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[DriftingSpirit]

Sony must be SHOOK

Horizon will be overshadowed by Zelda x switch tbh
At least for me, I'll pick up that game later this month x next month must likely

Nope.

 

[HazySaiyan]

Not sure if it's just the timing of the Horizon bundles but UK retailers have some killer deals atm.

Just had a look on ShopTo and you can get a PS4, Horizon and an extra Dualshock 4 for £227. That's a hell of a deal.

 

[Memento]

That doesnt make too much sense.

I think Switch will be very supply constrained, and the sales will be mostly from pre orders, so...?

 

[Justified]

Most shops will already be sold out of PS4's by tomorrow. It's more about stealing thunder I think

Yea its would stupid crazy if PS4 is still the number 1 console for the month of March (I personally dont think it will be)

 

[kromeo]

Do they really need to "counter" a half baked system with one game?

They won't have any more idea than we do how much of a success the switch is going to be

 

[franklyshankly]

Sony must be SHOOK

Horizon will be overshadowed by Zelda x switch tbh
At least for me, I'll pick up that game later this month x next month must likely

Horizon is #1 on Amazon US top sellers for games right now and #3 for 2017. I think it will be fine.

 

[datwr]

There is now a 120 euro price difference between Slim and Switch in Sweden.
I also noticed the Pro is just 30 euro more expansive then the Switch.

 

[NolbertoS]

Never thought I'd see thr day of Sony "AFRAID" of a Nintendo launch. Nintendo Switch hype must be real that Sony is gonna keep a sharp eye on how sales it does and counter with a Ps VIta 2 right guys??

Spoiler

i know Vita is dead but one can dream

 

[JetSetRadio]

Damn yo, that's 250 with game and controller versus 450.

 

[PantsuJo]

199€ price will allow Sony to reach 70 millions of unit sold before the end of 2017, I think.

If they will manage to cut the price at 150€ for base and 200€ for Pro (2018), well... They could reach the 100 millions, just as theorized from someone in another thread.

 

[The Artisan]

so this isn't even a rumor anymore

 

[randomengine]

Be afraid....Be Switch afraid.

What'll be Microsofts response 🤔

 

[LordKano]

Yea its would stupid crazy if PS4 is still the number 1 console for the month of March (I personally dont think it will be)

It's only for EU, mind you, and with one day of limited stock.

 

[8byte]

Probably not a counter, but capitalizing on people going to buy Switch but can't get one because of limited stock.

 

[dead monkey uk]

In the UK you can currently get PS4 slim + HZD + extra controller for £199.99

 

[d9b]

There is now a 120 euro price difference between Slim and Switch in Sweden.
I also noticed the Pro is just 30 euro more expansive then the Switch.

No mercy...

 

[BadWolf]

Smart move, a whole bunch of people won't be able to score a switch day 1.

They will probably do the same thing to Scorpio lol.

 

[ramparter]

The agony is real. PS4 doomed.

Spoiler

They probably target those will go for a Switch and its sold out.

 

[Kouriozan]

I thought Sony and Nintendo didn't compete in the same market?

 

[Lettuce]

Pfff, im calling BS on this. Why on earth would Sony be bothered by the Switch!!?

 

[Kuro]

This is an extra sales tactic to get the people who show up to buy a Switch without preorder and can't find one. Clever. Its not about feeling threatened its about taking advantage of the situation to get extra sales.

 

[Rellik]

Smart move.

They will probably do the same thing to Scorpio lol.

This is Sony land. They don't need to do anything.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Probably not a counter, but capitalizing on people going to buy Switch but can't get one because of limited stock.

.... Well that's a counter lol.

Horizon and the price drop the same the Switch launches doesn't seem like a coincidence.

 

[JJH]

After the first couple of months it's only going to be an uphill battle for Nintendo when competing companies offer vastly cheaper consoles with a catalog of games and support.

 

[Coma Ecliptic]

Sony must be SHOOK

Horizon will be overshadowed by Zelda x switch tbh
At least for me, I'll pick up that game later this month x next month must likely

What is this idiotic war between Horizon and Zelda? Such a dumb unnecessary 'fight' when there's no reason to be fighting. Both systems have really good open world games out, win/win.

If your goal was to make someone cringe you win I guess.

Again, this is more for add-on sales and "Switch is sold out, PS4 dropped price". 53.4 million consoles isn't a sign of 'shooked'.

