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makingmusic476 on 19 August 2009
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ultima said:
toastboy44562 said:

I'm a 360 fan but I own both consoles, the PS3 will outsell the 360 by a lot this holiday season. The pricecut on the elite isn't going to help the sales that much. People look at the cost of the cheapest model, they don't really know what comes with the console.

However everyone knows the ps3 comes with a blue ray player and the see the cost of that and wonder, should i just spend an extra 20 dollars and get the game console instead? Then people buy the PS3.... The ps3 will sell 1.5-2.5 million more than the 360 this holiday.../thread

Whoa, man!

It's not that hard to believe.  Over the 2007 holiday season, the ps3 and 360 sold neck and neck.  In 2008, MS dropped their base price by $80 and outsold the ps3 by 3 million.  This holiday, Sony is the one cutting prices, shaving off a full $100.  Plus there's FFXIII in Japan and possibly GT5 too.

It would not surprise me to see last holiday season reversed this year.

Also keep in mind that with the ps3's new price cut, price parity has finally been achieved between the ps3/360 in the US.  We're looking at a 120gb Slim @ $299 vs a 120gb Eilte @ $299.  Only one of these comes with a Blu-ray drive, wi-fi, and free online play.

Of course, the Arcade's low price will probably be pretty popular with parents looking for cheap Christmas presents. This should give MS a nice advantage over the holidays, helping the 360 vs the ps3.  After the holidays, however, I expect the ps3 to have a decent lead in weekly sales, much like how the ps3 outsold the 360 even in America through out early 2008, though it did not manage to do so over the 2007 holiday season.