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thismeintiel said:
yo_john117 said:
007BondAgent said:

Really? i'm pretty sure price sells a system more then anything

Not true. A good marketing strategy is probably the biggest proponents of device sales. Price certainly helps but it is far from the deciding factor of a sale.

After all; if what you said was true then why was the average selling price of the 360 higher than the PS3 in 2011 (and assumably the years following that since the PS3 got price cuts whilst the 360 got none).

http://www.destructoid.com/npd-even-at-a-higher-price-xbox-360-outsells-ps3-213866.phtml

Speaking of average prices is really just ridiculous.  What matters is the entry price when people are really focusing on price.  Which is going to be a bigger factor when the gap is larger than $50, or the paltry $35 that article suggests.

No, you don't understand what I was getting at. He says that price is the deciding factor. That article that I referenced shows us that his assumption is certainly not always true. Average price point in the 360's case simply means that on average, the more expenive models were bought. Whereas if his assumption was correct the average price point would be below the PS3 since a far greater number of the cheapest versions would be selling.

Want more proof? Look at the iPad or any of the really nice, expensive, popular phones.