Analysts: PS3 "could lose more market share" without price cut

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Blood_Tears said:

se7en7thre3 said:

Its fairly obvious that Sony has removed itself from the whole "console war" or bragging rights competition. Putting Nintendo aside, after going from 150+ mil sold vs 24 mil for Xbox, to LOSING by a few mil in PS3 vs 360, you think Sony gives a rats about technicalities NOW? Sony's already "lost", BIG TIME, in that regard (MS is new "hardcore king" in the US. trends show EUR will follow soon). Its all about making profits now for Sony, and you can't blame them. Matter of fact, I commend them for not following in the price cut, since they still have that blu ray advantage (lol) over the competition, along w/free online play (vs XBL) so they still have more to offer.

 

What trends are those?

when it comes to entertainment Europe always follow the US.

Look at the decrease of Japanese content and the increase of American Content.

Look at the PS1
Top10 selling games: 4 Japanese franchises, 2 Western franchises

PS2
Top10 selling games: 3 Japanese franchises, 3 Western franchises

PS3
Top10 selling games: 2 Japanese franchises, 5 Western franchises

 

One of the reasons is that the European culture is more like the American and less like the Asian culture.
That is what makes NA so important. It is not just because it sells the most hard- and software, it is because it actually influences and indicates the European market as well. There is no game that is really big in the US and totally ignored in Europe - except the sports games Madden / Fifa etc.

A huge hit in NA always means a hit in Europe as well.

But a hit in Japan is not always a hit in Europe (Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest).