Xbox One: “Microsoft loses the next generation unless they cut price,”

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PS4 vs Xbox One is a hot ticket right now, and it’s got Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter analysing his way into our headlines once more. Now, he feels the £80 discrepancy between both formats is a significant game-changer that could cost Microsoft the generation.

It follows Pachter’s disbelief at why Nintendo President Satoru Iwata still had a job.

Speaking with GI.biz, Pachter said, “The reason Sony beats Microsoft is solely the price. Microsoft loses the next generation unless they cut price. If Microsoft drops its price to $399, I expect the sales to be equal to the PS4.”

That’s a short-term fix however, but what about the long-term? Pachter commented on sales projections that state both PS4 and Xbox One will out-sell their predecessors, “I don’t know where they get those numbers. I don’t think you’re ever going to see 500 million consoles out there. The next generation of consoles is probably the last. We expect frequent model updates instead of new consoles. I think the PC is going to make a comeback, the PC will be the hub of all this stuff.”

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/06/xbox-one-microsoft-loses-the-next-generation-unless-they-cut-price-warns-pachter/

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Int_WolfPosted:

foiyo
HarmfulMushroom
foiyo
AmazingHD
-TwoChainz It costs them a lot to make the consoles though. They would be spending more money making the consoles than they are selling, and that would be a loss in profit. Ignorant.


Does not cost them a lot to make the consoles. Manufacturing is like 1/3 of the price lol

I totally agree. I like the voice functionality to switch seamlessly. The Kinect needs some updates, but the hardware is good. I mean, the games that involve kinect are better.

It actually costs them $471...


If they were to actually start selling just the Xbox One without the damn Kinect which most people probably won't even use to begin with, they could easily sell for a lower price.

People hate the kinect without even trying. Honestly, it's pretty good and can be updated to work even better


I totally agree. I like the voice functionality to switch seamlessly. The Kinect needs some updates, but it's very good right now.

LitecoinPosted:

You mean Microsoft loses the current gen, why do you say next gen if the PS4 and Xbox One haven't even been out for a month?

RantPosted:

If it costs them $471 to make a console then they are obviously not going to be able to drop the price from $500

foiyoPosted:

HarmfulMushroom
foiyo
AmazingHD
-TwoChainz It costs them a lot to make the consoles though. They would be spending more money making the consoles than they are selling, and that would be a loss in profit. Ignorant.


Does not cost them a lot to make the consoles. Manufacturing is like 1/3 of the price lol


It actually costs them $471...


If they were to actually start selling just the Xbox One without the damn Kinect which most people probably won't even use to begin with, they could easily sell for a lower price.

People hate the kinect without even trying. Honestly, it's pretty good and can be updated to work even better

OrthoPosted:

The price is good but considering most parents make below 100k it's a lot to them

Evo8Posted:

The price is reasonable but parents don't want to spend that much on their little Jimmy's.

HarmfulMushroomPosted:

foiyo
AmazingHD
-TwoChainz It costs them a lot to make the consoles though. They would be spending more money making the consoles than they are selling, and that would be a loss in profit. Ignorant.


Does not cost them a lot to make the consoles. Manufacturing is like 1/3 of the price lol


It actually costs them $471...


If they were to actually start selling just the Xbox One without the damn Kinect which most people probably won't even use to begin with, they could easily sell for a lower price.

foiyoPosted:

AmazingHD
-TwoChainz It costs them a lot to make the consoles though. They would be spending more money making the consoles than they are selling, and that would be a loss in profit. Ignorant.


Does not cost them a lot to make the consoles. Manufacturing is like 1/3 of the price lol


It actually costs them $471...

xSTaTiCBLuExPosted:

Very few people I know have a new console. Yes it's not christmas yet but **** new consoles man.

MawderzPosted:

I wonder if they will actually drop the price then


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