ZenfoldorVGI said:
Agree, except I don't think percieved value increases will give you anything but spikes, with the possible exception of backwards compatibility. For a sustained sales bump, you need a lower price, and even if you cut the percieved value significantly, you'll probably still get a better sustained bump, assuming you advertise it as a SKU that is here to stay, and not a marketing ploy. MS seems to have bucked that theory, however, if their bump in the US and Japan lasts. Their percieved value increase come from FFXIII, and other games shown at E3, most notable the Gears 2 trailer, which is perhaps the best trailer I've ever seen(and I hate gears), as well as the 40 free gb of space, not to mention the cheaper selloff of old models. It also appears that we'll see a price drop for at least one sku very soon for MS. You can say what you want about the, but they are definitely taking the steps necessary to stage a momentum shift. There aren't a whole lot of things that they could have done better at E3, or since. Maybe buy and announce a MGS4 360 edition, but we must assume that such a thing was impossible due to what we can all assume is a timed exclusivity agreement and a Sony NDA. MS has done some wheelings and dealings in hopes of renewing momentum for their console, and in the short term it appears to have helped.. This will eventually force Sony to respond, and it will likely be via a price cut. |
You can't be!!!! You're.....not....!!!!
You're not actually saying, the PS3 is over priced in the eyes of the consumer and they can't see enough good reasons (games) to buy one? 
Got to agree with that bit at the end...There is just no way Sony can compete without making some kind of price cut, I think they should have reduced the price, THEN announced the 80GB non bc PS3....personally.
Would have had more punch.
