People on forums are taking it for granted PS3 slim will destroy 360

[daroamer]

CGI-Quality said:

daroamer said:

CGI-Quality said:

daroamer said:

nitekrawler1285 said:
Have the 360 and PS3 ever been the same price before? I would imagine if the PS3 can manage top beat it when it's more expensive half the time it shouldn't have issues at the same price point.

The 360 is 199, the PS3 is 299.  They are not the same price. 

The 360 Elite is now 299, just like the PS3, but they were both 399 until price cuts, so yes, the PS3 and 360 have had skus at the same price for a while.

Difference now is, PS3 was never mass market price, and now it is.

True but he was saying they were the same price, which they are not. 

Certainly it will do better at 299 but I disagree that that's the mass market price.  The 360 wasn't doing gangbusters at 299, sales didn't really pick up until it hit 199.  199 is the mass market price point IMO.  Although the Wii has shown that 250 can do okay! :P

In any event, the 360 is still 100 bucks cheaper and for a lot of christmas shoppers that 100 makes a difference.

It doesn't matter, there has never been a PS3 this cheap and you will soon see the results of what that price means for it.

Also, the 360 was never $299 without a $199 model. We don't know how it would have performed had the $299 model only been available.

Are you joking?  The 360 was 299 at launch.