Worldwide up! (13th August 2011)

[postofficebuddy]

*Sound Of Rain said:

First of all, Hello, I haven't talked to you in a while LOL.

Even without a Price Cut I see the 360 outselling the PS3 in America this Holiday. Also, the PS3 just isn't a Holiday System like the Wii or  360 is which means the the Wii and 360 are likely to get bigger Holiday boosts compared to the PS3. 

I will admit that when I said that I expect 360 to dominate this Holiday I assumed that 360 will be getting a Price Cut. If the 360 doesn't get a Price Cut it could possibly still be #1 in America(Small lead) but won't be #1 Worldwide for sure. With a Price Cut though I see the 360 being #1 Worldwide this Holiday...and yes erasing the PS3 2011 gap. 

For example, if 360 gets a Price Cut to $150 and Kinect gets a Price Cut to $100, the bundle could be only $200. A $200 360 Kinect bundle would sell extremely well in America and do quite well in Others too.(Not $200 Euros but a similar Price Cut for Europe)

Where does this notion that PS3 isn't a 'Holiday console' come from? The only years in which 360 beat PS3 during the holidays were the ones where we saw MS making major moves, and Sony not making any in return. 2008 with the price drop to $200 (and 2 price cuts in Europe in the same year) and 2010 with the slim, Reach, and Kinect. PS3 won substantially during the holidays in 2007, with 360 getting a price cut that year as well, and 2009.