Will the PS3 and 360 gap grow or close in 2011?

[Alby_da_Wolf]

Mr Puggsly said:

TheNoobHolocaust said:

First off I think if anyone is going to cut their price Sony will do it first, just looking at the situation they are in makes that pretty clear and I think the gap will grow for the first quarter of the year than begin to shrink again as the year progresses. In the end I see the gap being 3.5 million by the end of the year. But could be wrong about the gap increasing, in fact PS3 outsold 360 this week, we'll see how things pan out.

I don't think Sony wants to do a price cut because that would most likely bring them back into the red for each unit sold. So unless the 360 gets one first I'm sure Sony wants to drag out its current price tag for as long as it can.

As you mentioned, PS3 outsold the 360 this week. If 360 isn't dominating the PS3 in sales then there is no real need for Sony to reduce the price first.

True, no need to cut prices until Autumn for any competitor, its initial effect would be wasted. Instead, IMVHO, Sony just need to do a relaunch of GT5 for Golden Week in Japan and for Easter in USA and push Move more everywhere, game launches in large numbers through the year will keep sales quite fine, so it's just those two big guns that need a little more gunpowder. And WW gap is small enough now, no need to attack MS at profits cost, preventing it to get large again should be enough, shrinking it in America is plain utopia.