Xbox One: “Microsoft loses the next generation unless they cut price,”

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PS4 vs Xbox One is a hot ticket right now, and it’s got Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter analysing his way into our headlines once more. Now, he feels the £80 discrepancy between both formats is a significant game-changer that could cost Microsoft the generation.

It follows Pachter’s disbelief at why Nintendo President Satoru Iwata still had a job.

Speaking with GI.biz, Pachter said, “The reason Sony beats Microsoft is solely the price. Microsoft loses the next generation unless they cut price. If Microsoft drops its price to $399, I expect the sales to be equal to the PS4.”

That’s a short-term fix however, but what about the long-term? Pachter commented on sales projections that state both PS4 and Xbox One will out-sell their predecessors, “I don’t know where they get those numbers. I don’t think you’re ever going to see 500 million consoles out there. The next generation of consoles is probably the last. We expect frequent model updates instead of new consoles. I think the PC is going to make a comeback, the PC will be the hub of all this stuff.”

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/06/xbox-one-microsoft-loses-the-next-generation-unless-they-cut-price-warns-pachter/

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RacistPosted:

Aue The prices are way high, but i dont see a price cut happening any time soon lol


Most likely won't happen until the next year. Black friday will probably be the soonest sale.

RacistPosted:

This is true it is pretty expensive for a console. Plus, the ps4 got a week jump on the xbox one.

1492Posted:

The prices are way high, but i dont see a price cut happening any time soon lol

AllSkinsNoSkillPosted:

From what I have seen they are doing way better than the ps4 and Xbox ones are in High demand

iIIuminatiPosted:

I agree with this, It costs alot of dosh

NDSUPosted:

KAQ
Yop The price matters because parents like cheaper.


That is mainly true but then again a lot of gamrs are 16 + so they choose them selves but then again it is mostly about the parents :/


Pshhhh. Have you played Call of Duty?

MortarPosted:

Whilst the Xbox One is more expensive, it isn't really much of a difference to be honest. The Xbox gaming community, if they have stuck by Microsoft opposed to Sony, then I don't see why they would switch. Yes there will be a small percentage of people who switch from one console family to the other, but the majority will stay with the console family they have previously been with.

YopPosted:

The price matters because parents like cheaper.

GossipPosted:

I dont think the price matters at all. The PS people will buy the PS and the Xbox people will buy the Xbox no matter what.

KatsumiPosted:

Honk
Human Why don't Microsoft just remove the damn kinect


I personally really like the kinect.


Apparently the Xbox One kinect really isn't that bad. I was not a big fan of the Xbox 360 Kinect at all though, for the sole reason that it didn't work very well