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Research Group Believes Next-Gen Xbox And PlayStation Will Cost $400, Announcement For Both Before E3

Posted on Monday, January 14 @ 09:37:56 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

According to the professional opinion of research group Baird Equity, the next-generation PlayStation and Xbox will cost $400. Those who purchased an Xbox 360 back when the system first launched will recall that this is in line with what Microsoft did in 2005, with the higher end model topping out at $399.

The PlayStation 3 on the other hand, was a completely different story, but Baird Equity believes that Sony has learned their lesson this time around and won't price their next console over $400. I think I speak for everyone when I say that I really hope they are right.

The research group also believes that both consoles will launch by year's end (PlayStation in October and Microsoft in November), and that both will unveil their new systems sometime before E3.

Does all this sound reasonable to you? How much would you be willing to pay for a next-gen PlayStation or Xbox at launch? Let us know in the comments below.

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  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 9:58 am
    I'm not sure what to say on it. If the prices are $400 or less, then either Microsoft and Sony are using not so new tech to keep the prices down or they are going to use another gimmick. I think even the two of them know they can't just keep pumping out just consoles with better graphics and nothing else.
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  • thedarkstar
    thedarkstar
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 10:06 am
    Depends on the used game lockdown. If they both have that, then I will be saving for a PC gaming rig. Hopefully one i won't have to upgrade anytime soon. Lol.
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  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 11:43 am
    I'm hoping for an announcement during GDC. They could both save the announcements for E3, but this may be a prisoner's dilemma... both have the incentive to show off their console first.
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  • sg4real
    sg4real
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 11:47 am
    If its under 400$, it probably won't have the big tech some people think it will have. There will be an improvement but not a big one I think. The game matters to me, not the graphics. It will allow them to put more content in a game since the machine will be more powerful.
    I'm leaning towards playstation for the next gen because I don't like where microsoft is going with their gimmicks like kinect. I hate to see "Better with kinect" on the covers. Also that video where the game goes out of the TV, it looks shitty to me and I would never use that. If they continue going that way then PS with free online play and PS+ is a no brainer.
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  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 11:52 am
    I agree, if they make next Xbox with Kinect in mind for majority of the games I'm out.
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  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 11:56 am
    I won't be able to afford it either way so whatever it's priced at it will probably be reduced by the time i can afford it. The worst part? I spend the amount of a new console every semester on text books :(
    0 0
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
    Microsoft said it was going to knock $200 off the price of the xbox if you signed a two year contract of monthly subscription to xbox live gold. So its likely that the hardware really costs $600 but really you will only pay $400 up front. I have no idea what sony will do.
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  • Sammo
    Sammo
    Joined: Oct 2005
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
    I think sony knows they have people like me held too firmly under their corporate thumb to release a new console at an actually reasonable price.
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  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 2:21 pm
    I won't be buying one at launch. After going through the RRoD debacle, and YLoD, and then seeing the dust my PS3 has gathered for everything save watching Blu Rays, I'm going to stick with PC gaming.

    400 dollars could buy me a new pistol, assuming we're still allowed to buy them by the time these consoles launch.
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  • hewhowasonceme
    hewhowasonceme
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 2:48 pm
    Hell no. I had 3 xbox's red ring on me and I'm happy with my ps3. Plus I always buy at launch and get screwed when the bundles come out. So I'll wait 3 or 4 years, or the first price drop
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  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 4:03 pm
    Honestly, most video game analysts and research groups are a joke when it comes to next generation 'predictions', which are actually just a restatement of the status quo at the end of the current gen.

    Remember around 2006 when every analyst under the sun was saying, "Well, we think Sony will lead this next generation, with Microsoft in second and Nintendo in third." And then one year later it was "We foresee Nintendo winning this generation, with Microsoft in second and Sony in a distant third." What are the big trends for the generation? "Online will probably be important."

    Yeah, thanks guys.
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  • vlietvandon
    vlietvandon
    Joined: Nov 2008
    Posted: Jan 14th, 2013 at 11:21 pm
    I'd wouldn't go over 500 on either console. Not to mention you might end up needing and additional controller and some wiring that could wind up being 50-100 bucks extra. For anyone that wants something more in the way of controls...just go with a Nintendo, plain and simple. Nintendo has found a market on motion controls and even if they exploit the hell out of it by licensing some terrible games they make a good profit doing it. Therefore you'll get some decent games out of it. I think until motion control technology gets better and less glitchy / fidgety its nothing more than a neat gimmick. Stick with a button controller and lets hope for xbox and playstation to unveil some super fast technology. Games look great nowadays but I can see how they could be better, rendering draw distances, face animations, shadows ect. Load times, don't even get me started on load times...
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