Why are PS3 figures so low this close to Xmas?

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mrstickball said:
Simple. Why pay $200 more for less?

If gamers only care about games...Why in God's name would you spend $100-200 more for a system that has a far worse library?

And for the good maths: It's NOT the 'economic crisis'. If that was the case, everything would be down - why is it then, that every other system is up by so much? The crisis is doing nothing. Sony cut their own throats with the pricepoint it's at. No one wants to buy the worst system on the market for the most cash, when the Wii has far more casual appeal, and the X360 is so much cheaper for a better library.

And this trend will continue until Sony drops the price. The X360 will lead the PS3 by 2:1 in sales until Sony cuts the price.

 

Actually the economy is part of it.  It's too simplistic to assume 'everything' would be down.  What you see in econimic recessions is that where people do want to purchase, they will go with price as the deciding factor.  Also entertainment tends to sell well during recession.  So what we're seeing is a switch of purchasers to 360 due to price (as well as other factors).  This isn't just happening to PS3/360 but in other categories of merchandise as well.  Normally the higher price item loses out as those with the money to afford it decide to spend less and hang onto more money instead.