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Forums - Sales Discussion - Xbox 360 will prevail again this Christmas IMO!

seece said:
I agree.

IMO People are putting too much stock into this upcoming PS3 price cut. If it is $100 then what I' about to say could be wrong. People seem to think, if the PS3 was the same price as the Wii (or even the 360 as far as America goes) that it would outsell them. Thats just wrong, they don't grasp the fact that people don't actually want a PS3 as much as a Wii. No matter what the price. Obviously some people are waiting for a cut but ... it isn't going to cause a flood of people that have been waiting, to go buy a PS3. Its been on the market 3 years htis christmas, for the people that really want one they would have bought one over that period.

The reason the 360 price cut did so well was because of Microsoft's marketing and the fact it hit mass market price point. The PS3 is getting nowhere near mass market price anytime soon.

Like you said it comes down to america, price drop or not the best the PS3 can hope to do in that country is tie with the 360.

Though we shall see. Sony don't have the marketing muscle they once had, and that has been a key reason why Microsoft have done so well this gen.


Uh, microsoft had a year headstart because they did not want to compete with sony for a year. Not because they were ready to release their console. Remember they want sales. Their console wasn't ready for release due to poor internal design, but they ignored them and released the system anyway. If they actually fixed the problem and brung the probability of consoles failing down to 2% (instead of 30% or 68%) the xbox 360 would've been released a year later as it should've.

 

 



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As long as the PS3 is more expensive, and the games are so similar, I don't think this was ever in doubt. Sony should have cut their price, or made another move to steal 360's momentum, a long time ago. Certainly before going into a do or die holiday season with an 8,000,000 difference in userbase.



There is a rumor that the Slim will only be launched in Europe. If it's true then the 360 will walk away with another Christmas season.



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libellule said:

so what I agree :

Xbox360 arcade is just the only reason the 360 is able to selll so well versus the PS3 during Xmas : cheaper entry price is a key factor.
Xbox360 sales will still be very good this Xmas du to the Arcade sku

what I dont agree (bubble bursting ON)

Who said Arcade will have a price drop this Xmas ?
Who said HDD will have a price drop this Xmas ?
Since recession is killing USA, one could expect PAL to dominate NA this Xmas
Xbox360 is already the core gamers console BUT always keep in mind, these core gamers LOVE to buy multiple console during the same generation : all 360 fanboys ==> upgrade PS3 !!!
price cut effect are generally enought powerfull to drive the sales during 1 full years (see the year to year comparaison between 2008 and 2009 : thx the 2 xbox360 price cut in PAL, and the one in NA/Japan)
Wii price cut anyone (= Arcade 360 R.I.P) ?

well, the 1 september is gonna be funny on VGChartz

Noone says that the Arcade will have a price drop, however they did say that the Arcade broke even with accessories and that was last year before the cost of shipping fell to less than a third it is today. That was before the recession cut the cost of pretty much every component inside the machine. Without the Premium SKU they have more flexibility with regards to pricing as they only have to consider the price of the Arcade SKU vs the Elite SKU.

The HDD may or may not have a price drop, its useful but not a major factor.

The recession is killing everyone, everywhere and that includes PAL. With a reccession people are more price concious, so the effects of a price cut are greater.

The PS3 has very little in the way of exclusive games to entice the Xbox 360 core audience. These are people who have access to better shooters and whom are not eagerly awaiting the next R+C or Team ICO game. Furthermore the number of multi-console owners are >10% over a generation and with all the multiplats its probably going to be less. Lastly GT5 isn't that compelling when you have Forza 3 available on your own platform and it has a chance to prove itself worthy before GT5 even gets released.

Price cuts effect sales indefinately. They just slow the decline of sales over the long term and make the overall sales more steady year over year.

Wii price cut = PS3 R.I.P. you could argue that as well...

 



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No 360 will not win this Christmas.

A $299 PS3 slim + GT5 + FFXIII (in Japan) = ultimate domination.
Remember last year when PS3 was outselling 360 for so many weeks straight, then the 360 price cut finally popped up and thats why it won last Christmas.

The same will happen if the PS3 gets a pricecut (which is almost certain).




I'm saving this thread, just incase the PS3 outsells the 360 this Christmas ;)



I agree totally.



PS3 price cut won't be as big a deal as people seem to think. If someone wanted it that badly they could have saved up 400 bucks over the three years that its been on the market.



If the Slim is true with a 100 price cut, and FFXIII and GT5 come out this holiday season. I think Sony will have a holiday win over Microsoft.