So you dont think a $100 price drop is an attractive options for new fans and people who were gonna move on. Right now would be an attractive time to do it. Just like they did with the PS4 Pro release. And every other generationPrice drop would cost them billions of dollars, mostly from people who already intended to buy PlayStation and likely wouldn't shift the needle for core Xbox consumers.
Sony has been taking a loss on consoles for a long time and eventually makes money when the console ages. And now wouldnt be so bad with PS5 base. Even $50
PS sales normally increase alot after price drops. I mean i get why they are waiting for after GTA 6, but a price drop could make the console sales even worse for Xbox. Its called going for the kill
Did they come out and show proof? Did Video gaming media come out with a scientific fact? Either way I wouldnt believe it. Because it was working way better in PS4 generation. The fanbase was alot happier. Sales were great. But that was more because where PS was as a mindshare then anything else.Announcing games would be going for the kill? They had God of War 2018, Horizon Zero Dawn, Spider-Man, The Last of Us Part 2, and Uncharted 4 on PS4 and people still decided to buy XSS and XSX. What game announcements were they going to make that got core consumers to switch to PS5 at "going for the kill numbers", no you want the announcements for yourself and Sony knows that announcing games early does not increase their sales AND it puts extra pressure on development studios, which makes retention and recruiting more difficult, which in the long run
More announcements of your best games = more hype = more exited gameers.
As fans we want announcements, why is that wrong? If Sony knows it doesnt increase sales, then they should also know how the fans feel about their lack of announcements.
Announcing games, creates more hype for sure, no amount of facts or graphs from video game experts can convince me otherwise.
Showing games coming and lack has been one of the biggest complains from the fanbase currently and this generation. You didnt get these complains during the PS3/PS4 generation.
Made games so much worse right? Which Playstation games did it make much worse?makes games worse... but console wars mirite
I mean Sony is one of the most polished publishers, they were fine.
Spiderman was shown in 2021, released in 2023. Probably one Sony’s least polished games ever….
Bethesda one of the publishers who dont show there game till last minute… one of the least polished AAA gaming studios ever. But console wars mirite…
Im talking about deals to kIll xbox. Go for the throat, whatever it takes.Sony's partnered with pretty much every 3rd party publisher in the business, so are you talking about exclusivity deals?
These deals cost a tremendous amount of money, money that's at this point better suited towards IP creation.
Everything you argue about is something Sony use to do. And a part of their success.
-Take a drop on consoles
-Drop console prices after a couple of years
-Announce games from far out
-Make many attractive 3rd party exclusives
So you don't think a price drop will help with sales?
You dont think announcing new games from your best studios will excite fans?
And you dont think more 3rd party deals with help?
Things have changed but nothing to prove these wouldnt work or improve things. Price drops always help
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