jesus kung fu magic said:
Since when was the GOW series a system seller?
@OP They shouldnt keep doing price cuts...especially after the big one last year. If the MS's goal was to beat the ps3 with the 360 , they have succeeded and shouldnt do anymore price cuts until next year chrismas at the earliest. The more price cuts/revisions you have, the less perceived value your product will have i.e dreamcast/psp |
I'm feeling what you are saying here (bolded) but in the US (can't speak for other markets), is this really the case?
Most expensive 360 widely available was at the $399 price point. Currently most expensive produced model is $299 ($100 dollar cut, multiple revisions). The PS3 on the other hand is on the market for a shorter period of time, started at a higher price point, has also had multiple revisions, and now a major re-design and is available for $299 (basically a $200 dollar cut)...
I'm agreeing with your premise, but I think disagreeing with your application.
That being said, when compared feature for feature, the inclusion of Wi-Fi and Blu-Ray in the PS3 does place the 360 in a bad spot, via head-to-head comparison, when they are at the same price point (as the elite and PS3 currently are). I think MS will milk demand at this price point for a while longer, than announce a bigger hard drive and a small price cut on their top end model.
I'd be surprised if the Arcade changed any though. That being said, I work in Pharmaceutical Research, am not a video game market analyst so...
