Global Up 22nd Dec. YOY: HW DOWN 1m & SW DOWN 15m!!

[BenVTrigger]

thismeintiel said:

Carl2291 said:

BenVTrigger said:

Anyone who think PS3 will be flat or even 15% down next year are completely irrational

360 and PS3 are holding strong for such old consoles but they're burning out

Price cut will (should) be next Year.

2009 - Slim + Cut
2010 - PS Move
2011 - Cut
2012 - Slimmer
2013 - Pricecut?

Would follow a trend I guess. Add in actual support this time around compared to 2012 and it might not be too far down YoY. I dont think WiiU will affect PS3 or 360 too much in 13... And it depends highly on which console(s) will release at the end of the Year.

The problem is they don't think the PS3 cut to $199 will have much of an affect.  Of course, to think that you would have to ignore Black Friday's numbers.  PS3 was the only console to be up YOY (and up 15%, not something like a meager 2%) for that week in the US.  Even 360's $50 price cut and $149 bundles didn't stop it from being down YOY.  Now, imagine if the PS3 was that price for ~6 months or more of the year, with a $149 Black Friday bundle.  Then you have ALL those exclusives launching next year.  I also agree that the Wii U isn't going to affect the PS3 or 360 sales.  They're selling to completely different crowds.

Like I said, I'm not delusional and think that the PS3 will be completely flat, or only 5% down.  But I don't think it being only 10%-15% down is completely out of the question.

Black Friday was a spike because its the biggest shopping day of the year and PS3 was on sale.  A permanent PS3 price cut would be great for a month or so but won't have a huge lasting impact at this point.  Like it or not this generation is pretty much over.