will/is the 360 a success?

[Spectrumglr]

Mummelmann said:

dschumm said:

Spectrumglr said:

CrazzyMan said:
NO, x360 is a FAILURE.
It FAILED to sell twice more, then in it`s FIRST year.
It FAILED on it`s BEST year.

best years come when price hits mass marke level...ie 199$/199€: this was true for PS2 and xbox...i don't see why this shouldn't happen in the current generation.

This is one of the most laughable statistics people draw out. Most consoles launch at $250 and have their first price drops in 1 year. They usually have 80% of their lifetime at a mass market price. I have serious doubts that MS will even have the baseline arcade at $199 for the 4th Christmas. The premium might hit $199 for Christmas 5,probably the same time the 720 gets launched. No this will be the greatest problem with the 360.

Also, according to the Wii fans, PS3 and 360 will never sell well regardless of price. And a statement in Nintendo's favor is a solid one, as we all know.

PS: The X-Box had horrid sales despite being the cheapest console all along last gen...

 

we are not discussing only about success: we are discussing about when a console has its best year...and usually this happens to be the year when it hits mass market price.