EA says don't expect an Xbox One or PS4 price drop any time soon

According to EA, we're unlikely to get another next-gen console price drop before the holidays. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, & Technology conference in San Francisco, EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen said, "At some point [Microsoft and Sony] will most likely bring those prices down, which could expand the marketplace for old-generation software. ... I'm guessing it's probably late in the year or maybe even after next Christmas. I don't know; they've not told us what their plans are but it's probably not any time real soon."

[Hatsune-Miku]

I expect another price drop from Microsoft soon for the xbox one. It'll most likely be around September . The ps4 is outselling the xbox one by a wide margin and if sony plans on releasing an uncharted ps4 original title this year then I see a substantial price drop coming for the xbox one.

I know halo is a big title and halo 5 should be coming out this year but in this day and age where graphics and gaming technological achievements sell a lot of games along with other good gaming attributes I see uncharted ps4 carrying a bigger hype machine.

Most can guess that uncharted ps4 will look spectacular and above anything on xbox one. I'm not trying to start a war or anything but knowing the ps4 is way more powerful than xbox one with 8 gbs of gddr5 ram a better video card and such with other things I know naughty dog will utilize a lot of the ps4 power showing uncharted 4 being way better than anything most have seen before.

Anyway, to reiterate, Microsoft will drop the price of the xbox one soon because sony ps4 is outselling the xbox one by a significant margin and the ps4 sales will soon double that of the xbox one sales. Microsoft wouldn't want sony ps4 to triple the sales of xbox one

[AGaryColemanClone]

Hatsune-Miku: "Microsoft will drop the price of the xbox one soon because sony ps4 is outselling the xbox one by a significant margin and the ps4 sales will soon double that of the xbox one sales."

The PS4 is either very close to or already double the installed base of the Xbox One. The PS4 is selling about 250k a week worldwide and was over 6 million more than a week ago. While the Xbox One was only a 3 million sold at the end of 2013 and only sold 140k in the US, none in Japan, and some very small amount in Europe.

A good idea of just how much the PS4 is crushing the Xbox One in sales is that just Sony's Japan PS4 weekly sales of some 65k/week or 260k/month alone are comfortably outselling the Xbox One worldwide.

The PS4 is selling about 1 million a month and will most likely hit 10 million worldwide sometime in May. While the Xbox One is going to struggle to even reach 5 million worldwide by the end of 2014 at its current sales rate.

Unless Microsoft does some massive desperation worldwide price cut the PS4 is going to be 15-18 million worldwide vs. the Xbox one around 5 million by the end of 2014.

Sony is rapidly getting to the point with the PS4's domination in sales and installed base that they won't even have to work to acquire third party exclusive titles. Publishers will start dropping Xbox One versions of games. Most likely in Europe first where the PS4 is crushing the Xbox One by 5-1 in sales. And then eventually worldwide.

People thinking Microsoft is going to drop the Kinect junk are most likely clinging to a false hope that Microsoft is going come out with a Kinect-less model and some huge 150 dollar price savings.

Microsoft has spent the past four years hyping the Kinect junk. They have shutdown or let go a good chunk of their already tiny first party studio lineup and replaced them with casual shovelware Kinect focused developers. Dumping the Kinect junk would mean trashing all of that because if they did come out with a Kinect-less Xbox One no one would buy the expensive Kinect model and all third party developers would immediately stop bothering to develop Kinect games or Kinect features.

[cyhm3112]

like all I said, 5 years later, at the end of 2019, xbone sold worldwide 15-20m , PS4 160-180m, WiiU 20-25m

[AGaryColemanClone]

cyhm3112: "like all I said, 5 years later, at the end of 2019, xbone sold worldwide 15-20m , PS4 160-180m, WiiU 20-25m"

That sounds very reasonable.

The Xbox One is returning to its natural Xbox fanbase sales levels after they were massively and artificially inflated by the RRoD fiasco and all the other ridiculous hardware problems the Xbox 360 had last gen.

Although I think if Nintendo finally wakes up and drops the price of the Wii U down to 200 dollars for the 32gb model that it could see a huge spike in sales as it becomes gamer's second console to their PS4s this gen now that the main Nintendo franchises are finally starting to arrive.

[NewMonday]

the XB1 price cut will most likely come a month or 2 after TitanFall, MS are waiting to see how things go after the release of the game before announcing the price cut.

[SardoNumspa]

I agree that people thinking Microsoft is coming out with a version of the Xbox One with no Kinect are clinging to a false hope. It isn't going to happen. And now that Microsoft has brought in a guy who's specialty is dismantling the companies he runs the idea that Microsoft is going to eat 100-150 dollar losses on some massive price cut are off in fantasyland.

[Fishy Fingers]

Before the armchair anaylsts get carried away without reading the article. Source headline:

"EA says don't expect an Xbox 360 or PS3 price drop any time soon"

360/PS3. Story needs updating.

[No_Limit]

"like all I said, 5 years later, at the end of 2019, xbone sold worldwide 15-20m , PS4 160-180m, WiiU 20-25m "

What r u smoking? There is no way the PS4 will sell more than the PS2.160-180m PS4 by end of 2019, really?

And you think XB1 only going to sell about 20 million more consoles with Halo, Gears, all third party support, and getting exclusives like Titanfall and Quantum Break? Please!!!

