Off topic: I really hope they release a retail version of Rocket League. Include the game on disc and a replica car, either a small toy like one or a bigger replica, for $30-$40. I know the game is free and $20 normally but this just deserves to have its own retail presence, especially with replica cars! $40 with remote control replica?
Statute is sick, price is horrible. MGSV and Batman had statues (or an arm lol) for $99, $80 with BB GCU. If this was $130 I'd consider it, no reason for it to be double the price of recent LEs with statues.
My PS4's fan broke last year, would overheat oncea game loaded. Sucked and if this happened to me I would have really been scared before figuring out there was a fix and it wasjust the game's fault, not that my system was bad lol
I don't know if people just choose to ignore good games or what.
6/23 Batman, 7/7 Rocket League, 7/14 GOW III Remaster, 7/21 Journey PS4, 8/4 Rare Replay, 8/11 Everybodys Gone to the Rapture, 8/25 Gears Remaster, 8/25 Until Dawn, 9/1 MGSV, Mad Max, 9/8 Tearaway Unfolded, 9/15 Mighty No 9, Destiny Taken King
Doesn't seem like a boring summer, especially considering Splatoon and Witcher 3 kicked it offin late May
Probably the reason for the special design, so flashy but meant to distract away from this being a means to clear old stock
No, don't be confused by the image. The digital, non-special edition on Xbox Live in the UK is $94.
People have laughed at me for thinking there will be a system price cut this year. Reducing size of case a bit and power supply help to lower costs but cutting memory chips in half? In 2013 it was estimated that the 16 chips cost $88 for each system. I know half of those don't mean the cost was cut in half but I imagine its around $60ish for the RAM in each system now.
$349.99, maybe even $299, this holiday seems do-able. $349 at a profit per unit, $299 at a loss.
Rocket League is easily better than all other games on both this month. Such a great online/local party game. Has depth but is accessible to all. Such a perfect balance that is hard to find.
Please, everyone download it on Tuesday!
I get that you're saying a particular group of platform fans wouldn't want it (I don't really know which group or care) but I really want to know why this post didn't make the top posts. Doesn't seem fair since it more than exceeded the requirements. Hopefully someone will have an answer.
Did you proof read? It starts with "if" and the Nintendo AMD rumors have been pretty heavy since 2014. AMD said in 2014 they were supplying a gaming chip in 2016, they even said the dedicated handheld business would be nice to get into and cited the 3DS as a reason why to not overlook that market. Nintendo has a new console or handheld, NX to be revealed in 2016. Add it up. It may not be AMD but it seems possible hence the "if" . The popular belief has been that Nintendo w...
Off topic: Why is this no longer in the top posts on the main N4G page under "today"?
Its only an hour old and has 420, which is higher than the currently 4th post which has 330.
Is there something I'm missing about it? Seems like it should be up there and it was for a little bit but seems to have been taken out.
Um, its at the bottom embedded in "source"?
I'm sure Intel and Nvidia or ARM would likely benefit as Sony/Nintendo would flock to them.
I don't know why people think this isn't possible. The idea behind this new model is to cut costs. Let's say each PS4 unit is $360 and this new model is now only $330. That means a $349 SKU will still make them some money. You have to strike with price cuts BEFORE sales slow to keep them going. Especially if MS does a temp price cut with Halo 5 for the holidays down to $299,Sony would need to drop to at least $349 to not lose their entire lead in the US in two months.
I think its a 700k lead in the US, not 1M. If MS outsells them like 400k-500k during the holidays, like last year, that gap could be gone quick.
@loopygames
Its kinda a chicken and egg situation. You try to keep price as high as you can for more profit if you're selling well but keeping a higher price will inevitably effect the long-term chances of selling well. Think PS2's May 2002 price cut from $299 to $199. Sony didn't need to but they got the system to a point where they could sell it at a small loss and make more money on software.
Also, there are signs of slowing down. Minor but the...
But what if this new model is even more profitable? Let's say they were making $30 off every other PS4 and now $60 off this new PS4, they could cut it to $349 and still make a decent amount of money per unit and profit a lot.
I imagine they have to drop the price before Morpheus hits in the first half of 2016. Morpheus will be expensive so it needs the PS4 to be as cheap as reasonably possible to be successful. I imagine they'd rather sell Morpheus at a $50-$100 prof...
Um, because Nintendo took a risk on a new IP, a shooter even, andit paid off critically and commercially? Meaning they are more inclined to take more risks.
I've got a few friends on the fence about buying PS4s. With Uncharted, MGS and Fallout I'm sure a price cut would push them over!
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