What will be the price of PS5? And how much will Xbox Series X cost? We have been asking ourselves these questions for months, and although we still do not have official confirmation, we have been able to see, thanks to several leaks and the estimates of numerous analysts, three very clear trends:
- A minority maintains that both consoles will be priced at 599 euros. Unlikely.
- An important part of the industry points to the band of 499 euros, something quite probable.
- Another important part of the sector bets on the 399 euros, nothing crazy, in fact.
Personally, I have kept my position very clear from the beginning, I think that the price of the PS5 will be around 499 euros in its version with an optical drive and that the Xbox Series X will position itself in the same band to prevent users from feeling intimidated. seeing a too big price difference between both consoles.
There is still nothing definitive, but new information suggests that Sony could opt for a more aggressive strategy with the price of PS5, all with the aim of countering the technical superiority (at the hardware level) of Xbox Series X, and that said console It could reach the market with a price of 399 euros in its version with an optical drive, and 349 euros in its version without such a drive. They are very good prices, without a doubt, so much that it costs me a bit to believe them, but since the source has a minimum of credibility, this information is worth considering.
PS5 price could be very attractive, but Xbox Series S is going to break the market
Especially if the latest rumors are confirmed that point to a price of 249 euros. I put you in a situation, we are talking about a console with a new generation hardware configuration that will support hardware-accelerated ray tracing and that will even have a more powerful CPU than PS5.
These are its possible specifications :
- Zen 2 CPU with 8 cores at 3.8 GHz, 8 cores and 16 threads at 3.6 GHz.
- AMD RDNA 2 GPU with 1,280 shaders, 80 texturing units, and 32 raster units.
- 10 GB of GDDR6 memory, with 7.5 GB free to share between RAM and VRAM.
- SSD undetermined.
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing support.
With that configuration, it would be able to offer an optimal experience in games with 1080p resolution and maintain 60 FPS, although it is said that it will give the option of playing in 1440p at 30 FPS.
This console makes a lot of sense for Microsoft, especially now that the company has reaffirmed its commitment to services (Game Pass, especially) since it could serve as a gateway to the new generation for users on a tighter budget. It is said that the cost of manufacturing the Xbox Series S will make the company lose money per unit sold, but it is obvious to say that it will recover it more than enough through the income generated by the sale of games and services.
The price of PS5 and that of Xbox Series X will tend towards that parity to which we have referred, but it remains to be seen what impact that Xbox Series S ends up having on the sales of both consoles.
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