Why a $299 ps3 could mean Game Over!

[Lolcislaw]

Kantor said:

Lolcislaw said:
299$ PS3 wouldnt change anything in PS3 position, yes the sales would go up for a while but the question is Would Sony be able to sustain them? With 360 having similar library of games and still being significantly cheaper, and the Wii continuing to gain momentum PS3 still would be in a third place.

People forget that 99 dollar Gamecube did not suddenly start outselling the PS2...

GameCube and PS2 were never as close as PS3 and 360.

A price cut would put PS3 above 360 for good (at least until the next 360 price cut). The Wii, however, is unreachable.

 

That is a bold statement, especially when Arcade would still be 199$ cheaper, and MS surealy would counter potential PS3 price cut with slashing the price of the Pro model. I really doubt PS3 can outsell 360 in a long run. 360 will still be much cheaper

 

I used GC example because a price cut at certain point in a generation will have less impact then an earlier one, PS3 is not a s popular as Wii or 360 and price cut to 299 wont make it more popular.