Does anyone still believe in a major turnaround this gen?

[Samus Aran]

CGI-Quality said:

Samus Aran said:
^ How much stupidity can you pack in one post?

If you can't collect $400 in 3 years time to buy a ps3 then you're a very very poor person...

Seriously, do you have any real numbers to back up your idiotic assumption that a lot more people want to buy a ps3 if it gets a price cut then if the xbox360 gets one?

Anyway just for your information. The wii is currently tracking 20 million consoles over the ps2 if you align the launch dates. Ps2 has been out for 9 years already, so ofcourse it has sold more... Wii has only been out for 3 years... Wii also has'nt received any bundles, price cut or colours... Wii can cut the price a lot more then the ps3 can and it will have a hell of a lot more impact then a price cut of the ps3. Ps2 also had a lot of casual gamers and they have probably switched to the wii anyways, so I'll doubt they'll buy a ps3 as it just isn't casual enough.

You've got an insulting tone here. I agree, some of what he posted was a bit far-fetched but I wouldn't call it "stupid" or "idiotic". It just doesn't add up, which makes it in a sense, inaccurate. Also, there are PLENTY of people who WON'T come up with such an amount of cash like that in 3 years who aren't poor. $400 for a console is a lot of money, hell it's a lot of $ in general. Many people just won't pump that out unless it is for rent, car payments, etc etc....

Frankly, I can't blame them, despite my personal feelings towards the value of the PS3. And remember, a lot of what you posted was speculative anyway, just like him.

What was speculative? That wii can cut it's price more then sony can? Hardly...

There's a difference between making decent assumptions and far-fetched speculative things.

 

I just can't see how it's hard to save up 36 cents a day to get a ps3 in 3 years... Sure ps3 will get a decent hardware boost when the price drops, but it's not going to close any gaps by it...

 

@Bmaker: Hehe, that's mean XD