$400 X360+Halo bundle revealed. No X360 price cut despite PS3 Slim and WiiU launches?

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nnodley said:

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kain_kusanagi said:
I'm not so sure that MS needs to cut prices. If the ugle PS3 Slim2 is real it may stay the same price. The Wii U isn't a guaranteed hit. MS can cut prices at any time, but I don't think MS will unless they have to. If the PS3 gets a price cut and the Wii U is a hit then MS can react with a price cut at that time.

A PS3 price cut is guaranteed. They can't sell the 16GB model for the same price they are selling the 160GB one today. They'll at least sell the 16GB model for $199 while keeping the other two &249 and $299.

I feel like the 16GB model will be $149 and then the other two will be $200 and $250.  Because if the pictures comparing the sizes of the new ps3 model are correct, then I believe the production cost will be cut down by a lot.  Especially with no automatic disc load and eject, considerably less materials, and most likely a lot smaller fan, cell, power supply, etc.

I think it's entirely possible for Sony to price the 16gb model at $149. You're right, they've barely had a $50 cut in three years and now costs are going drastically down, plus no HDD means an even cheaper to produce model. I'm not sure Sony will do that though, they may want to profit more on HW. It may go either way. Anyway, my point was just that a price cut is guaranteed, at the very least to 199.