Suppose that the 60GB and 20GB PS3s had gone initially for $500 and $400, respectively.
The PS3 would have had MUCH better sales, of course ($400 being a workable price point as MS proved, and $500 is pretty close to their Elite). But the really interesting thing is that I don't think that Sony'd have ultimately lost too much more money because it wouldn't have needed to do the endless redesigns of 80GB version, 40GB version, etc. Honestly, even if the (reported) $27 savings of the 80GB's hardware was worth it, I understand that the 40GB version saves them a really negligible (additional) amount.
The simple fact is that Sony was caught with its pants down because it thought that the Playstation brand was invincible. It's not, and they should have known that considering it got where it was by usurping the former supposedly invincible brand name.
Tag (courtesy of fkusumot): "Please feel free -- nay, I encourage you -- to offer rebuttal."
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My advice to fanboys: Brag about stuff that's true, not about stuff that's false. Predict stuff that's likely, not stuff that's unlikely. You will be happier, and we will be happier.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." - Sen. Pat Moynihan
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I have the most epic death scene ever in VGChartz Mafia. Thanks WordsofWisdom!
