Back when Sony announced the PlayStation 3 many years ago, the console was sold for a rather pricey $599, and it was almost a year later before Sony decided to make it a tad more affordable at $499. Now if you think that the asking price of the extremely popular Sony PlayStation 4 of $399 was a bit too expensive and were hoping for a similar price drop as well, it turns out that you might be in for a wait because by the sound of things, Sony does not look to be too interested in dropping the price anytime soon. In fact it could even take longer for the PS4’s price to drop compared to the PS3.
Speaking in an interview with the folks at Games Industry, Sony’s boss Shuhei Yoshida states that more standardized components were used to create the PS4, hence its lower cost compared to the PS3. However “because we’re already using more standardized components, the room for costs to come down might actually be slower than when we were starting with cutting edge stuff.” While it does mean we might have to wait a while for PS4 price cuts to take place, it’s good to know that it’s on the cards and that it’s just a matter of when. What do you guys reckon? Is $399 considered an unreasonable price to ask?
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