What can Microsoft do to increase X-Box 360 sales at this point?(Fall 2008)

[KatinJin]

Aj_habfan said:

KatinJin said:
It's going to outsell the PS3 from Sept-Dec so I wouldn't worry about it too much. You can't stop a $199 price point and considering the 360 did nearly 800k more last year over the PS3 during Nov+Dec this year is going to look like a cake walk if the PS3 remains at $399, which all signs point to yes.

MS got its ass whopped last Nov/Dev, maybe you misread the info as it was probably PS3 beating 360 800k. I remember 1 week PS3 beat it by about 110k. Good times.

 

MS is pretty much out of options, time to focus on making some profit, which they failed to do last quarter.

 

Considering we are talking in light of US sales and NPD here:

NPD Record Dec 2007

Xbox 360: 1.26 million
PlayStation 3: 797,600

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6184847.html

NPD Record Nov 2007

Xbox 360: 770,000

PlayStation 3: 466,000

http://www.thesimexchange.com/blogpost.php?post_id=455

Xbox 360 2,030,000

PS3 1,262,000

=~800K+ 360

Good times indeed.

PS3 doesn't even have a chance this fall if it remains at the same price point while MS does serious undercutting. Last year will look like a joke. Considering MS now has a full year of fiscal profit behind them unlike Sony I see no reason to keep the pressure on. In the last 12 months in the US the 360 has only gained share not lost and yes you do have to factor the key holday season.