EA seems to think that we aren’t going to see a price drop for the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One anytime soon.

Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen said, “At some point [Microsoft and Sony] will most likely bring those prices down, which could expand the marketplace for old-generation software. … I’m guessing it’s probably late in the year or maybe even after next Christmas. I don’t know; they’ve not told us what their plans are but it’s probably not any time real soon.”

Jorgensen reiterated EA’s stance on the importance of free-to-play mobile games. “On the mobile side, that business is growing extremely fast globally, and almost all of that mobile business is done in a free-to-play model. For those who aren’t familiar with that: you get the game for free, download it onto your mobile device, and then as you play you’re given opportunities to pay for different things along the way and monetize the game that way.”

He went on to say, “”I think that model’s here to stay. I don’t see that there’s a paid download model that really lasts much longer, and all of our games are focused on that free-to-play mentality.”

My Opinion

I would have to agree with the man; I don’t really see any price cuts for either of them coming any time soon. That could be a bad thing, as many people see the price of both being too high, and a price drop could really help bring in those people.