| Pk9394 said: you guys can list all the games you want, the biggest factor is price. all last gen system is below $300 you cant directly map the sale pattern of last gen from the current system because we are dealing with a different price level here. There is a limit people will paid for a console, no matter how many AAA or killer app you throw at them, the 400 or 600 price tag come in mind first! I can bet you if sony or ms dont drop price when halo, MSG , FFXIII release, dont expect a huge jump in hardware sales, I'm sure both system have pretty much satisfy the demand at current price point. When hardware sale is starting to decline even with a good quality game released every month(refer to xbox360) its safe to assume they pretty much satisfy the demand at $400 price level. |
Then why did the Gamecube do so poorly? Your "price only" argument doesn't hold water. While it is a very large factor, the Gamecube's poor showing disproves your theory.
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