So have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place been decided for this generation?

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SOLIDSNAKE08 said:

redspear said:

SOLIDSNAKE08 said:
lol just from a few weeks of good sales for microsoft, everyone is geting excited? microsoft dont have what it takes to beat sony in the long run. they still havnt even beaten ps3 since it released! ps3 sold more last year and it has sold more so far this year and microsoft had to cut prices big time and advertise heavily to start beating ps3 again. maybe the ps3 hasnt really closed the gap much but looking at the price just keeping the gap how it is should do for sony.

 

 

And it only took price drops for Sony to do that!

Since launch Sony went from 599-399 or a 200 dollar drop

Since launch the cheapest 360 went from 299-199 or a 100 dollar drop

 

Yup one of them cut prices big time.

sony only cut the prices like that because they realised the ps3 should have launched at the most $499. only the rich hardcore gamers would be able to afford the ps3 at its launch price and talking about prices, i dont see a any ps3 for $199.

 

So your saying that Sony only cut the price because they made a huge mistake thinking people would pay $600. So they had to cut prices $200 in less than 1 year to be competitive. Ahh and MS had to cut the 360 a total of $100 over nearly 3 years and MS is the desperate one. I get it.

As for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.  It is set. Even when the PS3 was $50 closer to the Pro and $$80 closer to the arcade it wasnt gaining that much.  The lead the PS3 was so small that it was able to be wiped out in a couple of months and looks to end up about 1 million behind the 360 for 2008.  Certainly with the PS3 not cutting price for at least the first 3 months of 2009 the 360 will have an 8 million console lead before the next event that could change PS3 sales and again put the PS3 ahead week by week.  What happens when the 360 drops $50 next fall (if MS feels threatened)?  I see 2008 all over again. PS3 goes into 2009 holiday still double the price of the cheapest 360.