PS4 Originally $499, Included Camera Peripheral
Sony had planned to package the PlayStation 4 Eye with the PS4, but pulled it to compete with the Xbox One's price.
Where once Sony's E3 press conferences <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cZ67R5tRfU>earned boos from the audience, its showing at E3 2013 won the crowd over with an <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/124815-PS4-Will-Not-Block-Used-Games-or-Require-an-Online-Connection>anti-DRM and pro-consumer message that elicited a rare moment of vocal enthusiasm. The knock-out punch, however, was arguably the announcement that the PS4 would be priced a full one hundred dollars cheaper than Microsoft's Xbox One. It's now been revealed, however, that the PlayStation 4's lower price may have come at a cost.
According to sources, Sony had originally planned on launching the PS4 at $499, the same price as the Xbox One. The extra one hundred dollars would have paid for the inclusion of the PlayStation 4 Eye, which Sony had planned to package with the PS4 a la the Xbox One with the Kinect. Hoping to beat Microsoft's console price-wise however, Sony opted to remove the Eye, which will apparently be sold separately for $59.
Some have been arguing that Microsoft needs to take a similar step and reliant on the PlayStation 4 Eye, including things like controller identification and player tracking. Without the Eye the PS4's controller will lose that functionality, at least until a player decides to pony up the dough and complete the PS4 package.
Source: <a href=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/26/sony-sacrificed-the-playstation-4-camera-to-beat-microsoft-on-price>IGN
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Sony had planned to package the PlayStation 4 Eye with the PS4, but pulled it to compete with the Xbox One's price.
Where once Sony's E3 press conferences <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cZ67R5tRfU>earned boos from the audience, its showing at E3 2013 won the crowd over with an <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/124815-PS4-Will-Not-Block-Used-Games-or-Require-an-Online-Connection>anti-DRM and pro-consumer message that elicited a rare moment of vocal enthusiasm. The knock-out punch, however, was arguably the announcement that the PS4 would be priced a full one hundred dollars cheaper than Microsoft's Xbox One. It's now been revealed, however, that the PlayStation 4's lower price may have come at a cost.
According to sources, Sony had originally planned on launching the PS4 at $499, the same price as the Xbox One. The extra one hundred dollars would have paid for the inclusion of the PlayStation 4 Eye, which Sony had planned to package with the PS4 a la the Xbox One with the Kinect. Hoping to beat Microsoft's console price-wise however, Sony opted to remove the Eye, which will apparently be sold separately for $59.
Some have been arguing that Microsoft needs to take a similar step and reliant on the PlayStation 4 Eye, including things like controller identification and player tracking. Without the Eye the PS4's controller will lose that functionality, at least until a player decides to pony up the dough and complete the PS4 package.
Source: <a href=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/26/sony-sacrificed-the-playstation-4-camera-to-beat-microsoft-on-price>IGN
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