mrstickball said:
Do you want to blame Microsoft for this? I don't think it's Microsoft's fault that they designed a system that was made to be powerful, yet affordable to the consumer, while Sony did the exact opposite (powerful, yet costly). Microsoft made a lot of mistakes with the hardware - most namely the RRoD-prone first and second generation 360's (were at 4th gen now with Jasper). However, they still designed a system that could see drastic price reductions, and allow the system to both be financially viable (not lose MS money), but affordable for the consumer. |
Yeah, they made a system that was affordable to the customer. Apparently it was so affordable that they felt that they had to make it cheaper than the Wii just to keep up with the PS3.
The $400 launch price was nowhere near affordable, and it really isn't even at mass market price right now. That would be $199. The Wii gets away with $250 because it comes with a game that people like. It's selling well now because of a combination of the holiday season and big game releases. Once January rolls around, those numbers will be right back to 50-70K per week.
Judging from their financial reports, I wouldn't say that hardware is making them any money either.
Consoles owned: Saturn, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, PSP, DS, PS3
