Yes, because it would only go down in price years after.
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Would you pay $600 for next-gen at launch?
- Thread starter Jawmuncher
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If a (smart)phone is stupid then video game consoles are stupid x10
I'd honestly pay up to $1000 for each, if they would be over $1000 I would probably only get one at launch but as long as theyre under $1000 i'll get both
I would accept this price, but I would not purchase it myself. Indeed, I may not even purchase them at $500, for that matter. I can spend hours at a time playing games, but in between those sessions weeks can pass. Even if the only ongoing cost is Game Pass, it's just an unclear proposition.
Since there will be X, pro, lite, whatever, 3 years later...
LOL.. I live in a small country in Europe.. the Xbox One.. the Xbox 360.. the PS4.. the PS3.. the PS2.. the PS1.. all cost more than $600 here at launch..
I paid almost exactly $600 for my PS4 at launch..
but that is when you convert my currency to US dollars..
I paid almost exactly $600 for my PS4 at launch..
but that is when you convert my currency to US dollars..
:lol
Great conversation going on here.
Your price is including 25% VAT as well.
$600 is a wait a year for a price drop, sale, bundle, or black friday deal type price for me. $500 is already the upper limit I'm comfortable paying for a dedicated gaming box. I think for many people a $600 console gets people considering a gaming PC for a few hundred dollars more, won't be as capable, but would be leaps and bounds more versatile. Basically $600 consoles in todays gaming climate, makes the idea of a buying, or building, a more expensive gaming PC more appealing imo.
yes it is.. I just checked.. a nintendo Switch Neon is available for 2.999,00 Danish kroner up here. That is $475 US ...
Yes, if I had the money. If I have a good income giving me enough to spend on entertainment when it launches, I would prioritize a new TV though, then new joycons. My TV has a dark spot, and likes to reboot itself, and I got the drift problem with my joycons.
This is quite uncommon though, to be fair. Very few people are doing that on PC, upgrading that often.
Yeah, I'd pay $599 + tax for the PS5. I'm too excited about it not to.
I'd wait on Series X at that price though. I'm happy with my One X and Game Pass for now.
I'd wait on Series X at that price though. I'm happy with my One X and Game Pass for now.
So in reality, it's 2999 x 0,8. Which is $364. Still higher, but not $475.
Yes and no.
I would theoretically, if the games available at launch were sufficiently convincing.
But they are not. The PS5 has one launch game I'm interested in and which adds value to the console.
The XSX has none, since I can play all XGS games on PC. With Halo delayed it'd have none regardless.
I wouldn't buy either at launch whether they're $600 or $400.
I think there's a pretty significant chance that they actually will be $600. That hardware is serious.
They'll both have lower end models that'll be some amount less.
I would theoretically, if the games available at launch were sufficiently convincing.
But they are not. The PS5 has one launch game I'm interested in and which adds value to the console.
The XSX has none, since I can play all XGS games on PC. With Halo delayed it'd have none regardless.
I wouldn't buy either at launch whether they're $600 or $400.
I think there's a pretty significant chance that they actually will be $600. That hardware is serious.
They'll both have lower end models that'll be some amount less.
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I am ready to pay up to £600 for ps5. It is still much cheaper than the totally new pc I would need to run next gen games nicely.
To me, buying at launch means I will get maximum "value" from the ps5, as I will be able to use it for the longest time. (albeit I plan on getting whatever pro version they chuck or in a few years).
To me, buying at launch means I will get maximum "value" from the ps5, as I will be able to use it for the longest time. (albeit I plan on getting whatever pro version they chuck or in a few years).
I'd be more likely to put that money into my PC, where I assume most of the Xbox exclusives are going anyways. That would hold me over until PS5 drops in price, probably.
I love buying hardware at launch, but it's almost always better to wait. Anything above $400 is getting the back burner for awhile.
I love buying hardware at launch, but it's almost always better to wait. Anything above $400 is getting the back burner for awhile.
Maybe.. I think it is strange to list prices without vat.. by law we can't give prices to end customers without vat here. We MUST inform the full price, but if you are selling to another company/firm you can give a price without vat..
it´s such a strange thing to see prices without VAT discussed like this.
No way. I am Canadian, so with tax, it would be a little over $900. I am not paying $900 for a system i use just for exclusives.
Yeah I know, but what I'm saying is that prices mentioned for US are always without the tax. US sales tax is obviously lower than 25%. New York is like ~6 or something?
Possibly. It's a good deal considering the hardware included. Non-turbo 3700X, 10+TF Ray Tracing capable GPU, 16GB GDDR6, Gen3/4 NVME SSD, controller included, etc.
Try to imagine what a $600 console would cost in your country then and realise that this is something you don't want :'(