That's kind of a non statement. Obviously if the PS5 can be released as cheap as the barebones XSS then that would be a disaster of epic proportions for MS. Also the PS5 would blow away any sales we've ever seen before.
Sure, saying that if the PS5 and the Xbox Seris were both $299, the PS5 value would have looked a lot better than what XSS offeres, that is pretty much a given, indeed. I think the same kinda goes for that the PS5 would sell amazing if it was $299, but i dont think its directly a statement to say that, but more of just adding to the conversation :) That is what i was trying to do, just add to the conversation, i wasnt really try to make any statement in that regards. What i was replying to seemed to be about if Sony could have any chance to match those prices, so i just wanted to say that its was almost no doubt that the Xbox Series S would be cheaper than any of the PS5 models based on the weaker hardware in the XSS, even before we knew the price, in my opinion, and i dont think Sony had calculated if they could match that price or not (or maybe if the XSS was $399, but who knows).
EDIT: Reading my previous post again, i could have clearified that when i talked about the PS5 being the same price as the XSS, i was only thinking about the Digital Edition (i edited my first post now, adding this). The PS5 with the disc drive will likely be $100 more expensive.
And when i was talking about matching prices, i wasnt just thinking about $299 (i think that would be basically impossible) just to point that out, but also if both the PS5 Digital Edtion and XSS were $399. Its not impossible that the PS5 Digital Edition will be $399 (i sort of doubt it however, but who knows), so i think Microsoft knew that they had to price the XSS low to be sure that it wouldnt match the PS5 DE version, because that wouldnt be a good look in terms of value of course. And if both systems were $399, the PS5 might not have sold more than ever before, but maybe matched what the PS4 did (since that was also $399)? If the PS5 Digital Edition was $299 however, then i agree that it would have a lot bigger chance =)
So my overall point was just that the XSS would likely have been cheaper regardless, and Sony wouldnt be able to match its price because they dont have a console model that has weaker hardware in comparison to their other model =)