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Series x could cost $400
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kraspkibble
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whatever it cost i'll get one. £400 or £600.
alabtrosMyster
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400$ canadian would be amazing!!!
alabtrosMyster
Banned
1 - they can raise the monthly price of gamepass.
2 - if they get more market with the 12tf marketing they will get more gamepass subscriptions, or plain old third party sales
Same could be said of all consoles, a game sold on ps5 won't give sony more money than a game sold on the ps4
Uzupedro
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https://venturebeat.com/2015/09/28/...-death-for-consoles-but-hes-bullish-on-games/
Yep, he changes his tone, but always at one point or another he comes back with that speech. The last time was in 2017 I believe.
Jayjayhd34
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Ban Puncher
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$400 Australian would be good.
You'll be lucky a second controller doesn't cost 400 dollerydoos.
Musky_Cheese
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Microsoft is selling the One X right now for $400. It seems insane to think at launch they’d sell 3 consoles all at $400 or below.
So how does this break down?
1. Lockhart at $199
2. One X at $299
3. Series X at $399
WTF
Are they gonna discontinue the One X?
So how does this break down?
1. Lockhart at $199
2. One X at $299
3. Series X at $399
WTF
Are they gonna discontinue the One X?
mortal
Gold Member
If Series X were to launch at $400, then what would be the point of Lockhart? What would be the point of still supporting XB1X if there's a relatively cheap Series X and even cheaper Lockhart on the market?
As nice as that would seem, I don't see it happening given Microsoft's supposed multi SKU approach.
As nice as that would seem, I don't see it happening given Microsoft's supposed multi SKU approach.
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oldergamer
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The one X has been discontinued. so they
The one X has been discontinued. Retailers can't get new stock. So they are only going to be selling two SKU's going forward.
1. Lockhart at $199
2. Series X at $399
Lockhart replaces the One X
The one X has been discontinued. Retailers can't get new stock. So they are only going to be selling two SKU's going forward.
1. Lockhart at $199
2. Series X at $399
Lockhart replaces the One X
Xplainin
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How can they put a console out with 12GB of GDDR6 RAM, an APU with Zen2, an SSD, plastic box, shipping included for $200?
More likely to be $300-350.
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prinz_valium
Member
No, it will be $499
Andodalf
Banned
one X is already 299, if you can find it, as it’s becoming more and more scarce as it does indeed seem to leave their product stack. This actually makes for an interesting point of comparison when the pro is still at its launch 400$.
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Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
You mean the same MS that sold the OG Xbox at a loss ?
Mista
Banned
Yeaaaaah no thanks. Like I’m sure MS are going to sell the console with a loss but not for 400
Mistershine.
Banned
$400 Series X for next gen
$200 Series 1 to replace last gen using binned parts from Series X
$200 Series 1 to replace last gen using binned parts from Series X
I mean the same MS that sells a controller for £160 nowadays.
Daniel_Mallorca1985
Member
Nope!
Damian black
Member
Reminds me of when some people thought scorpio was gonna be 400$ and have ryzen in it.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
499$ for the x and ps5
Jayjayhd34
Member
I'm still 50/50 on Lockhart, something makes think it was scrapped,and just because they cant get stock does not mean its been discontinued the switch is having supply issues too, Also it would be three as the original Xbox one is being supported for a little while longer.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
I could only see them doing it if they dont release the Lockhart.
I suspect they originally expected the PS5 to be 399, so they plan a 2 console pincer movement at 299 and 499. But it looks like the PS5 will more likely be closer to 499, so they might just go all in with one console and be as competitive as possible with it.
I suspect they originally expected the PS5 to be 399, so they plan a 2 console pincer movement at 299 and 499. But it looks like the PS5 will more likely be closer to 499, so they might just go all in with one console and be as competitive as possible with it.
Vawn
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People who talk about how much money Microsoft has forget how little the company of Microsoft as a whole cares about Xbox.
