to Bengabenga,
I agree GTA is more important than GT/FF because the game will be release pretty soon in 08, that is not the case of the 2 others.
But remember, it is YOU, that bring theses games in the discussion, not me.
to ikilledkenny
1. They are only making a profit on PS2 and PSP. Once the PS2 finally dies, the division will lose money again. PS3 is still hemoraging cash.
==> But when the PS2 will be dead,
cant we expect the PS3 to bring some money to Sony ?
I doubt they will lose money for eternity ...
2. I never said it would be useless, I said that its impact would be reduced because the others would cut their price as well.
==> As the Xbox360 price drop will be reduced by a PS3 price drop
Both console are suffering eachother ...
3. They are being dominated by the Wii every week. Weeks like last week, when there is no big releases, will have similar sales for 360 and PS3. When GTA4 comes out, PS3 will be buried by 360 in America. Plus, 50k sales IS abysmal. Outsold 3:1 by the Wii. And at 50k vs. 80k, that is still a more than 1.5:1 more for Microsoft.
==> so let focus about NA,
a/ IF 50k is abysmal, 80k is too ...
b/ The Wii is dominating the PS3 as it is dominating the Xbox360, no reason to bring it in the discussion...
c/ I dont see why a week without release is boosting the PS3 sales over the Xbox360 sales. Let's wait for the DMC4 release ...
d/ Considering the PS3 is a more recent console, it has more sale potential. At the opposite, the Xbox360 is here since 2 years : everybody could have bought the console before. It is why the further price drop will have limited effect compared to the PS3 price drop.
e/ The Arcade sku is really lower in term of price but it is direclty competting agaisnt the Wii for the casual crowd : it is why the Xbox360 sales are so close to the PS3 sales : it is mainly selling to hardcore when the PS2 was selling to both.
Time to Work !
