| Xen said: Unable to get a 360? or buy the whole system for a single platformer? nah. I still see such a critical drop as a gambit to beat Sony's sales. |
Yes, there are many people I know who are my age that are unable to afford a 360. They are either in college or just starting a job and the $279.99 price is a little too much for them.
I still disagree with the your assessment of the price drop. We are nearing three years since the 360 launched. In three years time, the Premium SKU has received one $50 price drop. At the same time in its current life cycle, the PS2 had already received a $120 price drop. The PS3 in less than two years has dropped the price of its top-line console $200. If those are not considered desperate gambits, then I fail to see how MSFT's price drops are desperate gambits. This is the 360's simple price progression. I actually applaud MSFT for not dropping prices. Their price strategy has allowed them to turn some profit, and it has not caused them to lose a significant percantage of the market share relative to Sony.
