slowmo said:
What if I'm actually right jneul, history would back me if you look at the swings this generation. Everytime people mention a 360 price drop they say it will not have much effect then proceed to claim a PS3 drop will amplify sales to Wii levels. GT5 will not suddenly make the Ps3 sell an extra 20-30% a week all the way till xmas, it's not going to happen. You can expect 2-3 weeks of bump in sales and thats it, after that the effect will wear off within a month. The 360 has actually increased in RRP in the UK since 2008 (RRP for the Arcade is £159 not £129), that tells me there is a lot of room for movement in price towards that key £99 pricepoint that will turn the UK scenario as bleak as the US for the PS3. Owning the 2 biggest markets this generation for Microsoft (compared to Sony) would be a huge win to take into the next generation. I'm not irritated by people willing to discuss properly by the way jneul. I could very well be wrong but the difference is, if I'm right then I will not make threads proclaiming how amazing I am at pulling a prediction out of my ass with very little true statistical analysis. There are many users on this site that make the boldest ridiculous claims and take arguments way off topic and then when they get proved wrong they vanish only to return when the wind changes direction again. Right or wrong I will be around (assuming I don't manage to get permabanned) to accept the plaudits or doff my cap in defeat because I can be gracious when proved wrong. |
they did cut the elite price by alot though, it's known fact microsoft won't take back europe, or others, the moment GT5 it's released it' set on stone.
i know u know how huge was halo to microsoft in the US, GT5 it's big, in all 3 regions, and it's huge in europe.