PS5 Will Cost $400, According to Analyst

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The PlayStation 5 is packed with some impressive innards. It supports 8K visuals, features a solid state drive, supports ray tracing, and more. This has led many to believe the PS5 will be pricier than its predecessor, the PS4. Reaffirming this belief, a leak from an anonymous European developer surfaced recently that claimed the PS5 will cost $500, which isn't a bad price-point, but half a grand is enough to make many wallets cry. However, one industry analyst believes the PS5 will only cost $400, the same price as the PS4.

According to Pelham Smithers, MD of market research firm Pelham Smithers Associates, which specializes in Japanese manufacturing, the PS5 will come packing an AMD Ryzen 3600G CPU. Why does Smithers think this? Well, from what Sony has said about the system, it will need to feature a 7nm 8-core Ryzen CPU that supports ray-tracing and some of the aforementioned features. This points at Sony using the AMD Ryzen 3600G, which was unveiled earlier this year at CES 2019. By the end of 2019, this specific CPU should retail between $180 and $220 per unit, which should keep the price down of the PS5 to $400.

Of course, a $400 price-point lines up better with what lead architect on the console, Mark Cerny, has said, which is that the PS5's price will be "appealing to gamers." $400 is certainly a lot more appealing than $500.

If Smithers' estimations are correct, then any price-point above $500 seems out of the question. It looks like it's going to be somewhere between $400-$500. If Sony isn't afraid to eat some costs up front, it will probably be $400, but looking at the current market, taking into consideration inflation and the PS5's specs, $500 is certainly still on the table.

At the moment of publishing, there's been no word of when the PS5 will release or when we will learn more about it. However, most reports and speculation claim the next-gen PlayStation console will release in 2020, which means we should start hearing more about it soon.

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Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/04/23/ps5-playstation-5-price-cost/

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DashiiPosted:

Mob Consoles should be like $100 why $400? Still gotta pay for the games, WiFi, PS Plus, Xbox Live, and all the other accessories.


What... Did I read this right lmao

CTVPosted:

This is not a bad price at all considering the promised specs playstation said itll have.

SilkyPosted:

Not a bad price however I don't believe this will be .

DecyPosted:

Mario350
Mob Consoles should be like $100 why $400? Still gotta pay for the games, WiFi, PS Plus, Xbox Live, and all the other accessories.


so what youre saying is you dont want a free controller headset/ear piece and cords to hook it up? lol also what other accessories? all i know is youll only need a usb cable and a proper 3rd party mic, and shouldnt everyone have wifi free when they get an isp hook up? also theres very little info about the ps+ if its still needed or not but its most likely will, but the other parts im confused about why you wouldnt want the cables controller and the poopy ear piece free which adds to the price of the console since the controller is technically already 100$ well 90$ in canada with tax alone


He meant paying for those separate on top of the console. With the price of PS+ and other memberships or whatever you want it really all does add up.. May aswell honestly just get a PC at that point.

MazePosted:

Mob Consoles should be like $100 why $400? Still gotta pay for the games, WiFi, PS Plus, Xbox Live, and all the other accessories.


I mean, for starters all the hardware really adds up. Processor, hard drive, graphics, etc are all pricey.

RaubenPosted:

Believe it when I see it lmao

AnimePosted:

That's not a bad price at all

Mario350Posted:

Mob Consoles should be like $100 why $400? Still gotta pay for the games, WiFi, PS Plus, Xbox Live, and all the other accessories.


so what youre saying is you dont want a free controller headset/ear piece and cords to hook it up? lol also what other accessories? all i know is youll only need a usb cable and a proper 3rd party mic, and shouldnt everyone have wifi free when they get an isp hook up? also theres very little info about the ps+ if its still needed or not but its most likely will, but the other parts im confused about why you wouldnt want the cables controller and the poopy ear piece free which adds to the price of the console since the controller is technically already 100$ well 90$ in canada with tax alone

Mario350Posted:

so the same price as the ps4 when it launched got it

JasonPosted:

Consoles should be like $100 why $400? Still gotta pay for the games, WiFi, PS Plus, Xbox Live, and all the other accessories.


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