PS4 price shows Sony is serious, says Level-5 boss

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The PS4 launch price is a statement of intent on how focused Sony has become, the CEO of Professor Layton studio Level-5 has said.

Akihiro Hino told Japanese magazine Famitsu that the PS4 RRP was "the number-one surprise of E3".

"I think anyone can look at that and think this is cheap! Putting cutting-edge PC specs into a game machine that costs just a few hundred dollars really brings across how serious SCE is about this generation," he said (via Polygon).

During its E3 press conference in June, Sony confirmed a Christmas PS4 release date in Europe and the US and a PS4 price of £349 / €399 / $399, undercutting the Xbox One price by $100. The PS4 price is also some $200 cheaper than the original PS3 RRP.

Hino, whose studio is working on an unannounced, 'network-focused' PS4 title (which some speculate is Ni no Kuni 2), also complimented Microsoft for its Xbox One price.

"I think the Xbox One is pretty cheap considering what you get with it as well, but with this PS4 price point, they'll have to do something to oppose that."

In June, Microsoft's former chief executive Don Mattrick defended the Xbox One price by claiming the corporation is "over-delivering value against other choices".

The Xbox One will launch at £429 in the UK and $499 in the US, and comes bundled with the next-generation Kinect sensor. Sony, meanwhile, is believed to have removed the PS4 camera from its release day bundle to keep the PS4 RRP far below Microsoft's.

Meanwhile, Capcom producer Motohide Eshiro also spoke with Famitsu about E3 and the state of the industry. Though he said new consoles were exciting to witness, he remarked that western developers "showed off a lot of FPSes and third-person shooters that pursued photorealism and endless detail".

"As for the gameplay, I felt there wasn't much innovative," he added.

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SwiftPosted:

Take a class in college or buy the PS4, btw its the same price.

Im going with the class.

RuinsPosted:

Gooooooooooooogle
RATF sony has always made their console cheaper


Hello, stupid kid that knows nothing about the past of Sony and their pricing.


i have bought all of Sony's consoles and most of them are cheap you retard...

GooooooooooooooooglePosted:

Whirl Nice price. it's good that Sony is taking economic issues into mind and giving a reasonable price that middle class families can afford.


Honestly? It's okay to pick things out from lessons in school but copying the basics to seem smart is just plain bad and actually makes you look stupid in a smart mans eyes (your use of geographical language).

GooooooooooooooooglePosted:

RATF sony has always made their console cheaper


Hello, stupid kid that knows nothing about the past of Sony and their pricing.

RuinsPosted:

sony has always made their console cheaper

ExoticWolfsPosted:

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ExoticWolfs
Whirl nice price its good that sony is taking economic issues into mind and giving a reasonable price that middle class families can afford


Yeah, I think both of the next-gen consoles price are fine. I think xbox could have went a bit lower, but they didn't, so that's all that matters. I like PS4's price. :D


Blame it on the kinect


Ehhhh, stop hating on the kinect or basically saying it is a waste of money. We haven't tried it yet and don't know what it will be like. It will be much better than the kinect I am sure, so we will just have to wait and see how it is.


We can hate on it if we want, this is PS4 news not XBone news. Being forced to use something I know I don't want to use is ridiculous. I know how I play games and what kind of games I like and that said, there is no way you are going to incorporate the kinect in a way I like in a multiplayer shooter or any other game I play


So you won't even try it just for the fact the xbox 360 kinect sucks, you won't know if whether you like it or not, if you dont try it... you might actually like it, if you would try it and stop bitching when you dont even know what it is like. And you arent forced to use it, you are forced to buy it with the console.

DawPosted:

"Putting cutting-edge PC specs into a game machine" not even lol.

HD_ResPosted:

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Whirl nice price its good that sony is taking economic issues into mind and giving a reasonable price that middle class families can afford


Yeah, I think both of the next-gen consoles price are fine. I think xbox could have went a bit lower, but they didn't, so that's all that matters. I like PS4's price. :D
You do that and have fun with you upgraded PS3. And btw, you're not being forced to use the Kinect, it's just good that it comes with it so we can have the better experience.

Blame it on the kinect


Ehhhh, stop hating on the kinect or basically saying it is a waste of money. We haven't tried it yet and don't know what it will be like. It will be much better than the kinect I am sure, so we will just have to wait and see how it is.


We can hate on it if we want, this is PS4 news not XBone news. Being forced to use something I know I don't want to use is ridiculous. I know how I play games and what kind of games I like and that said, there is no way you are going to incorporate the kinect in a way I like in a multiplayer shooter or any other game I play

brendan64sharkPosted:

Jakeston The lesser $100 bucks will be made up in sales. That's just what I'm predicting though.


With the xbox you get more so it just depends on what you want.

SahvidgePosted:

The lesser $100 bucks will be made up in sales. That's just what I'm predicting though.


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