| Skeeuk said: lmao. wasnt it the last few years that sony fans were accused of using the term "wait til...." "wait till...." and now xbox fans are doing the same? |
Part of the problem was that most Sony fans were hinging on A) a $299 price point and B) the notion that a $299 PS3 was a game changer, something that many Nintendo and MS fans alike poo-poo'ed because "SCE can't sell the PS3 for $299; they'll go bankrupt!" "MS will only drop the price of the Xbox to negate it" "A $299 PS3 won't make any difference in the long run" etc. etc.
But in 2007, the $399 PS3 outperformed the Xbox, which in turn outperformed in 2008 with the $199, 299, 399 price restructure. Price made a difference. Consumers so far have not demonstrated with their purchasing power that a $299 Elite is the same value as a $299 PS3, so the predictions now have to be based on MS either undercutting SCE on their primary SKU (a losing strategy unless they find a way to drastically reduce production costs) or Natal being a guaranteed game changer, which I really have to say I personally don't see happening yet based on all the available information so far.
Until I see the games and the killer app that absolutely sells the general public on the add-on, I'm more interested in using it as a general user interface for Windows 7 on my PCs.
