Xbox 360 > PS3 in August. Is it a sign of things to come?

[mrstickball]

deathgod33 said:

mrstickball said:
fjb -- Exactly how is the Playstation 3 going to beat the Xbox 360 in North America when it's the same price as last year (during Christmas), and the Xbox 360 is $80 less for the base unit?

The Xbox 360 has a good chance, if Sony doesn't drop the price, to beat the Playstation 3 in North America by over 500,000 units or more in December alone.

 500,000 is crazy, you need to stop being such an xbox 360 fanboy. if sony starts losing sales to 360 by a big margin, in NA, then they will be forced to drop the price. and if that happens, then thats the official nail in the coffin for the 360.

Did you bother looking at the numbers from last year before you try to attack me?

The Xbox 360 outsold the Playstation 3 by 400,000 units last December. I am only advocating a 20% higher margin due to the price drop. How is 20% more such a big leap?

Also, I don't see how you can really "put a nail in the coffin" of the Xbox 360 when it's still selling around 200,000 units/month without major price drops in North America. The $100 price reduction on the Playstation 3 didn't put a nail in the coffin last year...What's different this time around?