August looks like a key month for the Xbox360, MS rises or falls here.

[Jlmadyson]

Squilliam said:

Jlmadyson said:

August and September should be solid months for the platform. Key months for each platform more than any will be Oct-Dec this year. October will be a very key month leading into the holiday season. As it looks right now checking various retail sources LBP and Fable 2 could land on the same day and this could lend to the ever growing diversity and choice for gamers before the holidays cranks into high gear. Gamers will most certainly have choices this fall. The other key component will be if we see any real price drops before Black Friday. I’m not so sure we will with Sony, but we will probably see some kind of pack-in. The 360 will most likely see some kind of cut across the board imho. Anything can happen however and it should be another blockbuster season as Gears and R2 head off the big titles before Christmas.

Theres no doubting that the Holiday season months are bigger, but the real question for me is - Can the Xbox360 break into new markets or will it stagnate at its current level of sales? Broadening its appeal would help increase sales above and beyond the effects of price cuts.

 

The fire sale is only going to help this continue through August and Sept. Games like, Tales, IU in September and later on LR can only help to diversify the platform for those interested in such genres. Will there be huge jumps from last year, no, Sept was a huge month for the 360 last year due to Halo 3, but it does have some pretty solid exclusives that are very much different than your normal shoot em up as well. Also remember the 360 saw a price cut right before Madden last year as well as Bioshock for the month. It may not be as strong through these two months, but they should still be solid showings overall.