- The prices of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have yet to be unveiled, but a gaming analyst and a former Microsoft executive believe Microsoft will undercut Sony.
- The $399 PS4 took an early lead over the $499 Xbox One due to the $100 price difference, and it seems unlikely that Microsoft will make the same mistake twice.
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One of the many ways that Sony built an insurmountable lead over Microsoft in the current console generation was by undercutting the price of the Xbox One at launch. On June 10th, 2013, Microsoft held its E3 press conferences earlier in the day, and Sony held its conference in the evening. Microsoft confirmed that the price of the Xbox One would be $499, and hours later, Sony revealed that the PS4 would cost $399 on launch day.
Both consoles were still months from launch, and yet it already seemed like the war was over. Whether or not it was part of the original plan, Sony took advantage of Microsoft’s error, and the PS4 has had a healthy lead over the Xbox One ever since. But now that this console generation is coming to a close, and the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are on the way, there are those who believe Microsoft will turn the tables on Sony this time around.
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