I don't know. (Off-Topic)

by cheapLEY , Monday, June 13, 2016, 17:58 (3252 days ago) @ Funkmon

And I think that they think people will actually buy them because of the people bitching online about subpar consoles and how superior even a $500 PC is compared to $300 consoles.

We have the same argument, we're just hitting it from opposite sides. I don't see people (even those complaining about under-powered consoles) paying $500 or more on a new console. Especially when the argument doesn't change--spend that money on a PC and ultimately get a better experience. I know that lots and lots of people will never build a PC because the convenience of a console is king for them, but I don't see those people dropping that much money in such a short time after doing it just a few years ago.

So, either Microsoft prices this thing at $400 and maybe loses money on every one sold for a while, and they sell a bunch of them, or they price them higher and sell few of them. I think $500 is the max price they could ask for this and reasonably expect to sell them, and I think even that is pushing it.