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human
ELI5:Why do Sony/Microsoft leave so much money on the table during the initial launch of their game consoles? Supply and demand would allow them to charge much, much more at the start then lower the price as the initial demand surge abated.
gpt
You'd think so, but the PS3 was crippled by it's $500 launch price last generation. It took years, even after a price drop, before it would catch and eventually outsell the 360.

 You think they can drop the price that quickly, get the word out with marketing that quickly, *and* avoid the massive PR damage from the inevitible cries that they "screwed the early adopters"? Not a chance.