I Believe PS3 Will Be #1 Selling Console In 2011 What Do You Believe In?

[Euphoria14]

Fumanchu said:

Euphoria14 said:

reidlosdog said:

Becuase it cost 599 originally.

Can you explain a price cut, that will not hurt Sony, when they have a larger HDD, Blue-Ray player (which is easily costing them $80 alone to produce and ship out), wireless internet (cheap, only G capability, I actually think this is the reason they were able to do a price cut), a Move controller, Eye Toy, PS3 controller, and a free online service?

I don't see a price cut in the near future for Sony, but I do see a price cut for both the 360 and Kinect, with the good old Pachter backing me up on the latter.

You do know that PS3 is profitable right? Has been for a while now. I am sure they can cut price without worry right now, especially since they now have extra money coming in from PSPlus.

PS3 will be $199.99 by next holiday season.

I think that's a big call.  I haven't seen up to date manufacturing costs estimates, but I would be hesitant to assume that they can cut costs a further $100 ($200 in 3 years) and still expect to profit, and more importantly help subsidise losses incurred by their next system's launch (assuming they have a cross-over transition and another loss-leader).

Yeah it is a big call, but one I am willing to bet on.

I wouldn't make sense for SONY to hold price for 2 straight years for the 2nd time this generation. Unless of course their software onslaught nextyear provides a huge boost.

Remember, they still expect to hit 15M this fiscal year. Something must be happening between now and March 2011. 

 

Come to think of it PS3 didn't really have the luxury of those Walmart deal for the last year or two, so maybe this year will sport the Walmart $100 gift card? Not sure, but something must be up. Sony must have something up their sleeves that we are unaware of, or else they would have informed investors that sale expectations dropped.

 

If Sony then keeps the 15M projection for 2011 fiscal year or even raises it, you know for certain a cut is in the works, not to mention I think we still might have another redesign coming, although not next year, maybe in 2012 if the Wii 2 launched then.

 

 

Yeah it seems crazy, but for some reason I think the PS3 has plenty of life left in it. I certainly know I am not expecting anything new anytime soon.