Colin Sebastian, an analyst at financial firm Robert W. Baird & Co., claims that Microsoft is working diligently to lower the price of the Xbox One. Sebastian stated that Microsoft is "working with channel partners to lessen the gap" according to GamesIndustry International.
What could this mean for Xbox One? A $50 price decrease? $100? Will Microsoft match the price of the PS4 at $399? A steep price reduction from $499 to $399 seems unlikely; a $50 price decrease from $499 to $449 would be more plausible. However, the bigger question is whether changing the price of the Xbox One would matter to consumers at this point. We asked that question ourselves from two different angles in the form of polls.
In conjunction with Polar, a polling company, we asked the public whether they would switch from the PS4 to the Xbox One if the PS4 cost $500. At the time, nearly 80 percent indicated that they would still buy the PS4 on day one. The vote broke down originally broke down like this: 792 tallies for the PS4 versus 197 for the Xbox One. Now, that gap has increased in the PS4's favor. The numbers stand at 1,798 for the PS4 and 395 for the Xbox One as of this writing. Check out the photo below
