Slimebeast on 28 February 2008
| Gamerace said: I think this article is a little premature. However, if the PS3's recent surge in popularity (in NA in particular) is substained, especially once GTAIV launches, then the 360 is at least going to have a real perception problem. It will be perceived as the losing console, even if it's still ahead by millions technically. That's never a selling point. Not to consumers, not to industry and not to investors. So MS will have to fight hard to at least keep the race too close to call. |
That is a good point, and something that has pissed me off for a while now. I think MS made a big mistake by being over-confident going into the '07 holidays relying only on the (then) superior gaming library, and not dropping the price like the PS3 did. I'm of the strong opinion that they should have dropped the price too, building on the strong momentum that they had. Because now, if they want to do a drastic price drop it would by many be seen as an act of desperation. The PS3 in just three months went from loser to winner, and MS did nothing about it. Now they can only play catch up.
