@Peterisyum - I'm hoping that Sony comes up with a good solution to the problem as well. The most disastrous thing that could happen to the gaming industry is if Sony's Gaming Division Collapses entirely and we lose the Playstation brand. Competition is great for the industry, so long as it doesn't take out one of the competitors.
There are some great points in this debate here. Yes, a price drop would get a lot of people who are teetering on the edge of whether or not to buy a PS3 to finalize their decision and buy a PS3. It would bring in more sales, but when your selling your console at a loss. Doesn't more sales mean more losses?
This week in Others, PS3 only sold 20, 000 less than Xbox 360. With Double the cost for the entry-level SKU. If PS3 sold half of what Xbox 360 sold, 60, 000 less than the Xbox 360. Then yes, I would agree that a price-drop is absolutely necessary in order to maintain their position in the console wars. However, for the price point. PS3 is selling surprisingly well. So a price-drop would be a short-term fix for a problem that isn't big, when there's bigger problems facing Sony right now.
Sony's first concern should be regaining profitability, their second concern should be their existing consumer base. Their Final Concern should be increasing their Marketshare.
Why must JRPG female leads suck so bad?
