Den profilerte bransjeanalytikeren Michael Pachter spår at den store interessen for Playstation 4 og Xbox One kan føre til at vi får se reduserte priser på Playstation 3 og Xbox 360 så tidlig som i februar.
Uttalelsen kommer fra denne episoden av Bonus Round på Gametrailers der Pachter forklarer at han tror utgivere vil true med ikke å støtte formatet frem til julen 2014 med mindre konsollprisene senkes raskt. Han tror dessuten at mange av de som kun eier en Wii vil ha lettere for å oppgradere til Playstation 3 og Xbox 360 hvis prisen blir lav nok.
"I think the publishers are going to threaten the manufacturers, and they're going to say ‘cut the price of the PS3 and the Xbox 360, now.' So my bet is: February, price cut happening, because I actually think the publishers are gonna threaten to not support the PS3 and 360 this Holiday - Holiday '14 - if they don't see a price cut quick."
"The good news is: Microsoft can cut to $199 in a heart beat and they won't lose any money ... I mean it'll cost their profit. And Sony can do the same, they both have manufacturing down there, and I think that's great for consumers. There are still a hundred million Wii owners out there, probably three quarters of whom have never considered owning a PS3 or a Xbox 360. I think that's a good opportunity for ten million or more of them to trade up, so that'll be good."