How much would you pay for the next gen consoles?

GGizmo · 30 May 2019 at 13:24

Soon the next generation of console will be on the horizon with both sony and microsoft building and pricing them up.

Sony's console is expected to be on the higher side of pricing as they are attemting to future proof it with good specs to last it out for many years. I don't know much about xbox but I've a feeling they will be trying to find a way to do that also.

So how much would you be willing to pay for the next generation console (playstation or xbox)?

rhysduck · 30 May 2019 at 13:25

£400 absolute max. with a launch exclusive. £350 would be ideal.

Plainsong · 30 May 2019 at 13:31

£350 is the sweet spot for most people but I will be amazed if they can get them down to that price at release. Somewhere between £400-£500 is more likely - based on what we know of the PS5, at least - but that will turn a lot of people off. Would I pay £500 for a new console? I'd like to say yes but I would probably hold back if it were that much.

stoofa · 30 May 2019 at 13:53

I'll buy when it's in the £350 range.
The PS5 will launch with "some titles" and I'm sure they will be fantastic and of course backwards compatibility with PS4 is almost assured.
However, I'm not going to drop £500 on a lunch device where 90% of my gaming would probably be using the backwards compatibility for my PS4 titles. I might just as well use my Pro for another year after launch and then join in at the first hardware revision/price down and there are loads of games available.

JUMPURS · 30 May 2019 at 14:28

I'd go to 400 for a PS5 if it came with a game or something.

robfosters · 30 May 2019 at 14:31

I’d go to £500. Doesn’t even buy you a 2080, so I’d be happy to get a whole brand new console for that.

ninezerofive · 30 May 2019 at 14:32

People still buy consoles and 60 GBP games?

rhysduck · 30 May 2019 at 14:36

ninezerofive said:
People still buy consoles and 60 GBP games?

There's always one.

weathmatth · 30 May 2019 at 14:45

£500 max, ideally between 350-450

robfosters · 30 May 2019 at 14:50

ninezerofive said:
People still buy consoles and 60 GBP games?

Only people who pay £60 for games are the special edition steelbook hoarders or the mugs who wander into Game on release day.

Dredd · 30 May 2019 at 14:56

Xbox x was £450, I don't want a noisy piece of junk. So £450 - £499

malachi · 30 May 2019 at 16:59

robfosters said:
Only people who pay £60 for games are the special edition steelbook hoarders or the mugs who wander into Game on release day.

And people who buy games digitally from the store.

ic1male · 30 May 2019 at 17:34

£499. I have a feeling PS5 will be £399 with 4K30 on multiplats and the top-spec next Xbox will be £449-£499 with a bit more juice to get them to 4K60.

TheVoice · 30 May 2019 at 17:35

weathmatth said:
£500 max, ideally between 350-450

Same. £500 would be pushing it for me if it were priced that way at launch, but if the PS5 is £400-450 I'll probably get one almost immediately at launch unless they screw something up.

holdin09 · 30 May 2019 at 19:31

I would like to pay little as possible but pretty much everything points to it being £499 mark. Yes I would buy it. And if rumours are to be believed the Xbox is more powerful so I can see that being £549-£599 on day one.

BGGLP · 30 May 2019 at 21:00

£500 no problem. Will buy ps5 at launch. Xbox games are rubbish and so no interest in that and that’s coming from somebody who loved the 360.

McBain · 30 May 2019 at 22:36

450 to 500 with a game. I’m not paying over 500 though.

Kreeeee · 30 May 2019 at 23:20

£200

I'll wait a few years to pick one up as my backlog is big enough. Halo 6 might force my hand though.

Mobius 1 · 30 May 2019 at 23:25

It’s gonna be in the £450-£499 region. Which I’m ok with :-)

I just hope they get a better cooling solution this time round.

fez · 30 May 2019 at 23:32

Up to £500 if its an amazing console with a must play launch title.