 

[Alebrije]

 

[Hyun Sai]

PS4 Pro at 200 for Scorpio launch confirmed !

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Sony GOING IN

PS4 Pro at 200 for Scorpio launch confirmed !

Probably not, but this does show a willingness on Sony's part to compete with launch of new hardware on price.

A Pro price drop in time for Scorpio launch is looking pretty likely

 

[Wedzi]

Any deals like this happening in the US?

 

[jelly]

The UK has been doing PS4 Slim with Horizon and Extra Controller for £199 the last week.

Amazing deal.

 

[ForkNetwork]

PS4 Pro at 200 for Scorpio launch confirmed !

Something like this will happen

 

[cw_sasuke]

After the first couple of months it's only going to be an uphill battle for Nintendo when competing companies offer vastly cheaper consoles with a catalog of games and support.

Sounds like you standard console launch against already established platforms.

 

[Justified]

.... Well that's a counter lol.

Horizon and the price drop the same the Switch launches doesn't seem like a coincidence.

Horizon was dated well before the Switch was lol

 

[Hatefilled Vengeance]

Drop it in the U.S. so I can justify getting a PS4/Horizon. Thanks.

 

[Amused]

Hahaha, why would anyone make this out to be a bad thing? Competition is great for consumers - of course we want these companies to compete!

When you start criticizing fucking price drops on the products you are offered your priorities are not in the right place.

 

[SpecX]

The agony is real. PS4 doomed.

Spoiler

They probably target those will go for a Switch and its sold out.

I'm thinking the same thing. It's a good strategic move to boost sales a bit for those that miss out on the Switch and can also take away some future sales from the Switch as people might not be willing to spend money to buy an additional console after settling on a cheap PS4. Not saying this will work on everyone, but it will have a small impact on people fitting this profile.

 

[dracula_x]

.... Well that's a counter lol.

Horizon and the price drop the same the Switch launches doesn't seem like a coincidence.

they announced release date for Horizon almost 9 months ago https://blog.eu.playstation.com/201...wn-release-date-announced-new-trailer-debuts/ What "coincidence"?

 

[skynidas]

Sony must be SHOOK

Horizon will be overshadowed by Zelda x switch tbh
At least for me, I'll pick up that game later this month x next month must likely

lmao

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

What would a 1 day price drop accomplish when the majority of day 1 Switch sales are from preorders?

People who walk in and hope to buy the system.

System is sold out.

Dang, PS4 is only 199?!

...

Profit?

 

[LordRaptor]

I thought Sony and Nintendo didn't compete in the same market?

All entertainment goods are effectively competing in the same market, just not necessarily targeting the same demographics.

 

[Taker666]

Pricing is the big problem facing Switch in Europe ..so this is a smart move by Sony.

Less of an issue in Japan and the US where the Switch is priced to match the cheapest version of the PS4..

...but in Europe the PS4 is already far cheaper than the Switch..so this just makes Switch look even worse value.

 

[koss424]

Are they expecting Switch buyers to impulse buy a PS4?

They are expecting people looking and not finding Switches because they are all soldout to impulse a PS4 instead. It probably will work.

 

[Eria]

Well I think it's a pretty smart move by Sony considering that Horizon was released two days ago.

 

[Fdkn]

.... Well that's a counter lol.

Horizon and the price drop the same the Switch launches doesn't seem like a coincidence.

Horizon date was set long before the switch

 

[NolbertoS]

I think Horizon will be sent to die. Zelda is a bigger franchise and Sony knows that, maybe a reason they're willing to take a hit on a console so people buy Horizon too

 

[DriftingSpirit]

I think Horizon will be sent to die. Zelda is a bigger franchise and Sony knows that, maybe a reason they're willing to take a hit on a console so people buy Horizon too

lol

 

[Amused]

I think Horizon will be sent to die.

This is just getting silly.

 

[McMoneyman]

Standard stuff, not sure why people are so weird about it.

 

[Aostia]

Hardware launch creates interest, gets people in stores -> limited stock means a lot of people won't get a Switch -> people see time-limited promotion of cheap PS4 -> decide to buy PS4.

I imagine that's the logic behind it.

yup, most definitely

 

[Kikorin]

That's a damn good deal, anyway I can't play Zelda on PS4, so I'll stay with Switch this time.

In future I'll buy for sure at that price!