[dantesparda]

@No Limit

While i agree his numbers are off, i dont think Titanfall or Quantum Break or going to make a big difference, only fanboys care about exclusives, not casuals, and casuals is where the big numbers are at.

[bub16]

I can't see uncharted coming this year though. I say around march 2015

[Magicite]

no Halo 5 or Uncharted 4 this year, unless they want to rush them out and I bet they dont.

[Shuyin]

Halo...think some MS dude said it will not make it to 2014 so don't expect it just yet.

[come_bom]

Obviously they won't confirm a price drop, but I expect a price drop soon for the X1... or a cheaper Kinectless X1 (Microsoft really needs to drop Kinect, it's dead weight).

European sales and February's NPD sales will prove my point.

[kopicha]

oh really? or did I lost my memory about what happen in EU for X1 recently?

[LexHazard79]

Yeah ok....you wasnt trying to start anything, but just had to get in a paragraph of how you think Uncharted is somehow more popular than Halo and that Halo will not help Xbox sales!

Anyway I agree that there will be anotheer price drop for Xbox One this yr. $399!

[jay2]

Only me need to anyway below the better gaming console

[generalthadeape]

Huh?

[LackTrue4K]

"Que, que?!?"

[MasterCornholio]

For gods sake speak english!!!!

[LexHazard79]

Que, que, Cabron? Que no entiendes?

[evilbart]

Obviously the ps4 won't get a price cut anytime soon,as soon as they hit the shelves they are sold.

[joel_c17]

MS have dropped the price in both the UK and Australia

[Hugodastrevas]

Did the EA rep. say that with a straight face? After the announcement of the Titanfall Xbone Bundle? Really? Bitch, please!

[LeCreuset]

Change that headline. They updated the story with a correction. He was talking about PS3/360.

Still, who cares about EA sales predictions, seeing as how they dropped the ball on their predictions for this gen. The real story in that article is their stance on micro-transactions.

[RiPPn]

If Titanfall doesn't move product, you can bet there will be a price drop, whether it is removing Kinect and dropping the price, or some other retooling, a price drop will happen.

And to add to that I'm not sure Titanfall can keep consoles selling until their next major AAA title which appears to be sometime in September/October? Seems like tough times ahead for Microsoft's Xbox One.

[Grave]

Titanfall will not move systems. I could see this as possible if it were only on Xbox One, but since it will also be out on 360 and PC(version of choice by many) people will just pick it up for whatever they already own.

[LexHazard79]

Xbox One version will outsell PC easy! XB360 was MS mistake they should have kept it Xbox One and PC!

[Grave]

^
I said many, not most so I don't disagree with you. With that being said, being multiplaform will definitely affect the ability of Titanfall to move Xbox One consoles.

[jimbobbeers]

Did someone just say PS4 160m+ within 5 years?

They've only just recently passed 80m PS3's and its been out 8 years.

It will sell shed loads, but you're in cloud cuckoo land.

[Rainstorm81]

I don't agree with 160 in 5 years.....but the PS3 and PS4 are two different beasts

[RavageX]

IMO the PS4 is in no need of a price drop, they are having no trouble moving the systems. The price seems just right, the reason I don't have one is I'm still waiting on the games I want to appear, and for me that means games with extremely high replay value.

The Order, Infamous and Uncharted simply won't do...not as reasons to hop on the next gen wagon anyway...hell I still need to get around to playing the uncharted games on PS3.

Xbox on the other hand...yeah. Something needs to give there. There's absolutely no incentive for me to spend that kinda money on the thing, especially since it is also lacking games I'm interested in.

The main difference between the two other than price is that as far as games go, I know I can expect to see games I want appearing on PS4 at some point.

I do not know that at all with the xbox.

[LexHazard79]

At $399 the PS4 is a steal for the power and performance that you get!

[mochachino]

While I don't want one company to totally dominate, 360 destroyed any goodwill I had toward xbox division. I actually felt exploited and now when I look at my 360 it actually sort of depresses me. The thing is useless without Live and Live is a complete rip-off and GWG is a pathetic joke. It makes me want to have nothing to do with xbox.

Exorbitant prices for Harddrives, saying it was 20 gigs when it was 13.7, the list goes on.
RROD, unnecessary pay walls to things I've already paid for or are free EVERYWHERE like netflix, youtube, IE, abandoned core gamers for Kinect...Xbox division needs to be humbled.

The only reason I used my 360 was because multiplats often looked/ran better. Well not anymore MS. Playstation built up so much good will with all the amazing exclusives all throughout the gen, PSN Plus actually being a great value and pays for itself, and upgradable harddrives with standard HDs.

[MasterD919]

Well Titan Fall's problem is that it unfortunately is riding shotgun on the hype-train whether it wants to or not at this point. It's the first major release (post Xbox One's release). This is that first step into the beginning of the console's cycle by releasing a major title that will likely lead to more console sales.

I want the Xbox One, but at the cost of losing Kinect- not the disc drive. I've used the Xbox One's Kinect interface and I can certainly live without it. If that drops the price down $100 less...count me in.

And there is no doubt that the PS4 is powerful, but I have yet to find myself interested in anything Sony has to offer. Graphics are beautiful, but the games aren't doing it for me. Take that how you will.