Microsoft says it will take PS3 sales away at Christmas

[Just_Ben]

Sqrl said:

 

Sorry Killzone, as someone who thinks the PS3 is far from doomed I have to disagree with you here. Its not that price doesn't mean anything at X-mas, its that it means less. And I can't help but wonder how many people are really going to spend $500 on a console when for so many people that is all or most of their X-mas spending money. I think the big reason price means less at X-mas has to do with the messed up mentality that expensive gifts mean you care more. So if getting little Timmy a PS3 means someone else doesn't get a gift at all that could be a problem. But aside fromt hat I just don't see people going out in droves and dropping that kind of cash for a console, mainstream still percieves all consoles as toys, and when they probably have quite a few other people to shop for it will be hard to justify that kind of expenditure on what they percieve as a toy.

This is why we will probably see a poor performance of the Elite, mediocre performance for the premium, and most of the sales for the 360 will go to the "Core".

 

 Hi, i highly doubt that. The Core is bad deal, and still will be at Christmas. As for the PS3, yes $500 is a big deal. But look at the last Christmas of the 360 had a pretty good one in America, and it had a price tag of $400 on it. Thats not much of a difference. By your argument the PS3 shouldn't sell right know. It has nearly no big games and costs more than $100 more as the 360. And it still sells, not good but not that bad compared to the 360 either. These $100+ will not matter that much at Christmas. I can see the PS3 outperform the 360 in Europe by 2:1 if the price drops 100 €, because it didn't had a Christmas yet in Europe, and for many early adopter thats the time they can buy such high price articles. That would give the PS3 a lead at Christmas WW this year (I expect the 360 to win in USA).