Why a $299 ps3 could mean Game Over!

[Kantor]

Lolcislaw said:

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.

No, it would be $99 cheaper.

However, that's not what matters. What matters is momentum. $200 is "mass market price". Going from $400 to $300 is getting closer to mass market price. Just like a $400 PS3 outsold a $300 360, a $300 PS3 will outsell a $200 360.

Don't flatter the 360 by calling it the PS2. It'll be lucky to get half of the PS2's lifetime sales. The 360's 900k week last holiday would be considered embarassingly low for the PS2.