TheBigFatJ on 31 October 2007
| senseinobaka said: Xbox 360 will have it's best year next year. The price is dropping steadily, the new systems should be more reliable, and the Software library is beefy. I expect that by the end of 07, 360 numbers will be 15-16M and by the end of 08, 360 numbers should be around 26-27M. After Holiday 08 however, we can expect 360 to peak and start heading downwards for the final two years of it's life span. Wii, will remain bullish. Depending on supply, it should see 40-50M by the end of 08, and a strong spring 09 with an attractive price drop following christmas. This will also keep Wii bullish in 09. |
The price dropped once -- it's not "dropping steadily". Also, there is no indication that the new systems are any more reliable than the old ones. In fact, most of the evidence suggests otherwise. Futher, Gamestop obviously knows something about 360 reliability going forward because they no longer offer product replacement plans for the 360. And those replacement plans are supposed to be more than 80% pure profit.
Could 2008 be the best year for the 360 so far? Possibly -- I strongly doubt it will sell 10 million units in the 12 month calendar year of 2008, though.
