If Sony is launching later, they can wait longer. But Microsoft will not wait longer than late September.
So if Sony goes mid September, Ms is going last. Otherwise they go first
I think I am in for $500 but if the next gen consoles really are $600 then I may have to rethink if I want to get them this year or not. I need to budget bills and such so weāll see what happens.
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Im still on the boat that it will be $500 tbh
Iām fine with Sony and MS waiting until 2 weeks before launch for prices. It doesnāt change anything.
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If these consoles come in at $399 then you probably wonāt see a price cut for a long time so it there wouldnāt be much point in waiting. If they come in at $599+ the price drop will come sooner obviously. I might wait for a Forza bundle or something if they are on the more expensive side.
Or I just may pull the trigger the next time MS Rewards has a gift card sale or a āpoints backā bonus on the console.
Instead of waiting each day for announcements, I suggest everyone get ready for 600, which probably is the worst case scenario regarding price. when prices are finally announced, anything less than that, and suddenly you have a little extra money in your pocket. win-win.
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I figure this is the most stress-free approach. Budget for your likely worst case scenario, and treat any price under that as savings.
At this point I find it hard to see the desperation for pricing to be announced as anything other than fodder for platform wars - one team is hoping their console is more / less than the other teams. Message boards are going to be a dumpster fire the day pricing is announced, no matter how it goes down and which is less expensive than the other.
Around this time in November, the Series X will be under or around your TV regardless of when the pricing is revealed.
Speaking only for myself, Iād pre-order today, price unknown with billing to occur at time of shipping if it came to that. It wonāt of course, but to my point, I just donāt care about the price as itās highly unlikely to be any more than the assumed USD$600 and come hell or high water, Iām going to buy the Series X anyway.
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$600 and Iām getting the Series S instead.
As long as they give us a heads up when pre-orders open. Want to plan my Best Buy rewards around it. Lol
A trick I learned a few years ago is you can make rewards go longer if you pre-order something and then cancel your pre-order, because then the reward gets extended a few months down the road.
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Damn. Nice one. Iāll have to try that out if any are close to expiring. Thanks!^.^