A relatively cheap PS3 Slim is inbound. Let's talk Microsoft's response.

[Slimebeast]

Bitmap Frogs said:

Slimebeast said:

Xbox is doomed to third place now.

But for damage control MS should drop the X360 120GB to $249 asap, and the X360 Arcade to $179 in North America.

The European prices should quickly be dropped to €199 for the X360 120GB, and Arcade to €149, or it's sales will drop like a sack of potatoes in countries like France, Italy, Germany and Holland.

 

Nah, the ps3 will outsell the 360 until the next 360 pricedrop.

We've been seeing the same pattern the whole gen, it's not gonna change. 

However, nothing is gonna save us from a good 6-8 months of the sony loyalists in here spamming everything as the upgrades sales numbers pump their morale ;)

What are you talking about? "until the next 360 pricedrop"? No. The PS3 will outsell the X360 starting from a couple of weeks all the way until the end of generation (xcept for a few weeks - one X360 price drop week, Black Friday week and Halo Reach release week).

In Sept MS will counter with a $50 drop to $249 for the HDD equipped X360 (whether it's called Elite or not doesn't matter) but it will not be enough globally against a $299 PS3 Slim.