madskillz said:
loves2splooge said:
The PS3 introduced a new redesign AND introduced a much more impressive price cut and yet they can barely stay over 360 in Americas after 1 month (week of oct 3rd's sales figures are very close now). That is not a good sign.
Worldwide, you'd think that the PS3 would catch up eventually but the MS has more options they can consider at this point to stay competitive. The 360 price cut doesn't even hold a candle to the PS3 price cut so MS has a lot more room to initiate further cuts. The entry cost for a PS3 is now $300, instead of $400 and you get 50% more HD space AND a slim redesign added bonus (80 to 120) whereas the entry cost for a 360 is still $300 (you just have double the hard drive space for that price now). And no the Arcade doesn't count because it's a very barebones system that's only good for offline. Sony really went all-out with this huge price cut and since their system costs more to make than a 360 (Blu-Ray, Wi-Fi, Cell processor is more expensive), we know Sony is bleeding much more than Microsoft is on their hardware. Heck MS might not even be bleeding at all on hardware anymore. Microsoft can easily counter with a $50 price cut if they really wanted to. In fact they should. It would take the wind out of the PS3's sails in Europe/Others, the swing region warzone. Whatever they do, MS is not just going to sit there while Sony eats away at their lead in Europe/Others. Japan is already lost (though they shouldn't give up on Japan. They improved quite a bit from last gen), America is already in the bag so you know Europe/Others will be a priority for them. That's where the race will be won or lost.
With MS having deeper pockets and cheaper hardware, red inked Sony doesn't want to play the price slashing game with them. MS can eat the losses no problem whereas Sony's shareholders would be calling for their head if they bled the company further. Sony really made a big desperation move releasing a slim with 50% more HD space at $100 off. |
Excellent analysis. +1.
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Not really.
Peice cuts. - Sorry but MS can't easily just do a price cut, they cant just always counter Sony. If their strategy is to counter they will lose. They are in this to make money, not piss away profits in fanboy's dream war to the death with Sony.
Europe - ms is losing there and always was, other then the uk PS3 beats the 360 over there even at a much higher price. Europeans see the value of the PS3 better then na people do. The brand is much stronger their Sony as a whole is very popular while MS is not.
And MS shareholders will just let them waste billions ins a gaming pissing contest with Sony, ok there.
Slim a desperate move - lol where you pull that bs out from, PSone PS2Slim. PS3slim was made to CUT COSTS that's just a fact, just how delusional must you be to believe other wise when they used the same strategy twice already. More hd space costs very little while its is a nice marketing sales gimmick. Hell you fell for it by mentioning it as if a big deal.
But yes the winner will be decided in Europe.
