Can Microsoft afford another price cut??? erm NO

[chenguo4]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

chenguo4 said:

TheTruthHurts! said:
S.T.A.G.E. said: I'll buy the system, but I cannot deny when I see progress that I never thought that i'd see out of MS.

This sentence from a consumer is why MS is doing so well this Gen. MS's gaming division is listening to the consumers, making great games, and cutting prices. All (WINS), heading into a big holiday season. Especially when you have a console (Effective Sept 5th) that is now $200 dollars cheaper than its direct competitor.

Wow....I cant wait to see the numbers in January.

 

The $199 arcade technically is more in competition with the Wii. Holiday shopping is very much price dictated, and people looking to spend ~200-250 on a console will be deciding between the Wii and the Arcade. The Wii, if they can find one, should win if this gen has taught us anything. 

 

The Premum and Elites are gonna be the ones competing with the PS3, and they are at what, $299 and $399? So they only drop $50. It'll definitely have an effect, but when the PS3 is only $100 more than the Premium, and same price as the Elite, it wont make too much difference.

 

 The $199 may be in competition with the Wii, but Microsoft is more focused on giving Sony a heart attack.

 

Well, my point wasn't what MS is trying to do. My point is, the Arcade wont be as successful as people think because the Wii's already got the low-price market cornered.