mcz117chief
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Goodness. How much does Wallmart pay for each PS4 if they can afford to sell them at 150!
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PS4 to get 150$ price drop during black friday, Pro $100, Switch $100, XBSAD $100 and more... (Walmart leak)
prag16
Banned
Yes, but part of that was allegedly the inability to drop BoM sufficiently due to the bizarre Cell architecture. The PS4 is a different story. It could have easily been dropped to $199 by now; but I suppose they haven't enough seen reason to do it. Maybe for the holidays.
Negotiator
Member
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Video games, controllers, PS+/PS Now subs... you know the drill.
$150 means it's getting sold at cost (most likely).
And we haven't even seen yet the PS4 Super Slim SKU (with that fabled 7nm EUV Samsung APU). $100 in Black Friday 2020-2021?
PS2 Slim was that cheap, but it didn't have Blu-Ray, nor a HDD. And of course there's inflation as well.
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Gamernyc78
Banned
Negotiator
Member
Hybrid Switch is a no-brainer, unless you're a kid. Bigger battery, dock/TV mode, detachable joycons...
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5olid_5nake
Member
Sweet deal, hopefully also comes to my country.
it_wasn't_me
Banned
Awesome prices if true.
Deputy Moonman
Member
I hope this is real. Will be the first time I've seen the Switch sell for $200. Might be time for me to finally pick one up.
Mass Shift
Member
Now thts "Sad"
The whole thing is sad. Sony and MS are both full of it.
I remember when consoles neared the end of a generation and were only $99. What's this $299 crap!?
Gamernyc78
Banned
Seriously! We know at this point ps4 could Def be lower priced overall.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
True. I meant mostly seeing a $149 system again. That was a popular number from NES on up.
If they put the PS4 APU on 7nm, I can see them selling it along side the PS5 and reaching $149 or even $99 towards the end since it will be a part of ecosystem.
People can buy cheap $100-$150 PS4s, all the library of games, then carry all of that over to the PS5 when it hits a $250-$300 sweet spot upgrade, and then adopt the PS5 games they also wanted to play.
Great ecosystem revenue.
Mass Shift
Member
The SAD is just a mobo and a hard drive. MS should be selling it and bundling it cheaper than anybody at this point.
HeresJohnny
Member
They're gonna sell millions.
MiyazakiHatesKojima
Banned
A weird decision by Sony, but I trust them with my heart, life, and the lives of my children.
Gamernyc78
Banned
Omg so dramatic!!!
Hey but you may be on to something 
Sony does baby sit alot of children for hours on end
MiyazakiHatesKojima
Banned
In Sony, We Trust!Omg so dramatic!!!
UsualNoise
Member
Yep. No chance the revised Switch is going for $199. None. $250 maybe but more likely $300 including gift cards / games / etc.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Total sales? Wut
LordOfChaos
Member
This is what I want to know, seems like a classic front page item that is gone within the first hour.
If it's going to be common, I wonder if I could hustle out my fat and pay just a little for the AC wireless at least.
hybrid_birth
Member
Switch still has a way to go to match Ps4’s 100+ million total sales.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Seems fake. Page is way too empty for a Black Friday ad.
Vawn
Banned
No it just shouldn't exist.
CyberPanda
Banned
Will this finally force MS to drop their prices? The SAD definitely should have been 99 bucks. Jfc lmao
Lionel Richie
Member
Yeah the Switch sold more in america this year than the PS4.
Poop!
Member
Did the PS3 ever officially hit $99?
The Mad Draklor
Member
To be fair, the Switch is the younger platform as the PS4 only has a year until the PS5 comes out. However, when we look at their sales launch-aligned, the Switch has been going toe-to-toe.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
I waited in Walmart last Black Friday for the 65" TCL for $399 and afterwards I wandered by the electronics(the TV slips were handed out in the milk aisle), and the mountain of $199 MineCraft X1S bundles and $199 Spider-man PS4 bundles were being attacked like piranhas on raw bloody flesh. That X1Sad deal looks better to me. Don't believe I've ever put a disc into my X1S...full on virgin.
brap
Banned
OH BOY A DINKY LITTLE TABLET FOR 50 BUCKS MORE THAN THE PS4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lionel Richie
Member
Absolutely, the Switch still isn't a PS4 kind of success. It quite possibly won't reach that level with the PS5 launch looming and everything. However, it has been a hit since day one and has been picking up steam lately. The price drop is probably about that.
yet_another_alt
Member
Please let that ad be real. $200 is that sweet spot for impulse buys and I'll definitely get a Switch for that. I was going for the Pokemon Switch Lite version but $200 for the regular Switch is worth the wait.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
I already have a PS4, therefore MY interest is in the switch. Since we're on the subject, how biased is it that the OP only mentions the PS4 in the thread title when the discless xbox and more importantly the Switch lite also are seeing deep discounts. The xbox with the same discount.
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Negotiator
Member
No, but the PS2 did.
PS3 never got a unified SoC (Cell + RSX), not to mention having 2 different DRAM types (XDR + GDDR3). It went as low as $149 (without a HDD).
thelastword
Banned
By how much?
Lionel Richie
Member
Not sure, but I stand corrected in that it also outsold the PS4 in 2018 with a better pace than the PS4 had in 2015. That's very expressive.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
No amount of discount could get me to go to a Walmart on Black Friday.
Cornbread78
Member
C'mon $199 Pro..... Do it! Somebody.....
Moses85
Member
No, it should go for free and even that wouldn’t be enough.
thelastword
Banned
Is the SAD version the same price as a PS4 with a bluray drive?...……..They would need to price SAD a bit better, it's already a weaker system where you cant use discs, no borrowed games, nothing...…….Only way gamers may be GLAD to pick up SAD is if it was $99......and even then, that's a tad optimistic as for an extra $50 you get a more powerful system with better exclusives………...The Holidays will be interesting nonetheless...….
Along with PS4 Slim, Switch Lite will sell a tonne though.....
PocoJoe
Banned
I would define "hit from day one" include being sold out, and switch didnt manage to do that.
Yes, it were sold out at US/japan and few places, but on many countries it didn't.
Here ps4 sold out for weeks, even wii u were sold out on some places i think.
And ps4 were sold out globally too, on many stores i think
Switch? Werent sold out even on launch day or weekend, many available on every store here.
Ps4 still sells all the inventory around xmas, while I have yet seen empty switch section at any store. (Same with xbox, but it is so bad that doesnt need to be mentioned)
My point: after US/japan saturates, it is not enough to keep sales high, when smaller areas dont care much of the system (as much as ps4/5)
Smaller areas combined are big market too
I would like to see numbers by country, but maybe they are not public material.
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thelastword
Banned
Not just that, but apart from the slim, PRO was out of stock in many countries for a while including the US (since launch)...…...Up to Christmas 2018, some people were looking for PRO's......There were articles on it btw…..
https://sonyreconsidered.com/sony-is-having-trouble-keeping-ps4-pro-in-stock-17ffb484683e
And several forum-goers were trying to find out what was going on........Last Christmas, I don't think Sony stocked as many PS4's as they could have sold either.....
The figure that would be most interesting is what each console sells worldwide per year...…….US is not the world and all that Jazz.........and when these companies gives updates on installbase, it obviously covers all countries in the world.......
Negotiator
Member
Why is it not possible to order via a website?
ReBurn
Gold Member
I would do that.
