jarrod on 12 March 2010
| psrock said: Sony's goal is to make a profit this year, not to win NPD numbers. They are shipping just enough to meet demand, i think they are preparing an another PS3 sku which would be profitable soon. They don't make money selling the 120gb everyone loves. 360k is huge for any month in the US for the PS3. |
This is true, last fall was Sony's real userbase push and it worked out wonderfully (worldwide, not just US). This is cyclical too, last year Microsoft had pretty much the same stance as Sony this year (profitability > numbers) which is why they just SKU reshuffled in leu of a real price drop. I think this summer or fall is when you'll see Microsoft's "real" response to the slim...
