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radiantshadow92 on 01 December 2009
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1337 Gamer said:
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Ronster316 said:

OK, picture this.................... Would the ps3 have sold as well as it did recently if it was the fat ps3 that was reduced to $299?

Hats off to Sony........ announce a price cut and a new slim ps3 model all in one swoop. (hence maximising hype, new design blah blah blah)

Hats off to Microsoft too, theres no way sony would have resorted to desperate tactics like releasing a slim version of the ps3 long before it was due if it was not for the 360 taking the ps3 to school in sales last year.

Question is.......... what if Microsoft released a 360 slim? Shameless rip off yes (Achievements/trophies people, yes, sony steal too, before you have a go, people rip people off, sony are masters at this) but look what it did for ps3 sales.

Would a 360 slim with Microsofts advertising muscle put sony even further behind in sales this gen when compared to the 360?

 

Yes it would, its all about the price.

PS3 was taking it to school in sales untill MS made a price cut dude. 

MS wont, they lack the hardware experience to pull it of.

If they did a massive price cut, still no but it be even. 

"M$ lack the hardware experience" haha thats funny. Honestly it wouldnt be completly up to microsoft it would be up to their semi conducting partners to make the chips quiet and cool enough to be able to operate with smaller fans and heatsinks.

 

Yes a 360 slim is possible but the slim part doesnt really matter. its the price cut that really spurs the sales. Had the PS3 slim arrived at $399 instead of $299 sales would not have picked up very much. Its the price that matters. And yes we will see more price cuts from all sides in order to keep increasing sales.

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