| colonelstubbs said: There are too many variables...the 360 has built its lead through releasing first and slashing its price to bits |
I don't understand how the X360 has slashed it's price to bits, in comparison to historical price drops.
The Xbox 360 in America has dropped it's base price from $299.99 (core) to $199.99 - a cut of 33%. Of which, it took 2 years and 10 months from it's release in said territory to do so.
In the UK, it's reduced it's price from 199.99 GBP to 129.99GBP. A 35% drop over a similar time period.
Compare this to the Playstation 2, which saw it's first (and most major) price drop on May 14th, 2002 which was 1 year and 6 months from launch, and dropped 33%.
So I don't think that it's fair to say the 360 has slashed it's price to bits. You could easily lobby that against the Xbox, which dropped 33% in 7 months, but not the 360. It's actually one of the slowest-dropping consoles in history. It'll only (likely) be surpassed by the Wii.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
