Xponent on 02 December 2008
| SnowWhitesDrug said: yeah I completly agree with the wii totaly dominating this gen for years to come and nothing will cut into its market share, thats obvious unless all nintendos factories burnt down. I guess the more I think about it though if wii users or new comers shifted to the cheaper x box (you can get the 60gig for a better deal in Aus then a wii) nintendo has alot of good stuff around the corner like you said xponent and that will keep its sales high even if 360 sales stay up. the only way I see the HD market winning this gen is for the ps3 to have a price drop and I had some hopes it might come down but if you guys dont think it will then I couldnt see a shift from SD to HD any much bigger then the small one that will occur from the cheaper 60gig 360 So when you mention the HD consoles fighting it out, are you saying that if 360 sales increase ps3 sales with decrease and vice versa as the market demand for a HD console stays the same, just split betwene the two? |
Yes. I think any price drop from an HD console will have more of an effect on the other HD console given that they target a similar buyer. I think the recent Xbox boosts have hindered potential PS3 sales. Wii sales however, just keep getting better.
If the HD consoles were both priced similar to the Wii then I'm sure they would steal back some marketshare, but I just don't see this happening.
