HappySqurriel said:
psrock said:
HappySqurriel said:
psrock said:
HappySqurriel said:
KylieDog said:
Sony guy is right, low price didn't make the GC a hit, high price didn't kill the PS3.
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But price does have a fairly substantial impact on sales ... For example, the PS3 launching at $600 means that it will probably never pass 55% of the sales of the PS2
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But wasn't the PS2 the most expensive console last Gen?
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Its not about who is the most or least expensive, it is about whether people believe a console is over priced.
The PS2 and XBox both launched at $300, which was the same price as the original Playstation at launch, and most people believed that it was a reasonable price for a console.
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that's called value dude. That's why some people buy $10,000 computers while others by $200 dollars netbook. These companies job is to show the value of their products.
The xbox sold 20 million consoles, the gamecube which cheaper sold even less. People believed the PS2 offered more than just price.
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But if the PS2 was $600 I'm certain that the XBox and Gamecube would have seen a substantial sales increase at the expense of the PS2.
The fact is that Sony is right and wrong with their comment at the same time. Within reason price does not determine the success or failure of a console, but as you start to push the limits of what people believe is reasonable you can make a system a failure on price alone.
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The PS3 stayed at $600 for about months. The Wii was selling close to $500 on ebay and the stores hiked the Wii price in 2007 and 2008 due to demand, price was not an issue. There are millions who bought the wii over the PS3's price.
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