PS3 Q4 vs. XBOX360 Q4 = Uphill climb for SONY?

[Torillian]

starcraft said:

Torillian said:

starcraft said:

Very few people that are going to want one of these consoles are waiting for a new IP of any kind, they're waiting for price cuts and specific existing IP's.

True, which is why the only real "heavy hitters" on that list are GT5, GoW3, Splinter Cell, and Crackdown 2.  The rest are either sequels to games that have already been on the console or new IP's.

I think you're forgetting something.

The thing you're not factoring in there is price.  Whilst I fully agree that all four of those games (except Crackdown 2) will push sales (though SC:C and GoW3 won't do much when compared to GT5), other games like Halo: Reach, Fable 3 and Mass Effect 2 could do wonders (again, not GT5-like wonders, but wonders all the same) if combine with price points that didn't exist at their predecessors point of release.

But all three of those go against the mantra you just said.  Why would people have been waiting for Halo, Fable, and Mass Effect before buying a 360?