Lord N said:
ironman said:
johnappseed84 said:
dunno001 said:
johnappseed84 said:
So, do you think we will see a price cut for 360 in the near future to make it's price seem more reasonable when you realize you're not getting quite a lot out of the box in comparison to the other consoles? I could see myself not feeling bad about buying a 360 at $200.00 with a 60 gig harddrive, the three year extended warranty, and the ability to get a year of xbla gold and $50.00 worth of gamer points for the price of a PS3.
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I've bolded the big difference and problem with your reasoning. That $300 would get you lots (or at least a few) downloadable games and a year of online play with them. Or that $300 gets you a PS3... with online, sure, but nothing to play on it. You're going to need to spend more money to get a game, whether it be $50 for again, more DLable games, or $60 for a new retail release. Of course, this same could be spent to further grow your 360 library, too... so it really comes down to which system just has more that you want, looking at games and features.
Oh yeahriginal topic. I'd say around Natal's release. The lower price will help clear out the older non-Natal units, allowing Microsoft to have Natal bundled with most systems for the holidays.
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My reasoning on this is that you get a blu-ray player with your purchase of a PS3 for $300.00 and you don't get a blu-ray player with an Elite for $300.00. Therefore being able to have a 360 with a 60 gb harddrive, a free year of Live, and $50.00 of downloadable games for $300.00 would be equivalent to what the PS3 gives you for $300.00. |
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Halo: Reach and Natal aren't going to have as big an effect as some people think.
If we've learned anything this generation, it's that there is no such thing as a system seller, and that it takes a steady stream, a strong, standing library of games that appeal to all demographics to move hardware. GTAIV should have taught us this when the PS3 and 360 sales spiked for 2 weeks and then returned to normal. Halo: Reach, much like the rest of the 360's library, will appeal mostly to core and hardcore gamers, most of whom already have a 360.
I honestly don't see why anyone thinks that Natal is going to be a saving grace either. No mid-generation controller add-on or peripheral has ever played a significant role in a soncole generation, much less a decisive one. The Powerglove, Sega CD, Sega 32X,? Hello?
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