gawalls said: I feel the XB360 though - in terms of market percentage is at it's peak now as the PS3 will always improve, it just needs a price cut, some of these killer apps and more PS3 / PSP connectivity. |
All of the PS3 fans say that all Sony needs is a price drop and some killer apps to dominate the market. Well, first of all, the other systems can drop their price too. I find it a wonder that the 360 hasn't dropped to $300 yet, I have no idea what their strategy is. I mean, they could be beating the Wii right now. $300 versus $250? Power of the system does matter and people would see that. It won't be too long until they drop the price, though. Mark my words, they will drop the price before the PS3 does, then it will be a $300 system versus a $600 system. Judging by Nintendo's goal of 20 million Wiis sold by next April they probably want the Wii to stay completely sold out. I think if sales start to lag they will drop the price to $200, $150 seems a bit far-fetched. They could easily drop it to $150 though, they're making a profit on it at the moment and they've got 6 billion dollars in the bank. Imagine a $150, $300, $500 competition and keep in mind the $300 one is just as powerful as the $500 one. I think $300 is percieved as relatively cheap based on Wii sales and $500 is still considered expensive as hell. Fans were already in a rage when it was believed that the PS3 would be $500 and blow away the Xbox 360 in power, I remember boards at those times.
To make things worse for Sony, a lot of their most anticipated games are on the 360. You can gather some information from this poll: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2748. The only thing it lacks is Resident Evil 5. I would say their most anticipated games are Final Fantasy XIII, Metal Gear Solid 4, Grand Theft Auto 4, Resident Evil 5, Assassin's Creed, and Devil May Cry 4 in that order. 4 out of those 6 games are on the 360 which is going to be $300 cheaper. This is in addition to games on the 360 like Halo 3, Blue Dragon, Fable 2, and Mass Effect. MGS4 and FFXIII are most likely not coming out this holiday season. A Sony guy even said the exclusitivity of FFXIII is not certain. They could go to the 360 where they would make a lot of money.
I think at this point it will take a miracle to save Sony from last place.
Of course, they can take comfort in knowing that blu-ray is going to win.