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nightsurge on 01 December 2008
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ssj12 said:
nightsurge said:
bucknasty said:
look sony isnt going anywhere. be realistic, there gonna cut the price this coming year and where will the 360 be then?

Something we can only speculate on.  Just like the PS3 price cut itself.  You can't say for sure when and how much it will be, or how much affect it will have.  Nor can you predict what MS would do to combat it.

 

Well look at it this way. Before last holiday when Blu-ray players were $400 very few people bought them, after the holiday was said and done there was a universal price cut to about $300. If you notice sales increased for Blu-ray this entire year.

While $300 wouldnt be exactly that $200 magic number, $300 is still a very friendly price point for a more people.

You also cant say the 360 has truly reached that number yet either 1. since the arcade is an insanely stripped down model. If you 2. notice the arcade isnt selling out or isnt selling out as fast as the more expensive SKUs because buying an HDD for the arcade is a bloddy ripoff compared to just buying a Pro and even average people might realize this because they might be smart enough to ask what is the difference between SKUs.

1.  The only thing it really lacks is a hard drive, maybe an ethernet cable and headset.

2.  It is selling out, and faster than the other SKU's.  Buying the kit to upgrade gives you a 60GB hard drive, headset, ethernet cable, and 3 months of LIVE for $100.  Making it the same as the Pro with a free 3 months of LIVE.  Also, many people have used the 20GB for $20 deal, or use Ebay to save money on the hard drive.

But I do agree.  The 360 will not reach the "magic $200 price point" until the main Pro model gets to that price.