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nightsurge on 08 January 2009
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Seihyouken said:
ROBOTECHHEAVEN said:
m$ secret weapon could be killer instinct 3,or maybe get blizzard to port over diablo 3 to the 360 only. both systems have good titles for this year, but gt5 hasnt been confirmed for this year . so u can count it yet for 09, and ff13 will only have a effect in japan this year. so no effect outside of japan. either way both should sell well, but if the economy stays bad for 09, which alot of ppl say it will then a $299 ps3 wont do enough for sony as m$ arcade does for it at $199.

A SCEE executive confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 is on schedule to arrive in Europe during "Christmas 2009." That's not to say it can't get delayed, but that's an unforseeable circumstance and can be said about almost any game. Since Gran Turismo games always hit Japan first, that also pretty much confirms a Japanese release this year.

I don't see what your point against FFXIII is. It will only release in Japan this year, but Final Fantasy is practically a religion there and their games almost always make most of their sales in Japan anyway. When it's released there it will sell hundreds of thousands of PS3s.

If Microsoft doesn't drop the price of the 360 in Q4 2009 to match a PS3 price-cut of $100, I can assure you that PS3 will sell infinitely more, even if the 360 is still $100 cheaper. The reason for this is because the PS3 will open itself up to a vastly larger market, while 360 will remain with the same one that it has already been selling to for over a year. This is the exact reason why PS3 did so poorly in comparison to the 360 this last Christmas.

Really??? INFINITELY MOAR!!!!!  Lol.

Also, which market are you referring to about the 360?  You mean the one they just entered with the $200 price tag.... yeah, the PS3 still won't be touching that market, and it is much larger than the $300 price tag market.  The Xbox 360 will always be cheaper, and for outside gamers who just want an HD gaming system, the 360 will be cheaper for playing the same games.

EDIT:  I see my post also applies to Groucho now.
The market for HD consoles is no where near saturated, and just like PS3 has some unique features, so does the 360.  All in all they about cancel out.  The typical household gamer just wants the cheapest thing that gets him the games... in other words, the 360.  Not everyone out there is going to fit the crowd of wanting a blu-ray player AND a games console, so all they will see is a higher cost of entry.