The PS5 has yet to have a price cut, in fact it has increased in price. The PS4 dropped to 299.99 3 years after launch AND the PS4 Pro launched 3 years later too.
The PS5 Pro won't release until a full 4 years in the cycle.
If you're going to compare launch aligned it's pretty key to keep things in mind.
IF the PS5 Pro launches this fall for 500 dollars and the base model PS5 drops to 400 dollars and the digital drops to 350, I would expect it to have an extremely healthy holiday season compared to the PS4 in its 4th year.
Those are very big ifs, and they still need new 1P exclusives to help with that type of push as well.
Them, or the entire market that's not Nintendo or Valve for that matter (console & PC gaming-wise) depending on GTA6 to pick up the slack is both very irresponsible and extremely dangerous a precedent to set for long-term industry health. Games like GTA6 are once in a decade, maybe even once every 15 years.
And, it all also assumes GTA6 will have the same impact as GTA5. Frankly, we don't know for absolute certainty yet if it will.
Sony has been trying everything to sabotage the PS5
Yeah; SIE aren't doing themselves any favors in terms of optics and priorities that put their console at the forefront. Going forward, how many timed exclusives like Rebirth do they realistically expect to land? It feels like the window on that type of stuff is closing, so where is the content differentiation going to come from?
You're also ignoring the decline of Xbox as a part of this.
GTA6 will definitely put it over the top, but you're not entirely wrong that price is going to play a large part in this.
The exclusive argument that you are harping on is a non-factor.
We'll see where Sony prices the PS5 Pro and the PS5 Standard and Digital accordingly this fall.
No; I think the exclusives argument is
very paramount. Personally, I have not said that is the only thing which matters. But it's very important and a key part of determining how well a platform does, just like how exclusive content helps determine how streaming services or movie distributors end up performing in the market. Exclusives matter.
Pricing-wise I think anything between $499 - $599 for the Pro is reasonable; it's a console aimed at enthusiasts after all. But the PS5 itself needs a cost-reduced option. Maybe they do a Digital Edition with a smaller capacity storage (128 GB - 256 GB) and maybe some non-essential ports removed for $349 regular, $299 holiday promo and for when GTA6 launches.
Dunno, but it's SIE's thing to resolve.
you really believe PS4 would've sold 118M consoles without its exclusive games you couldn't play nowhere else?
