Dollydoodah
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Looking at the specs that were announced, how much do we think they will pitch the flagship version of the next gen Xbox will set you back?
I've put £400-£499 but depending on specs think it could go up into the next bracket £500-£599. If they do go over it'd better be a damn good spec! There's definitely a market out there for high spec gear (like the Elite controller) but that's not your average person. You want to get consoles out in the wild to build a userbase so pricing it too high will only sell to the hardcore (who tend to be the early adopters anyway).Looking at the specs that were announced, how much do we think they will pitch the flagship version of the next gen Xbox will set you back?
I think the entry level will be closer to £400... I'm edging my bets on £600+ for the uber spec'd up monster (depending on the PS5 pricing)… Sony's price bracket will have a big influence on Microsoft's pricing strategy I think...
Aren’t the current rumours that an entry level console (originally codenamed Lockhart iirc) have been dropped and that MS will just have 1 Scarlett console at launch?
I think we’re looking at around £450, maybe £500 but I don’t see it going any higher than that
Not a chance, at most it will be £499, more like £449, if its £600 they will make the same mistake as sony did with the ps3 and price themselves out of the market.With the latest news.... I'd still stick with £600...
I think it will be $499 and likely around £450 but wouldn't at all be surprised if they want to get one up on the PS5 so whatever Sony set the price at it will either match it or beat it, that or bundle in a free copy of Halo Infinite.
What he actually said was that he wouldn’t make the mistake of being the most expensive and the weakest. If they’re going to be the most expensive it’ll be because it’s the most powerful.Phil Spence recently said that they're not going to repeat any of the mistakes of the Xbox One launch, including the high price point.
With that, I'd say less than £400.
What he actually said was that he wouldn’t make the mistake of being the most expensive and the weakest. If they’re going to be the most expensive it’ll be because it’s the most powerful.
That’s just the thing, at the start of last gen it didn’t go hand in hand. The PS4 was more powerful AND cheaper. It’s one reason why they lost so many of their 360 owners to PS4.That kind of goes hand in hand.