"""The PS3 20gb was nixed within 6 months of launch. 6 months?! Think about this - had Sony kept with the 20gb version, the price would be $399 - directly competing with the premium 360. AND ... the 60gb would still be $499."""
==> but the 20 gb didnt sell well in NA.
Sony would be happy to keep this model if it sell.
The fact to stop producing the 20gb version wasn't decided by Sony but by the NA customers themself.
The 20gb could have had a good life in EU but sadly we will never know
"""Sales on Amazon are soaring? For how long? Yeah ... they'll soar until the 60gb B$3 runs out, and then ... back to the norm. Last time I checked vgchartz - right here on this site, the PS3 is STILL a distance third. The bump is temporary - some fools jump at a $50 price cut ... but it's a very attractive deal if you haven't been keeping up. 5 free Blu Ray movie - a $100 price cut - what's not to love? But to the informed consumer, the costs of hard drive space are way down, and it's pretty much the same as the 20gb version as far as costs. M$ is just laughing to the bank ..."""
==> I think M$ are not laughing at all
Whatever, I saied "not bad sales" for PS3 to clearly show that I was waiting for VGC weekly numbers to see if price cut has an effect or not.
But u saied that "until the 60gb B$3 runs out, and then ... back to the norm"
But U know there is maybe 1M PS3 60gb still waiting to found their daddy, so I think that the "price drop" (or whatever u call it) will stay during some months ...and even after this Sony will have to make another price drop.
"""As far as GTA ... it was a timed exclusive. That is what killed the Xbox. Why? If you had an Xbox, you had to wait YEARS to play GTA. YEARS. Several folks ended up buying a PS2 just to play it. Gamers will buy a console for exclusive content. Without GTA exclusivity, it would have been a completely different ballgame ... """
==> NO, """several folks ended up buying a PS2""" is not really accurate
As PS2 was ALWAYS in front Xbox in term of sales, people didnt needed to buy any PS2 since they already have one.
Xbox needed true exclusivity to become more appealing and Halo/PGR alone was not sufficient to make the system sell a lot.
Time to Work !
