mrstickball on 16 January 2009
If retailer bias figures in, than it's not so much a blame for retailers as it is a fault for Sony. If Sony wanted to incentivize the PS3 more (which most don't), thats their choice to do it. If MS is offering retailers better deals...Why wouldn't you want to sell their product?
Imagine 2 competing products in any market - One is cheaper, better marketed, sells better, and has a higher profit margin, and one is more expensive, poorly marketed, sells worse, and has a lower profit margin (again, for the retailers)....Which product is the retailer going to pick?
It's simple economics, folks. Sony could incentivize the PS3 more, and sell more. But that's entirely their call.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
