The next generation consoles are sold between 600-800 dollars. How do you react?

[fireflame]

A decade ago, Playstation 3 was sold for 600 euros. Let's imagine one or two of the consolemakers decide to release their system for 600 dollars minimum, up to 800 dollars.

How would you react? Is thislikely to happen because of inflation? Or will we keep consoles sold between 400 and 500 dollars?If the infamous Trump Tax stays, would it impact pricesin Europe to avoid upsetting American customers?

I don't see this likely to happen, but sometimes, companies can be overconfident and make awful decisions.Cold theyjustify such prices and sell this to you?

 

[Hollywood Duo]

Hard pass

 

[SuperYlvis]

Still day one.

 

[Sain]

I'll wait. $500 is as much as I'd be willing to go.

 

[OddSock]

I would hug my PC and use that as primary going forward.

 

[Dullahan]

Still day one, but will cry as I pay.

 

[Kuro]

 

[Ferrs]

I react by not buying them.

 

[Quinton]

By licking a Vita

 

[maximumzero]

Super duper pass.

Launch price should be $299. Maybe $399 for a "Premium" variant.

 

[The Albatross]

I react by not buying one.

I'll buy a console at $400, maybe $500 for a premium one, but $600-$800, no.

If I were a betting man, I'd say $400 as the base console price and then $500 might be an upgrade SKU. Inflation has not raised significantly enough in the US to make much of an impact on the price of the console. US $400 in 2013 is roughly equivalent to $440 today, and it's enough where console manufacturers would cut a corner or take a small loss to hit the $400 price point.

For tariffs, we'll see. I sort of suspect companies like Microsoft and Sony will lobby the feds to get some exception to a tariff if the proposedTrump tariffs on consumer electronic goods from China are implemented, or they'll take a short term loss planning for tariffs to be lifted; or they'd delay releasing the console if tariffs are maintained and drive the price up ~25%. The current expected launch date is ... what, like November 2020? I think it'd be unlikely that the Trump Administration would continue to pursue tariffs on consumer electronics going into holiday 2020, an election year. A legitimate 25% increase on consumer electronics goods at almost no perceptible gain to voters, during the holiday buying season, would be a really bad political strategy.

 

[Trickster]

I'll just continue to stick with pc, just like I've been doing for years and years

 

[Okabe]

I turn on my PC and laugh

 

[Bob White]

I dont know how they dont cost that much if they both use decent sized ssd storage.

Im there day one regardless though.

 

[Deleted member 8196]

I turn on my PC and laugh

Click to shrink...

^

 

[@TheFriendlyBro]

Look at my PC, give it some form of high five and then get on with my day.

 

[Tarantism]

Stick to PC.
Probably eventually get the Nintendo box but not until a sale.

 

[Deleted member 17207]

I'd probably start researching Google Stadia.

 

[linkboy]

I won't get them.

I don't have that type of money to drop on a game console.

 

[Reckheim]

Get a new video card instead.

 

[abellwillring]

I wait it out. The price will fall if it starts that high -- we've already seen it happen once and it would happen again.

 

[DonaldKimball]

I'll get one as always and buy the other one even later than usual.

 

[skillzilla81]

Think how much I'll have to put aside per month until launch so that it's not a huge hit to my disposable income for the month it comes out.

 

[Mirage]

Wait for the price drop.

 

[RPG_Fanatic]

I would ignore the consoles in question under the price drops by at least 50%.

 

[Sidewinder]

500$ is the most I'm willing to pay day 1.

 

[skeezx]

i'm fully expecting it. i'll be like 'whatever' (not that i can easily afford it, it's just something i've been anticipating for awhile)

 

[Rhaknar]

i dont buy one

 

[mavericktopgun]

600-800 for a console? What is this 3DO age?

 

[Death Penalty]

Depends on the launch exclusives. If it launches with something like Breath of the Wild I'll jump in like I did for Switch. If not, I'll wait a couple years like I usually do.

 

[mhayes86]

Depending on day 1 or soon to be released exclusives, I might suck it up.

Most likely I'll just buy a graphics card and be PC/Switch until prices drop.

 

[The Bookerman]

get a second job.

 

[ThatMeanScene]

Nowdays I can afford it but if I hadn't advanced in my career I'd be passing.

 

[Simplegamer]

$600 is a maybe but anything over that is a pass. That type of money can go to a nice PC upgrade.

 

[Hucast]

Well I wont even buy them at 400 so I guess it'll take a bit longer then

 

[Smurf]

I'll buy only one at launch instead of both of them.

 

[DC5remy]

Day one still, if it's truly a major bump up.

 

[CrazyAndy]

499€ is the max I am willing to pay for the PS5, so I would just wait.

 

[Hippopuncher12]

Be mad as I give my credit card for my Day 1 PS5....and then get over it.

 

[Grue]

"Man, Nintendo have really been onto something these past few generations..."

 

[HououinKyouma]

What games are out? That will decide whether I'm willing to spend 100 or 1000 dollars on a system.

It's all about value - if there's enough games I'm interested in playing, that will justify the console's price, plain and simple.

 

[Flevance]

That's what we pay for a new decent GPU alone on PC, so I'd honestly won't mind if the performance was satisfying

 

[lord_of_flood]

Hard pass until a price reduction happens. $400 USD is the highest I would go for a console on its release.

 

[Deleted member 18400]

I'd go from Day One to Year Two haha. Honestly it's a silly question, even the console makers know a price jump to 800 dollars would devastate the game market.

 

[Derachi]

I hope it's a US Tariff thing and us Canadians don't have to deal with it. If we do.. I suck it up and buy them.

 

["D."]

That launch lineup better be SUPER on point...otherwise I'll probably wait

I turn on my PC and laugh

Click to shrink...

Also, this.

Get a new video card instead.

Click to shrink...

And this.

 

[Hybris]

Hold off on buying a couple years until the price drops. I've got a powerful pc already. Where's the poll OP?

 

[Rosur]

Wait for the price drop.

Click to shrink...

Yep price drop + upgrade PC instead.

 

[DixieDean82]

I buy a PC.

 

[cosmickosm]

I might bite at $600

At $800? I'll likely wait for a huge price drop