.

 

[Deleted member 31092]

I never buy any console that is more than 299, I can wait.

 

[Whatislove]

If it looks good enough I'll pay whatever is needed for a playstation console. For xbox, they would need to basically completely backtrack on their exclusive policy for me to be interested in buying their hardware since I can just upgrade my PC instead.

 

[t26]

Full BC means I need to get it Day one so I can get the most for selling my PS4 pro

 

[DontHateTheBacon]

There's a 0% chance I spend more than $499+tax on a new game console. Just too much money.

I don't care about inflation adjusted old prices of consoles. I do care about that in 2020, $499 for a console is the maximum I'm willing to pay.

 

[Deleted member 31133]

I've changed my mind. I'm so hyped I'm prepared to pay a higher price. I'll pay anything up to £799, which I think would be a fair price for the amount of tech we're getting. Hopefully it's lower, but I'm prepared to pay that much on day 1.

 

[Niks]

$499 is the absolute limit, and I would have to give it much thought.

 

[ghibli99]

$500, although in the past I've probably paid more for import consoles...

 

[Zombine]

$500 is my max

 

[Nayishiki]

399.99$ CAD is my limit at launch beacuse that like 460 with tax.

 

[Mendrox]

No limit but I will only buy one if there is something I want to play. Easy as that.

 

[_bemusedchunk]

I just bought a house, so going to say $47,990....

 

[LAM09]

£450 is my max

 

[Weebos]

If it costs more than $399 I'm good to wait. Especially at launch because launch games are rarely any good.

 

[LuigiMario]

Honestly planning on trying to pick up a One X this fall if I can grab one used for around $200 to get me through a couple years till the Series X hits a $350-400 pricepoint and gets some appealing bundles.