PlayStation 5 Price And Release Date Leaked By Amazon

Amazon France briefly listed the price and release date of the PlayStation 5 before taking this information off the list.

It comes on Twitter via Ben Gaskin, who stumbled upon a listing before clearing Amazon. However, he took screenshots and they are not going anywhere.

Gaskin, a content creator and concept designer with more than 100,000 Twitter followers, tweeted this screenshot:

This list has since been removed, and it is entirely possible that the information may not be accurate - as with all leaks, take it with a grain of salt.

But it's also interesting and unbelievable. Amazon France has set a release date for the PS5 on November 20, 2020, in the middle of the holiday shopping season, and a week before Black Friday, as the right smack dub. Black-fried Fridays can't be expected to be any of the crazy new Black Fridays related to video game consoles, but there may be some downsides and certainly the current genetic system will be cheaper than ever.

The PS5 and PS5 digital are the only two edition prices on Amazon France's list. The PS5 € 499 and the digital edition watches are listed at 399 ocks. It converts to around US 5 5,565 and US 50 50,450 (44 7,447 / £ 358 in the UK), respectively.

It's quite expensive, and certainly more than I expected Sony to sell the new machine. Then again, for the digital edition of 50 450 seems reasonable and honest, which seems like the way it is. I almost never watch Blu-ray these days, it turns out that most of my TV and movie watching is done through streaming services. Even with sports. I rarely pop a disk into any of my consoles.

I have a lot of old games on discs, and I think it's worth considering with backward compatibility, but most of the games I've played over the last three or four years have been digital. I also think the digital edition looks oddly better than the weirdly grown regular PS5, which we face, beer belly. Beer breeding is very young, but that's it.

I would be very interested to know if these prices are real deals or just placeholders. The date sounds good, but I still think anything over $ 500 is crazy. My prediction is standard PS5 $ 499 USD and digital $ 399. Then again, SSDs like this have to be expensive.

If the PS5 costs 99 499/9 399, Microsoft could either lower the PS5 by launching the Xbox Series X at $ 399 or 44 9,449, or match it at 4 499. The Xbox Series S (which is not yet official) can be released for 9 9,399 or less. I wouldn't be surprised if the -299 also has an all-digital Series S, although Microsoft will only release a series less X than a disk instead of a low-powered machine. Who knows We are still waiting for official prices from Sony as they play an extension game of chicken. If the standard PS5 costs $ 565 (or more likely, 9549), Microsoft will easily outperform Sony.

Amazon has now said the image is fake. This is not at all surprising.

"A screenshot showing the PS5 product page on Amazon.fr with a price tag of 99 499 and a release date of November 20 is fake and not coming from our website," an Amazon France spokesperson told Tech Reader. Told

That is why it is necessary to leak with these rumors and grains of salt. This is probably not the last time a fake listing or the wrong territory lands, so move on. It's fun to guess right now!

Speaking of which, one reader reminded me that the prices above - if they were real, reflect the European VAT tax. This means that prices will be lower in the United States, because we do not have a sales tax. In other words, the digital edition will be taxed at 9 9,399 and in addition to the standard PS5 - 499.

That sounds like the right price to me. The price at which Sony should launch this edition. The PS5 shouldn't cost more than 99 499, but it probably shouldn't. This is because Sony should benefit early adopters who are willing to pay more for premium products at launch. This allows Sony to lower prices and bring new gents to the market, which further eases the price as the PS5 enters the market.

Price scamming, in other words, is a key strategy for a brand like PlayStation, with a strong consumer loyalty as well as a wider comfort market. Starting the next high-demand console at a very low price can be just as harmful as charging more.

So this is a fake listing, but it can still cost money, so to speak. The release date is difficult to patch. PS4 launched on November 15, 2013. Meanwhile, Cyberpunk 2077 (again) was delayed until November 19, possibly aligning it like the Xbox Series X launch title. So even if November 20 is not correct, I suspect that both of our dates will start around the same date.

Update 6/19/20

Another leak has surfaced, this time about the Xbox Series X price. A leaker named Eastman has shared that Xbox Series X will be easily undercut for which Sony has released PlayStation 5.

"I've heard that this is half the price of the Xbox Series X, and Microsoft will hit 399 for the Xbox Series X. I'm not sure what the final price will be. I think if Sony were $ 500. If it goes to 600, Microsoft will choose 400 200 (Series S) and / 400 / $ 500 (Series X), but as we will see, insider information in the past Microsoft deducts more sales of games and get more subscriptions. Pricing also depends on what Sony does. If Sony's price goes up on its own, Microsoft doesn't need to raise prices.

Apparently insiders say that Microsoft's July event will be "Mike Drop Night" in which Microsoft will not only reveal the price of the Xbox Series X, but also the long-rumored "Lock-hart" system, which It is thought to be the largest Xbox series.

"But from what I've heard from all my sources, July isn't about Sony, July is about the industry, and they want it to be a mic-drop night." "They're going to work hard with the strategy they've been building for years and they want Google, Amazon, Apple, Sony, and yes Nintendo to come together. So expect a series of mic drop moments." After which price will be a key part of them all.

Gaming's strategy for becoming Netflix depends heavily on Microsoft's GamePass and a cheaper Xbox Series S, according to Eastman, which certainly outperforms Microsoft's current strategy of multiple Xbox One. Essex understands, with an all-digital edition and a robust game pass option. Game Pass on PC includes Ultimate and Game Pass.

Of course, like all leaks and rumors, none of this is official. It is possible that the Xbox Series S will not even exist and will not come out for another year. We just don't know.

But if Microsoft seriously cuts prices on Sony, and offers gamers an all-juice option to pay the console over time with free subscriptions to pass the game, this holiday season, Microsoft An important value can be the benefit. I don't think it will stop people from taking over the PS5's, but it will help level the playing field.

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