Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) & Sony Corporation (ADR) (SNE): No Restrictions on PS4 Games

Pricing and release date

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) also likely lost much of its loyal customer base, and potential new ones, by pricing the device $100 above the announced cost for the PlayStation 4, which is priced at $399. The only advantage Microsoft has is its release date of November, while Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) has announced the “holidays” as the time it will begin sales of the PlayStation 4.

What it all means for sales

Even if Microsoft had a superior product, the company would likely find a way to make it as user-unfriendly as possible. The games and graphics offered on the Xbox One may very well be superior to what the PlayStation 4 can bring. However, when a firm makes operating the device difficult and puts restrictions on what they can and can’t do, customer loyalty will diminish. Didn’t Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) learn that from the release of Windows 8?

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