Sony is MUCH more invested in PlayStation, as it's a larger portion of its business. Nintendo basically IS video games and nothing else. Xbox has never been more than a minor subdivision for Microsoft.
Stuart360
Member
You know i'll laugh my arse off if that game ends up being brilliant, and gets tons of praise, just to give a big slap in the face of AAA snobs that cant see AA and Indie games for what they are.People will gladly pay even 599$ just to play amazing games like Orphan
DaleinCalgary
Member
$400 might get you the 1TB expansion SSD card
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
$400 and you could trade in this generation I like that price range
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
You realize the 360 had a manufacturing cost of $715, right? Which means they sold the top-end model for a $316 loss. That's a bigger per-unit subsidized loss than Sony did for the top-end PS3 model at launch ($221 loss).
MS history doesn't start at XBO, but maybe you're just relatively new to gaming.
This assumes you know the BOM is at least $500, which you don't. We honestly don't know what the BOM is but seeing that MS and AMD have a lot of converging active interests in several markets, in addition to the volume of product orders, they are likely getting a very good deal on orders with AMD.
Sony might be getting a decent deal as well but I think those cost-savings have been eaten up by the flash memory controller I/O and cooling system, so in all honesty it wouldn't surprise me if PS5's overall BOM (including the controller) is higher than XSX's. And the Japanese side is already a bit conservative when it comes to pricing and costs, so there's a high chance they could try getting PS5 MSRP at a break-even point.
While $400 XSX might be a bit unrealistic, I can easily see $450 happening and MS not taking a heavy loss per system sold.
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Developers are likely to flock more to the next-gen console with the largest install base. I feel like Microsoft recognizes that this is a chicken and egg problem now (they didn't with the Xbox One and thought their domination with the 360 would just magically carry over). If they dump a billion dollars into "winning" the first year of the console war, they probably realize that will translate into better third party support, potential third party exclusives (or Game Pass exclusives), and more people buying Xbox in the future because "my friends are all playing on Xbox".
I'm not new to gaming nor to these boards. The BOM for original xbox 360 (with HDD) was $525 not sure where you are getting a higher cost from. The BOM for the original PS3 was $800.
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MasterCornholio
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That's not going to happen. Judging by how Sony is ending the PS4 gen, the PS5 will continue to oursell the XSX due to just the strength of the gaming brand. Add in backwards compatibility and those Sony exclusives it will be very difficult for Microsoft to capture PlayStation gamers. What they need to do is attract people who never really game to their platform with services like Gamepass.
Jayjayhd34
Member
He/she is getting it from An unverified quote from IBM weird how they would know the total cost of the system, and why they didn't quote two numbers is strange. I couldn't find any other sources though.
VGEsoterica
Member
I assume I’m paying $500 for it. If they came in at $600 I don’t know if I’d bite day 1
DaGwaphics
Member
My guess is still XSX $499, PS5 $399. $399 sounds like a miracle for Xbox.
Coolwhhip
Neophyte
Thanks for the twitter.
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
Oh come on, you are really gonna use that card ?
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Deleted member 471617
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I'm expecting $500 for Series X and $300 for Series S. What Microsoft/Spencer should do however is price Series X at $400, put Series S on hold until Fall 2022 and release it as the cheaper alternative for $200 when Xbox One is completely off shelves and no longer manufactured. Or second scenario would be to shelve Series S literally and just have Series X at $400 for the entire generation.
With or without Series S, they should release Series X for $400 because at $500 with Series S at $300, vast majority will buy the cheaper model which means that they would still be losing money on Series X because it would just be sitting on store shelves which in that case, better off selling it at $400, take the bigger loss but you get it into people's homes which is what matters most.
With or without Series S, they should release Series X for $400 because at $500 with Series S at $300, vast majority will buy the cheaper model which means that they would still be losing money on Series X because it would just be sitting on store shelves which in that case, better off selling it at $400, take the bigger loss but you get it into people's homes which is what matters most.