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Squilliam on 25 November 2008
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kn said:
Squilliam said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:
kn said:
If Sony counters with a price cut in March, what then? Are we back to where we were with the PS3 gaining ground on the 360 during 2009-2010 or will the 360 pick up enough momentum this holiday that it can't be caught?

It would be interesting if Microsoft were to watch for the PS3 price drop and see how things progress -- give Sony 6 months or so to gain ground, then introduce a "slim" 360 with a slide-in drive, built in 120 gig, built in wifi, etc., for $199.00 going into the holidays of 2009. That would put the 360 soundly cheaper than the PS3 for enough time to ride out the end of the generation with a comfortable lead before the next iteration is released... Can MS have a slim ready for Christmas 2009 at $199? If they did, and it had built in wifi, I'd buy another 360 on the spot...

 

If Microsoft introduces a slim next year, then I think Sony will end up third this gen.

If Microsoft did nothing at all next year, I think its pretty likely at this point Sony will remain in third.

 

 

lol, if it wasn't for backward compatibility and the fact that I like to occasionally rent a blu-ray and play it on my DLP projector (it's friggen sweet), I'd put my PS3 up for sale since I don't really play it as a games machine.  That brings to mind another reason why the PS3 may fare poorly this year given the economic meltdown:

People love to watch movies -- buy, rent, etc.  Blu-ray disks are expensive!  I'm not willing to spend 25 to 30 bucks for a new release.  That's just too damn much.  People may be looking at the cost of the media and deciding that blu-ray isn't something they want this year since the media is so darn expensive.  That erases the one big advantage the PS3 has over the 360... If you drop that out of the equation AND compare the actual current price, the PS3 could be in for a real beatdown this holiday.

I suspect the black friday deals will be huge for the 360 this year. When people are feeling poorer but still need to buy things they become a lot more price concious and they look for savings/special pricing wherever they can.

But for Blu Ray - Yeah people tend to switch to the "inferior" substitute when their purchasing power diminishes. I can see Blu Ray as one of the luxuries which gets cut back on when DVDs are "perfectly good" alternatives. Heck even people with players may end up buying fewer Blu Ray movies.

Another thing - Netflix may have even more drawcards for the 360, if people want to save money - spending $12 a month on Gold and Netflix is cheaper than buying a Blu Ray movie every couple of months and yields a far higher quantity of entertainment than a single disk short or long term.

 



Tease.