Kreshnik said:
radiantshadow92 said:
nightsurge said:
radiantshadow92 said:
jesus kung fu magic said:
radiantshadow92 said:
well imo there is nothing microsoft can do...developers are working for games next year and sony just happened to have the bigger exclusive line up this year...i mean the 360 isnt leaving an open road, they came out with the MW2 bundle and the walmart *100$ off sale* deal in the same week and the ps3 still took xbox to school in sales....imo theres nothing microsoft can do , i even suspect that if they lower the price of the elite/arcade the ps3 will still be a run for its money, especially next year when it becomes profitable. although, thats not to say that the ps3 is going to win the console war, it still has long ways to go, and what goes up, must come down. |
1.That was a walmart deal........MS had nothing to do with it
2.We (correct me if im wrong) dont track wal-mart sales.
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1.it still adds to the point that even if 360 gets some sort of price cut ps3 will still give it a good run for its money (whether it was MS or not)
2.VGC should def. track walmart sales because walmart is the largest distributor in America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal-Mart and i am pretty sure that VGC took the walmart sales into account because it was mentioned as a factor in increase in a weekly analysis http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=5846
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1. Not really. It wasn't even a price drop. It was a $100 GIFT CARD offer at ONE retailer in JUST the US (maybe Canada too?). You still had to pay $200 to get the console, and the gift card had to be used on a separate purchase in only their store. I think the fact that just from one retailer, with a few days of this GIFT CARD deal, it having almost rose enough in sales for the week to overtake the PS3 WORLD WIDE shows a very high demand for a potential real price cut. I don't think the PS3 would stand a chance if the 360 Elite dropped down to $200 which is about what it should be. Lets not forget that the 360 costs much much less to produce. If MS wanted to, they could have chopped the price $100 this year along side the PS3 and crushed any momentum Sony could have gotten, but they are saving all their plans for next year with Natal.
2. Walmart doesn't give figures, but VGChartz DOES estimate Walmart sales and include them in the totals.
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1.I respectfully disagree with the red, the rest was just practically facts. I stand behind my point, there are alot of factors when it comes to this...i realize that with a 100$ price cut the 360 would win console sales but.... for only 2-3 weeks tops, then the ps3 would slightly rise above in WW...i know past data doesnt show this, but 299$ is a hell of alot different then 399$.
2.thank you for clearing that up
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you are actually VERY wrong.
a price-cut from 399 to 299 = -25%
a price-cut from 299 to 199 = -33%
a 199 xbox 360 elite would be a very big impact.
anyway, microsoft wont drop the prize soon.
when Natal releases it will most likely be packed in a 299 elite package.
Natal also will most likely cost 100 if buyed seperately.
Microsoft aim is to have at least an as long life-span as sony - and droping the prize too quickly would only shorten the 360s life-span.
My prediction for 2010:
1. Microsoft is going to advertise Natal like a console-relaunch
2. Natal will be packed in a 299 elite package
3. Natal will be available seperately for 100
4. Microsoft is going to make a prize-cut in November 2010 - Xbox 360 elite + Natal for 199
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