With games of course. Yeah the price drop was nice since it wasn't that much it was mainly used as a marketing tool to just say that there was a price drop. You now see it advertised on all the retail chains that there was price drop to get people in even if it was just a few bucks. Well that is one aspect but as I mentioned in my first sentence it is the games that will keep the sales brisk.
It all started in August when Bioshosck became a AAA title thanks to the great reviews then followed September with Halo 3 as another AAA and now we have October with the Orange Box which might be rated even higher then those two. For Novemeber we will have what I consider to hopefully be the best game of all in Mass Effect. That would be 4 AAA tittles basically only available on the 360 (the orange box is coming to the PS3 though due to at least a month delay just won't really count). This is what MS was planning all along as their main strategy for this generation. Get out early to rack up the games and hardware sales will follow. Well I think it has worked out great and puts them in a great position for this generation.
Of course as someone else mentioned the 360 bundles are probably the true counter though again it comes back to games. Why drop the price when you can throw in some games instead. The game selection works out great especially with Marvel Alliance since I think most people would enjoy it most with 4 people playing which means more accesories being sold. There is also a call of duty 4 bundle which if that games turns into a AAA title with so far all signs pointing towards that being in the case then is another winner for the 360.
Basically almost everything MS does with the 360 cames back to games being the focus which means gamers are the focus. That is how you counter the PS3 price drop.
