The PS3/Xbox 360 Holiday Sales Gap Thread! (Updated: January 11th) - ADJUSTMENTS! Last week is UP!, PS3 and X360 basically back to where the table began, PS3 1.5 million sold more then X360 in 2012

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sales2099 said:

007BondAgent said:

sales2099 said:
That 2 million gap cant be overtaken next year, especially if MS price drops 360 to prep for next gen launch.

360 already had a price drop in north america and it didn't do much "if anything at all" and what happens if the PS3 had a pricecut also?

$50 aint much. MS squeezing every cent of profit out of 360 while its still selling.More importantly though Europe didnt get one, which was a huge mistake the past holidays.

I can easily see these prices before the next Xbox launch to keep 360 relevant and selling:

$129-149 - 4 gig 360

$199 - 250 gig 360

$199 - 4 gig/kinect 360

$299 - 250gig/kinect 360

Kinect - $99

Back in 2010 DS got a price cut as well. It had almost almost no effect other than a small 1 or 2 week bump in Europe. In America sales actually decreased in the following NPD. And that was almost a year before the 3DS launch. Price doesn't matter once you reach saturation, which is what the 360s about to reach in the US. Europe is a different matter but I don't expect a price cut there to have much effect either. They had one in Iberia last year and sales didn't pick up at all.