Microsoft has already set a date for the event, which will unveil the exclusive Xbox Series X games (July 23 at 6 p.m.). However, it does not seem certain that we will know its marketing price. This was also the case with the launch of the PlayStation 5 when we were introduced to two models: with or without a disc player, for those who prefer fully digital consumption.

Several leaks await what the multinationals will say, stating that the standard version of the PS5 will start at 499 euros (rumored to be the same price as the Xbox X Series, although the specifications are better).

This number could appear on the product page developed by Amazon France (which disappeared after a few minutes). Mention of internal member “IronManPS5” has also been made via his Twitter profile. In both cases, we are called to November 20, 2020, to anticipate the fruitful Christmas campaign.

The two sources also agreed on the price of the ‘PS5 Digital Edition’ recommendation, which would reduce the number of ‘full’ versions by one hundred euros. Thus, it would start at 399 euros, which would boost initial sales (as was the case with the PlayStation 4).

A 400-euro PS5 is banging with information that the initial stock will be limited (in addition to the pandemic that halted production chains). It also seems clear that removing the disk drive doesn’t save as much on paper, even if Sony would recoup the investment by promoting digital sales (eliminating the inherent costs of physical distribution).

IronManPS5 also mentioned the price of the Xbox Series S, which could be announced in August. It would also mark 399 euros, although Microsoft’s plans are to launch it from the Xbox Series X in a few months, already in 2021. If we listen to the user, “the most powerful console of all time” will go on sale on November 6, two weeks before the Cyberpunk 2077 release date.

Play Station

The PlayStation (officially abbreviated as PS1) is Sony’s first gaming console. The first was designed by Ken Kutaragi and is a 32-bit desktop game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment on December 3, 1994. Japanese. It is the most successful fifth-generation video game console, both in terms of sales and popularity. In addition to the original, the PSone (also called the slim model) was launched in 2000. He was very successful in implanting the CD-ROM inside his hardware, although other companies such as SEGA (Sega CD), Panasonic (3DO), Philips (CD-i), SNK (Neo Geo CD), NEC (Super CD- ROM) and Atari (Atari Jaguar) were already in use. These companies had little success in using CD-ROMs as a storage medium for games. It is estimated that Sony sold 105,500,000 units of its gaming console in ten years. The console was officially withdrawn from the market on March 23, 2006.

Sony’s top did not feel like entering the video game market from the start. However, Kutaragi’s foolishness led the company to move forward with this adventure. The company led the project with Kutaragi, who is in charge of Sony Music, to take no responsibility for the consequences of the prediction of the bet. Collaboration, in the end, was essential to the production of the records. Until 1993, the company would not have its own video game division, Sony Computer Entertainment.

The leap to Europe and the United States was also a success. Sony chose to lower the price of its console below cost. The U.S. market was priced at $ 299, a far cry from the $ 399 of main competitor Sega Saturn.