J_Allard said:
Well none of that is really accurate. They dropped the 20GB model 2 times, they dropped the 60GB model 2 times, and they dropped the Elite 4 times. The amount Sony dropped the price in total is irrelevant when you consider they launched hundreds of dollars more expensive. The fact of the matter is you have 2 consoles still selling well and selling similar amounts so it makes sense that they are priced similar amounts. MS won't be cutting the 360 price while they profit off of it and it still sells well. Just like Sony won't drop the PS3 while they can still make as much money as possible from it. Both companies introduced a new strategy for pricing on consoles that I think will continue from now on. Every time there was a price drop there was a new hardware bundle that was slightly more expensive. So while technically you got the better hardware for less money if you waited, a lot of this gen it hasn't seemed like either console really got a good old fashioned price cut. |
MS was screwing with people...they've temporarily cut prices where it seasonally mattered and they did it last Black Friday as well. They also used lower prices to clear the old models of the 360 down to $249 I believe to make room for the new Xbox 360 Slims. Where I must appologize to you for my mistake is where I said the 360's price had dropped only once. What I meant to say is the 360 has only technically dropped $100 over eight years. These are the launch prices of the 360 and Microsoft's current price is $299 unless you enter a two year contract for the 360 which by now is pointless.
| Date | Location | Xbox 360 System Price | Xbox 360 Core System Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2005 | Japan | JP¥39,795 | JP¥29,000 |
| November 22, 2005[7] | Canada United States |
CD$499.99 US$399.99[8] |
CD$399.99 US$299.99 |
| December 2, 2005 | Eurozone Norway Sweden UK Latvia Finland Ireland Portugal |
€399.99 NOK3395,- SEK3995:- £279.99 Ls320.00 €409.99 €409.99 €409.99 |
€299.99 NOK2595,- SEK2995:- £209.99 Ls240.00 €309.99 €309.99 €309.99 |
| February 2, 2006 | Colombia Mexico |
COP$1,200,000 MXN$4999 |
COP$900,000 MXN$3999 |
| February 24, 2006 | South Korea | ₩419,000 | ₩339,000 |
| March 16, 2006 | Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan China |
HK$?? SG$660.00 NT$13888 |
HK$2,340.00 SG$535.00 NT$10888 |
| March 23, 2006 | Australia New Zealand |
A$649.95 NZ$799.99 |
A$499.95 NZ$499.95 |
| July 7, 2006 | Chile | CLP.329.990 | CLP.259.990 |
| September 25, 2006 | India | Rs.23,990 | Rs.19,990 |
| September 29, 2006[9] | South Africa | R3699 | R2699 |
| November 3, 2006 | Czech Republic Poland |
CZK11900.00 1699.00zł |
CZK8999.00 1299.00zł |
| December 1, 2006 | Brazil | R$1,799 (~US$899) | not released |
| February 10, 2007[10] | Russia |
RUB15,699 (US$640) | RUB10,999 (US$450) |
| February 26, 2008[11] | Peru | S/.2249.00 (US$762) | not released |
| October 28, 2008[12] | United Arab Emirates |
AED1,799 (US$490) | not released |
Sony stands competitively at $299 with more games than the Xbox. They've given true price cuts over the years and not run around the issue of the unfair price even though they were still outselling the 360 and slowly catching up the steady price cuts helped them get to where they are today. At this rate Sony couldnt afford to bleed financially like they did with the PS3, so they played it smart and hired someone who could make the best console they could for $400. They are still taking a financial hit, but nothing compared to the PS3, good lord. They will get a small profit early on and then reap the benefits as time progresses far more than the PS3.
