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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-YukiPosted:

Wop I like how they say "Cutting Edge PC Specs" when it's not even close to "Cutting Edge"


True, but it makes it seem nicer to people who have no idea what the specs even mean.
Also, great to see that at least Sony is confident and has faith that their console will sell well.

-CPPosted:

Nowhere near cutting edge, lmao.

General_RaamPosted:

I like how they say "Cutting Edge PC Specs" when it's not even close to "Cutting Edge"

Corn_DogPosted:

ExoticWolfs
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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

byLeonPosted:

Foolish
Woobie They are, the have a serious shot to dethrone microsoft this time around.


Microsoft should be smart and take out the Kinect so it can compete better with the PS4. People like me wont even use the kinect in the first place.


im buying both but im gonna get hardcore games on ps4 xbox one seems cool to i like the idea behind kinect just not that fact that they are forcing it.

byLeonPosted:

Parecy
Disorts
Ted- The price never changed my decision, XB1 will be the best console for competitive cod so I'll be sticking with it


LMAO You just said cod that game is irrelevant look at potential and your obviously a xbox one fanboy so go to the x1 section and stay there.
It's funny how over 40% of the Gaystation community play COD.


40% lol none of my friends play blops 2 or mw3 we play gta/fifa/nba 2k13 nd sometimes uncharted. 70% of xbox is call of duty and thats a fact i own both

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.

IlIuminatiPosted:

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

AlbericiPosted:

To bad fgt microsoft is not cheap like this.....well they are cheap :)

ExoticWolfsPosted:

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


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