Poll: When Do You Think The Xbox Series X Price Will Be Revealed?

I'd say they release the price in August and announce Lockhart aswell

Microsoft being so confident, I think they should announce at the July event and perhaps beat Sony to the punch.

If they know for a fact they have the most competitive price already they might drop it with the games in July, otherwise they probably wait for Sony to reveal their price.

I don't think either company will come out and officially announce prices on this (at least in the sense of prices will be outed beforehand). I think we'll see "placeholder" prices pop up on websites that are in fact both Sony and Microsoft testing the internet to see what price they can stretch too. We'll be lucky if we have a price by August I reckon.
For so many people (not me) the price is possibly the biggest factor so it's definitely the very last thing we'll see from either company

Thorn. I think it’s on MS interest to reveal it by the end of July, but also think Sony will try to hold back as long as possible.

It would be a gigantic win for MS if they reveal the XSX for $100 less than the PS5(w/disk) AFTER Sony names their price.

I’m almost sure Sony won’t be able to match the XSX price, that SSD and cooling design will surely cost them significantly, but it will always pack more punch if MS announced the lower price after Sony.

I think that internally they're trying to find a way to drop it at $399, with the Series S at $299. They would take a bath on every unit sold, but they can afford it. Sony probably can't

Maybe July 🤔.. I do think they'll keep the price as low as possible, probably around the 399 range. They can afford it plus Game Pass is the money maker.

I think Microsoft will announce the price in July but they’ll wait until Sony makes their announcement. They may wait till the very last day of July because someone is going to crack and Microsoft can’t really afford to be more expensive again.

I could see September. Early September but that still gives a full quarter by before sale. Get further away from the virus madness (hopefully) and give a good run before sale.

I'm guessing late August (around the time of digital Gamescom), July will probably only be about games.

Man, it would be good if it cost just £1.

I don't know why I randomly thought that, maybe the lockdown budget is getting to me 😂

@Tharsman I don't think the all digital PS5 will be any cheaper than the disc based one. Sure it removes the disc drive which in theory saves a part cost, but I have a feeling they will sell it for the same price and include a game or PS+ sub or something.

@Menchi doubt it. I am sure they will try to do the free game thing, maybe Spider-Man: Miles being pre-installed, even free PS+ for a year, as means to justify a $600+ price point on the disk based version. I still think the discless version will be $100 USD less than the disk based version.

I chose August & I hope they come out & drop a bomb on Sony by announcing the XSX at $399.

It seems like a stand off between the systems, neither of them want to reveal the price before the other because it gives the opposition to make theirs cheaper.

If you ask me it doesn’t matter what the price is because most people would have already decided what their getting based on the system and games.

I can see it happening next month. If E3 was not cancelled they'd both have announced it there, but it has been. If its really coming this year, around October /November then they have to announce it soon.

I also think Sony will let Microsoft go first

I hope they just wait until last minute to release the price, let Sony go 1st.

Sony waited for Microsoft to reveal the console and the specifications before moving a finger. It's crystal clear that Sony is being stubborn about PS5 and don't want to say anything about it before Microsoft, anything at all.

The problem here is that whoever says price first gives the competition a chance to undercut them. If I was Microsoft I would wait for Sony. Microsoft have announced everything but the price and they are in a position where they need to regain gamers after Xbox One troubled journey. If Microsoft says the price first, Sony can undercut them and everything that Microsoft has achieved thanks to Phil Spencer would be in danger.

@BlueOcean not necessarily. I think we can agree that these two consoles will be expensive due to the ssds. I think both will already know what it'll cost, with possibly a very, very slight movement either way depending on what the other costs. PS5 is likely to be the more expensive, and I don't see Sony announcing price before Microsoft at all. I don't see these consoles being the same price.

If course, Sony could just be luring people into believing its the most expensive, only for them to announce a price that catches Microsoft off guard. It's possible

@BlueOcean I really doubt Sony is in any position to undercut, they just want to be able to shape their message in a reactionary manner.

At best, they might be able to add bundled games to the console to make their [almost certain] higher price seem to hold some value.

MS likely has a range, like, they can charge $400 but, should Sony cheapest console be $600, they will gladly sell the Series X for $500.

It's like a cold war for console prices. I'm more interested in what the actual price it, because online speculation ranges from 400 to 800 lol.

@Tharsman Yes but if Sony doesn't say anything before Microsoft what price should Microsoft announce? 400? That would be awesome and Sony can't best it. Nothing to worry about. 500? That matches Xbox One and Xbox One X and I think that it's likely but what if Sony says 400 for PS 5AD after that? They would destroy Series X.

@SuperNintendoMii At the very least, Sony is hiding in the dark like a wolf in the shadows waiting for the prey to come out first.

@BlueOcean my guess is if MS is forced to go first, they will just say $400, but that still would hurt them in a way as they will end up getting significantly lower revenue from hardware.

@Tharsman That's exactly why I would do if Sony keeps waiting stubbornly until the last minute. While 400 sounds too low, it will make very difficult (impossible) for Sony to undercut Microsoft and Microsoft will attract gamers back and earn money with software and subscriptions.