| Cerviche said: Sony is extremely unlikely to make a price cut unless Microsoft initiates one first, and even if Sony does take the initiative and make the price cut first, Microsoft can not only comfortably match it and still draw a profit, but beat it and still draw a profit. Sony's truly at Microsoft's mercy when it comes to pricing. -The effect that Kinect (and to a lesser extent, Move) will have in the non-Christmas months. Were the Kinect's massive sales a byproduct of the Christmas season, or will it follow the Wii's lead (in recent years) and be down significantly in the non-Christmas months? |
I read your whole post and i agree with a lot of the points you mentioned. however i dont think Sony is at Microsofts mercy with pricing, because the PS3 is competively doing very well against the 360 despite the higher price. i think if consumers in the EU and Japan after willing to pay that at the moment, i'm sure they would pay it despite a 360 pricecut.
so i think in terms of prices i think the PS3 can afford to be more expensive because its still competing very well and outsold the 360 many weeks and months last year, of course in the US this is a bit more ambigious.
but however i'm not sure what will happen, because i dont think this gen is going to end for a long time, so i think theres many years left for this to pan out. but Kinect has been a monumental success in the US, and i'm quite sure that success will be replicated week on week despite the PS3's software line up. so i think despite the hoildays coming to an end the 360 will still be outselling the PS3, but i'm not sure what will happen to Kinect, - will it fade or will people keep buying it. and what will happen to Microsofts core market now that support is divided on both the casual and the core, can they sustain both?
