Dodece on 23 January 2008
MrMafoo said:
You think in 2013, there will be more 360’s then PS3’s? And you think that if that does happen, it’s all because of a multi platform game? Wow. |
No I think is 2013 we will be looking at another generation in the console wars. We will be talking about the Playstation 4, Xbox 720, and the Nintendo game sphere. With the previous generations consoles sales winding down. Especially the PS3 which never caught on like the Wii, or had the kind of dedicated user base that the 360 netted Microsoft. Answering your question yeah I think it will secure the 360 a permanent lead thanks primarily due to the pricing. I suppose you have forgotten last year already. The high price of the PS3 devastated the consoles sales in comparison to its rivals. The lesson you should have learned was the price matters. Hell it matters a lot to the consumer. That being said many in the community believe that this as main stream as any title this generation is going to get. Now if there is a game thats going to draw the last generation players into the new generation obviously kicking and screaming it will be this title. That said place yourself in their shoes you really want to play this game its one of your all time favorite series, and you have spent hundreds of hours screwing around in the previous incarnations. You have a choice to make which console will you buy. The more expensive console or the less expensive console. Most consumers will defer to the less expensive product. Further more the 360 has had so much positive hype while the PS3 has not thanks to the insane pricing strategy. Which would you rather spend $350 for a Xbox core with game, or would you rather spend $480 for a 40gb PS3 with game. Thats factoring in sales tax, and ignoring the real possibility that Microsoft will reduce the MSRP again. Personally I am betting that Microsoft will have the entry down to three hundred dollars by the supposed launch date at the end of April. More people can buy the cheaper alternative rather then the more expensive one. That is in my estimate the only real factor in this debate the price. More people can afford the 360 then the PS3, and that seems to be where it will be at for the foreseeable future. Microsoft will get to the party months or years before Sony can, and what effect will that have. I know some members have a lot of disposable income, but the huge majority of consumers do not, and they can afford to spend only so much on a gaming hobby. That is why PS2s are still selling so well. Consumers can afford them, and they are good enough for their needs.
