Xbox One / PS4 prices showing up at some etailers...

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Amazon Germany has both the Xbox One and PS4 listed at €599.99, (£513). Amazon's UK branch meanwhile lists both machines at the much higher price of £599.99, way above the £320 originally speculated by Microsoft analyst Paul Thurrott.
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Prices have also appeared for Xbox One games. Amazon US is listing Watch Dogs, by Ubisoft at $99 (£65) while Amazon Germany has racing game Forza Motorsport 5 available for pre-order for €99. At the highest end of the game price spectrum, Amazon UK currently lists Call of Duty: Ghosts for £89.99.
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Here, on Amazon US, you can see $99 figures for games such as Ass Creed 4 and Watch Dogs (PS4 here). Looks like they will continue pushing games to the 360 and PS3 at the current price and the One/PS4 will carry higher price tags... It's obvious to me that these companies have people that suffer from a complete disconnect with the outside world.
 
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The only thing that's obvious is that you're new to this. It's the same every cycle, these prices mean nothing. They're only there because they need some price, so retailers set them well above what the final price will be (which they probably don't even KNOW yet because they haven't been told).

Nothing to see here, move on.
 
Hi,

My name is the Wii U and I just became a lot more attractive.....$50-60 games and at least $150 cheaper...
 
460cidpower said:
lol, does no one remember that NES games were $50 in 1985 or $108 in 2013 as per inflation? http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
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lol does no one remeber that ROM (and ram for that matter) was extremely expensive? and CD-Rom drives were upwards of $250+? By comparison is still expensive in respect to DVDs that can be made for less than $1 each for 9GB of data storage..

The vast majority of that $50 console game was to pay for that (on average 32K rom)
 
YeuEmMaiMai said:
Hi,

My name is the Wii U and I just became a lot more attractive.....$50-60 games and at least $150 cheaper...
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Alot more attractive to non-gamers...maybe. Sony and Microsoft are not going to price themselves out of their market. As said before these are basically placeholder prices, amazon isnt going to say that the systems are only $300 and then deal with the shitstorm of complaints when it turns out to be more. Also, just stop with the BS Yeu...seriously.
 
xLokiX said:
Alot more attractive to non-gamers...maybe. Sony and Microsoft are not going to price themselves out of their market. As said before these are basically placeholder prices, amazon isnt going to say that the systems are only $300 and then deal with the shitstorm of complaints when it turns out to be more. Also, just stop with the BS Yeu...seriously.
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Non-gamers? You realize shovelware isn't the main course of games for the Wii U, right?

YeuEmMaiMai said:
lol does no one remeber that ROM (and ram for that matter) was extremely expensive? and CD-Rom drives were upwards of $250+? By comparison is still expensive in respect to DVDs that can be made for less than $1 each for 9GB of data storage..

The vast majority of that $50 console game was to pay for that (on average 32K rom)
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And now we have very high production costs with hundreds-of-person teams instead of a handful of people, for major game titles. It more than balances out towards higher costs overall.
 
xLokiX said:
Alot more attractive to non-gamers...maybe. Sony and Microsoft are not going to price themselves out of their market. As said before these are basically placeholder prices, amazon isnt going to say that the systems are only $300 and then deal with the shitstorm of complaints when it turns out to be more. Also, just stop with the BS Yeu...seriously.
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Hi,

IF you think a PS4 and Xbox One are going to be Wii U prices, you need to put down the crack pipe

From the [un]offical MS puppet Paul Thurrot:
http://winsupersite.com/xbox/xbox-one-preview

Pricing
Microsoft did not reveal pricing for the new console, and my guess is that its’ waiting for Sony to price the PlayStation 4 first. You may recall that I had previously reported there would be two pricing models for the console: a standalone version for $499 and a $299 version that requires a two-year Xbox LIVE Gold commitment at a cost of $15 per month. Since then, Microsoft has cancelled plans for the subsidized version and my sources tell me that there will be just one version of the console that costs $499.
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I'll think I'll go with his analysis over yours any day of the week.
 
YeuEmMaiMai said:
Hi,

IF you think a PS4 and Xbox One are going to be Wii U prices, you need to put down the crack pipe

From MS official Puppet Paul Thurrot
http://winsupersite.com/xbox/xbox-one-preview
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Yeah, there's a very slim chance I'd say of them being sub-450. My prediction is $499 stripped-down "base" models and $600 "deluxe" ones, but we'll see closer in to their launches I guess. They are much more advanced hardware-wise and thus cost-wise than the Wii U (not saying that system is weak, but just in general).
 
