Does anyone still believe in a major turnaround this gen?

[TheSteve]

mario64 said:
Ok I understand and I completely agree with what you said. 199$ is definitely the sweet spot.

It's true that PS3 can't be sold at this price right now, but when it happens, I think it will really be huge for the sales. Is it 2010 or 2011, that I don't know, but a 199$ PS3 will definitely happen.

Then again, even a 50$ / 100$ to 300$ would already have great effects in my opinion. There are tons of people I know waiting on the sidelines to buy a PS3.

I think any price drop will create a stir for those that have been waiting, but it's only going to be a temporary surge until they get down to the competitive pricepoint.  The issue there is that even with cheaper chips and changes in manufacturing, they aren't going to make any money on such a venture until it's no longer relevant to the generation.  Sony has to be seeing that by now, and should likely be shooting for turnign a profit over gaining market share at this point.