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The PS5’s Potential Price Is Being Floated In A New Marketing Survey – Forbes
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While neither Sony nor Microsoft have announced the prices for the PS5 or Xbox Series X yet, despite the fact that in any other year with E3, that would have already happened, they may not even know what it is themselves yet.
That is evidenced by the fact that Sony (though probably also Microsoft) is still doing market research about what the price should be. And it may give us some insight into what the price may end up being in the end.
This comes from redditor u/youessbee (sent in by reader JellyBelly) who is a frequent taker of surveys like this for extra cash. The Nielsen survey asks about two “randomly generated” potential prices for the PS5, £349 for the disc-drive one and the digital-only edition at £259.
So, pound to US dollar conversion would be:
£349 = $435
£259 = $323
So yes, that is absurdly cheap, though the survey-taker says that when they see prices in this sort of survey, that usually the final product ends up being 20% more expensive. So that would leave us with
Disc-drive PS5: $522
Digital-only PS5: $387
That sounds more “reasonable” and yet coming in under $400, even for the digital version, does seem rather low, and I would not expect that to happen. Given that this is a marketing survey, they are likely surveying all the possible range of prices just so they can have data like “95% of survey participants say they would be ‘very interested’ in a PS5 at $387” even if that doesn’t end up being financially possible.
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I think the thing I am most curious about is the wide gap in prices between the disc-drive PS4 and the digital-only PS4. A gap that almost seems too wide to me to be realistic. While I would expect at least a $50 disparity between the two, the gap here is $135. Again, that seems high, but could the gap be say, $100? If so, that would be kind of a gamechanger.
We don’t know if Microsoft will have a disc-free version of the Series X. If they do, it would likely be secondary, lower-spec console Xbox Lockhart lacking a disc drive to become even cheaper, in addition to its other power sacrifices like no 4K gameplay. But if Sony could manage to get the digital-only PS5 down to $400 or so, that would be a huge deal.
Again, this is all just market research, but it does give at least a glimpse into the window of Sony’s thought process here.
So, what’s the price you would pay for each type of console?
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The Motorola Edge 50 Pro was first announced in India at the start of the month, but it was only the first of several Edge 50 devices to come. Today we welcomed the Edge 50 Ultra and the Edge 50 Fusion. Nevertheless, it’s important to highlight that today is also the start of wider availability for the Pro.
The Edge 50 Pro is launching in select European markets at a price of €700 (here it is in Germany), making it more affordable than the Ultra (which has a €1,000 asking price). Check your local Motorola site as well as major retailers.
The Ultra has more processing power (Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs. 7 Gen 3) and a more capable camera system to match its price. Compared to the €400 Moto Edge 50 Fusion, the Pro has the better chipset and screen, better camera setup and faster charging to boot.
Anyway, The Pro will also be available in Asia and Oceania, plus select Latin American markets (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico).
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There’s no mention of North America, but Motorola maintains a slightly different lineup for the US and Canada (well, different names if nothing else). The press release does end with the promise of “expanding the edge family in North America this year”.
Motorola’s debuting three new flagship phones for its Edge line Tuesday, all of which spotlight artificial intelligence features meant for improving photography.
The Motorola Edge 50 line comes in three tiers, headlined by the Edge 50 Ultra, a midlevel Edge 50 Pro and a base level Edge 50 Fusion.
While these three Moto Edge 50 phones are lined up for an international release, Motorola says that new US-bound Motorola Edge phones will arrive later this year. Motorola used a similar release strategy last year, when 2023’s Motorola Edge and Motorola Edge Plus came to the US with slight modifications to the Motorola Edge 40 line that released in other territories.
The three Moto Edge 50 phones debut Moto AI, which is Motorola’s own take on bringing artificial intelligence features to its latest line of phones. It follows generative AI features we’ve seen from Samsung with Galaxy AI and Google with its various AI features provided to the Pixel 8. At this time, Motorola says Moto AI will be sprinkled throughout the phone’s operating system, but it emphasized a Photo Enhancement Engine that will use AI to apply settings from multiple shooting modes in order to process photos. AI is also powering on-device search and tools for generating decorative themes.
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The Motorola Edge 50 Fusion is the base level phone in the line, starting at 399 euro.
The Motorola Edge 50 Fusion starts at a much cheaper 399 euros (converts to roughly $425) and has a 6.7-inch OLED display running at a 120Hz refresh rate. Its 50-megapixel main camera is paired with a 13-megapixel ultrawide camera, while a 32-megapixel selfie camera is placed on the front. The phone will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7S Gen 2 processor and comes in forest blue, hot pink and marshmallow blue. The hot pink model comes in a vegan suede material, while marshmallow blue will ship in vegan leather.
The three phones will start shipping in the coming weeks, starting with European and Latin American markets before coming to Asia and Oceania.
The Moto Buds Plus will get a US release and cost $130.
The Motorola Buds Plus are also unveiled alongside the Edge 50 line, but these earbuds will get a US release as they hit stores starting Tuesday. Similar to Apple’s AirPods Pro, the Moto Buds place support head tracking when paired up with a Motorola phone. The buds include a triple-mic system for noise suppression and a CrystalTalk AI feature meant for helping clear up voice calls while in noisy environments. The Moto Buds Plus will come in Forest Green and cost $130 in the US.
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