I don't believe for a second that Microsoft has canceled the subsidized version because they make more money off it than just selling the normal price + 1 year live sub. Just look at cell phones. Companies like Metro PCS that make you pay full price for the phone are no where near as popular as the carriers that offer subsidized phones. Yes, wireless coverage plays a big part in that too, but I still think it's a valid point.
 
GoldenTiger said:
Yeah, there's a very slim chance I'd say of them being sub-450. My prediction is $499 stripped-down "base" models and $600 "deluxe" ones, but we'll see closer in to their launches I guess. They are much more advanced hardware-wise and thus cost-wise than the Wii U (not saying that system is weak, but just in general).
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I see $450 to $499 tops and only one model for the Xbox one. It has a 500gb HD and like the Wii U supports the use of external storage. No need for different models.
 
I'd like a cheaper XBOX ONE that just plays games. I don't want or need any of the other bullshit.
 
$450 to $499 tops for both the ps4 and x1

If not, I'll just do what Ive done for the last 2 console generations, buy it when the Slim version comes out, smaller footprint, more efficient, and less money.
 
Those are just place holder prices. The rumors are that this generation consoles are going to be less expensive. Not sure about the games, but it's unlikely they would increase by more than $10.
 
YeuEmMaiMai said:
Hi,

IF you think a PS4 and Xbox One are going to be Wii U prices, you need to put down the crack pipe

From the [un]offical MS puppet Paul Thurrot:
http://winsupersite.com/xbox/xbox-one-preview



I'll think I'll go with his analysis over yours any day of the week.
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I never said they would be priced the same, so i dunno where you got that from. I said they aren't going to price themselves out of the market. Even with them being priced higher, you still get alot more out of the PS4 and Xbox 1 hardware and software. Anyone who does their research will realize that.
 
xLokiX said:
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I never said they would be priced the same, so i dunno where you got that from. I said they aren't going to price themselves out of the market. Even with them being priced higher, you still get alot more out of the PS4 and Xbox 1 hardware and software. Anyone who does their research will realize that.
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You're talking about Yeu here. A ridiculous post saying "Hi, I'm the Wii U" when most people don't give a shit about that console. A quote on game prices and he side steps the obvious place holder prices and tries to slam the XB1 and PS4 promoting the Wii U's hardware price in comparison to the eventual XB1 and PS4 prices which no one knows yet.

If I had to pull a number out of my ass I'd say 399.99 ea for both of them. Most of the interviews I have seen from Sony people said "significant" price awareness this time. You're right, they are not going to price themselves out of the market.

Even at 499 (which it very well could be) it's a steal considering they are god knows how much more powerful than the Wii U, have an actual online environment, etc.
 
GoldenTiger said:
Non-gamers? You realize shovelware isn't the main course of games for the Wii U, right?
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Yeu mentioned that because of how much cheaper the Wii U is it will be more appealing to people. Mainly parents buying their kids a system, things like that. Every one of my RL friends that are gamers are not buying a Wii U, they are gonna buy the Xbox, PS4, or both. Personally, I'll end up getting a Wii U, only after significant price drop and once the 3 games I'll actually end up playing are out.
 
YeuEmMaiMai said:
The vast majority of that $50 console game was to pay for that (on average 32K rom)
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NES cartridges were bigger than that. Most were at least 1 megabit (128k) and many were 4 megabit (512k)

And only the most expensive 8 bit cartridges were $50 or above.. I think that's what I paid for Legend of Zelda. Maybe 55. But a lot of games were only 40 or even 35. But when it first came out, 35 was a lot after the crash when I was used to paying $5 for games at Toys R Us. But of course they were worth it, because it was like an arcade experience. I had a home computer too. It was the platform for simulations and RPGs.


I'm ready and willing to buy a PS4 for $400. If it's cheaper, even better.
 
Cant wait for this years summer steam sale! $9 bucks a game! An then there's always my favorite gameloft Android games for $6.99! How much for PS4 games again? :)
 
FalconLX said:
Cant wait for this years summer steam sale! $9 bucks a game! An then there's always my favorite gameloft Android games for $6.99! How much for PS4 games again? :)
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Console gamers can do that too wait till games go clearance and not support developers at all yeah that's great thanks for playing.
 
YeuEmMaiMai said:
if you really gave a crap about graphics, you'd be gaming on a pc and not a console...
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So true.Only good thing I see with these latest boxes(wont even call them next gen) is the possibility of the lowest common denominator being raised and one less excuse for lazy programmers/developers to use to explain shitty ports to PC. Only concern is AMD GPUs in both boxes, games optimized for AMD and how those games will run on NV GPUs.
 
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