PS3 Slim 500k first week - let's consider the software too!

[Asriel]

tedsteriscool said:

Asriel said:
Very impressive opening week, higher than what I was expecting.

Well, the real test now is how PS3 sales hold up over the next few months-and how they hold up against any response from Nintendo or Microsoft.

This should make Q4 2009 much more competitive. Hopefully it'll make 2010 more competitive as well.

What could MS possibly respond with? ANOTHER price drop?

Well, I expect they'll increase their advertising at the very least. It's doubtful they can afford another price cut or justify it to their shareholders. They could try Halo bundles to retain their big advantage in North America, and bundles in Europe/Others to remain (overall) even with PS3. That's only short term response though. I don't expect MS or Nintendo to hit the panic buttons yet-we may not see a response to Slim from either company until next year.

As for Nintendo, the question isn't what they'll do to respond, but whether they'll even bother to respond.