Japan and WW up 1st Jan

[Squilliam]

ps3_jrpg_gamer said:

Squilliam said:

Wii 3rd place? I don't think so. Virtual tie for the PS3/360? I don't think so either. The holiday boost will end, the GT5 boost will end but the Kinect boost has not ended and probably will not for a while to come. Chances are that the sales position will go Wii > 360 > PS3 with the actual differences still to be determined.

then a ps3 price cut comes and ita all sept 2009 , you don 't know how easily these things changes

If Sony can cut the PS3 to $199 then Microsoft can cut the Arcade to $129 and the 250GB to $199 and the Arcade Kinect 360 to $199-229. The relative pricing won't shift much even if Sony cuts the price because both Nintendo and Microsoft are taking much higher gross margins and operating margins than Sony. If Sony cannot cut the price to $199 then Microsoft can still cut the price to the above if it met their overall business objectives and have better relative pricing vs the PS3 compared to today. A price cut is only assured to improve the PS3's absolute sales position and not its relative sales position compared to the other two console makers.

PS: If Microsoft does cut the price like the above, you better tape your nuts to your leg because they have the operating margins to sustain an even bigger advertising campaign than they did this year to promote it and sales will assplode.