Steroid said:
Phrancheyez said:
nightsurge said:
Steroid said:
The 360's gonna get a pricecut to what? Free? |
Seriously, just don't even try to make such a stupid fanboy comment. This has been covered millions of times. Grow up.
Current 360 Consoles: $200/300/400
Average 360 sale price: $290 (meaning more $300/400 than $200)
Possible price cuts: $150/250/350 -- $150/200/250 -- $150/200/300 -- $150/250/300 -- etc.
And that still leaves room to cut the price at least once or twice more before the end of the generation in 3ish years. Still leaves room for a $130 or $99 arcade, and lets not forget Natal will be coming in early 2010 to really mix things up. I think the majority of the industry is more excited about Natal than a PS3 pricecut or slim of any kind.
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Before the 360 price cut last year, the PS3 and 360 were the same price. Obviously at the same price it made the PS3 a lot more valuable. That's why the 360 finally lowered it's price which by then it could more than afford.
I asked all my friends, and they said they want to buy a 360. Even my friends with PS3's are either selling them to buy a 360 or buying 360's to go along with their PS3. Anecdotal evidence is meaningless.
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Umm..wrong? If the average price is $290, that means that the arcade console accounts around half of the sales. The only way there are 'more $300/400' is if the average price is $300 or above.
Also..you people are off your rocker if you think they're going to cut the price. I guess technically it will be heralded as a price cut, but all they're going to do is move the pro and elite down a notch, meaning Pro will be $200 and Elite will be $300. They won't drop the price below $200 within the next year, and I'll take a bet with anyone on that. Especially considering the Natal launch and it being presumably bundled with the system when it launches.
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We have winner! The average sale price is $290? Does that incluse a game or controller?
The fact that the average sale price is $290 indicates that the arcade is far and away the top selling SKU. I know that's the SKU I bought. 
Where is the link which says that the average sale price is $290? Where is the link to MS saying the Pro sells the best?
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Allow me to quote myself since you apparently can't do simple math:
I'm sorry but you are wrong. The $300 Pro is the top selling model. It was stated by MS recently. The only time the arcade made up about 45% of the sales was during the holidays. I don't know the exact percentages, but I think it is safe to say that about 50-60% are Pro, 30-40% are Arcade, and the last 10% or less are Elites, if that. So combined the Pro/Elite makes up about 75% of sales in order for the average price to be $290.
65 * 300 = 19,500
25 * 200 = 5,000
10 * 400 = 4,000
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28,500
28,500 / 100 = $285 So in actuallity the percentage of sales coming from the Pro/Elite models is around 70-80%.
And I was not saying they would cut the price, just showing fanboy on Steroids that they have plenty of options to cut the price to.
Link about average sale price: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20714
I can't find the up-to-date one showing $290, but it is safe to say that after the big rush of the holidays making it $276, $290 is a normal rise since then. If I find the more recent link that specifically states this, I'll update it for ya.
As to the Pro being the top selling SKU, Aaron Greenberg stated it in an interview. I specifically remember reading the article on this site but it was a few months ago and I can't find it off hand either. Once I find it, I'll update it for ya.
