Worldwide UP! (Nov. 1-7)

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thx1139 said:

leatherhat said:

thx1139 said:

leatherhat said:

It would have to be something unrealistically drastic for that not to happen

So you think that MS and Nintendo will just sit still and not drop prices. Remember that Sony is the one that has cut prices the most this gen.  MS has dropped prices on the 2 main SKUs by a total of $100 each.  Sony $300.

Preview of next week:  Week ending Nov 14 2009. The holiday boost is upon us.  360 and PS3 got COD:MW2 last year this week. This year they get COD:BOps and 360 get Kinect launch in EMEAA as well as continued boost in NA.

Console	Weekly (change)	Total
DS	585,816	( 20%)	113,007,624
Wii	539,707	( 15%)	55,912,595
X360	437,915	( 41%)	33,333,254
PS3	407,293	( 26%)	26,751,024
PSP	209,583	( 8%)	52,860,731
PS2	88,025	( 17%)	134,449,352

The 199 cut is most important, the vast majority of consoles sold are sold after a system hits 199, especially in America. PS3 is at a big disadvantage not having a 199 sku, but it still is selling very well. The 199 ps3 will be the final cut in the console war. 

Yes we have heard that time and time again.  We only have history of the Playstation and Playstation 2 selling at $199 to base this on when they had already won the previous generations.  Things will play out very differently this time with the 2 consoles in front of the PS3 probably at the $100 price point when the PS3 hits $200.

Do you believe we'll see a $100 console this gen? Alriiight...