does PS5 need a price drop? will we see PS5 being sold for $299 this gen?

[Etifilio]

They will but it may take another 3 - 4 years. I don't see them phasing out the PS5 as quickly whenever PS6 comes out.

depends, if the PS6 demand is insanely high they'll focus all the efforts in suppling PS6 to the market, but IMO it's a mistake, the reason PS2 was able to reach 160M units was because it continued to be sold and discounted even years after the generation ended, PS4 could've sold more than 140M units if in 2020 they discounted the price to $199 and continued to sell it everywhere, would actually be the perfect competitor to the Series S since the cross-gen period was like 3+ years

 

[Danja]

depends, if the PS6 demand is insanely high they'll focus all the efforts in suppling PS6 to the market, but IMO it's a mistake, the reason PS2 was able to reach 160M units was because it continued to be sold and discounted even years after the generation ended, PS4 could've sold more than 140M units if in 2020 they discounted the price to $199 and continued to sell it everywhere, would actually be the perfect competitor to the Series S since the cross-gen period was like 3+ years

PS4 was only phased out the way it did because of logistics reasons. China and everywhere shutting down and components shortages and so they basically killed the PS4 so they could mass produce PS5 for launch in 6 months.

Unless something like that happens again, PS5 is sticking around longer to keep profit margins higher on the loss they will take for PS6

 

[ethomaz]

PS4 was only phased out the way it did because of logistics reasons. China and everywhere shutting down and components shortages and so they basically killed the PS4 so they could mass produce PS5 for launch in 6 months.

Unless something like that happens again, PS5 is sticking around longer to keep profit margins higher on the loss they will take for PS6

I don't think PS4 phased out yet.
At least the plan was to stop production in 2024 but Sony didn't say anything yet.

 

[Danja]

I don't think PS4 phased out yet.
At least the plan was to stop production in 2024 but Sony didn't say anything yet.

The system is pretty much been phased out since April 2020... Whatever is left in the channels are just the last bit of the extra 1 million they produced since then

 

[ethomaz]

The system is pretty much been phased out since April 2020... Whatever is left in the channels are just the last bit of the extra 1 million they produced since then

Sony never planned to phase out PS4 in 2020… they even increased the production in 2022 due the PS5 shortages.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/sony-decides-to-continue-making-ps4-consoles

In December 2023, Sony said they where gradually shutting down the production of PS4.

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近日，游戏界传来一条消息：索尼互动娱乐的官方商店显示，PS4的销售逐渐走向终结，新机的购买已转为预订模式，并且限定每位顾客只能预订一台。

3g.china.com

 

[Danja]

Sony never planned to phase out PS4 in 2020… they even increased the production in 2022 due the PS5 shortages.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/sony-decides-to-continue-making-ps4-consoles

In December 2023, Sony said they where gradually shutting down the production of PS4.

时代转换：索尼正式迎来PS5时代，PS4销售接近尾声！_中华网

近日，游戏界传来一条消息：索尼互动娱乐的官方商店显示，PS4的销售逐渐走向终结，新机的购买已转为预订模式，并且限定每位顾客只能预订一台。

3g.china.com

I never said they planned to phase out PS4 in 2020? But they did stop mass producing it in 2020 so they could make up PS5 production... This isn't even a secret