Slimebeast on 21 October 2009
Where do people get this idea that MS are dropping prices so much?
At this point in time in last gen the PS2 and Xbox had gone from a $299 launch price to only $149, while in this gen the Arcade is still $199 (and €179 in Europe). And the HDD equipped unit is even pricier - at launch it cost $399, and today you still have to pay $299 (€239 in Europe) for the high-end SKU.
So the OP has it back-ways. Because actually MS should drop it's price more. The Elite 120GB with DVD instead of Blu-ray shouldn't cost the same as a PS3 120GB with Blu-ray.
The problem in this gen for MS is that they're unable to make savings on their console and thus unable to drop the price as much as is necessary.
