makingmusic476 on 09 October 2009
| TRios_Zen said: IF we take brand names out of the discussion for a sec (humor me): Company A has a strangle hold on the video game market last gen (to the tune of 70% market share). This gen, given their pricing structure and costs of development, they are fighting a huge under-dog from last gen...for SECOND place this gen. A fight they are still currently losing (though gaining). Given this, do you think Company A is honestly happy that if you use some fuzzy math (aligned launches don't really affect total sales at all, do they?) they are doing slightly better than there closest competitor and have less than half the market share of the leader? |
This is the best argument against a one console future. What would've happened if Sony had no competition this gen? The ps3 would probably have launched at $799 and would probably only just dropped to $399.
No need to take a $250 hit per system when you're the only one on the market!
Edit:
Hell, the ps3 may have cost even more to make as a result. They probably would've kept in dual HDMI and the extra two USB ports on the back instead of stripping the unit of parts to lower costs.
