Seece said:
You realise 360 shipped 1m this past Q and PS3 shipped 1.1m right? Before that we have no solid data and last holiday they were similar numbers? |
Why just use the past quarter, which is a slow period, anyway? And yes they sold similar during the holidays, but that completely ignores the fact that the PS3 outsold it by ~1.6M for the entire year. And earlier this year, the PS3 passed the 360 and before the year is even over has created an almost 1M sales gap. It's obvious that the 360 is slowing down much faster than the PS3.
Of course the PS3 is going to have more price cuts than the 360, since it started out $200 more expensive, after all. It's also not too hard to not have to cut the entry price, when you already cut it to $199, which was lower than the Wii's at the time. As far as boosts go, the 360 had a $149 Bundle on Black Friday, as well as all other SKUs being reduced $50 by MS, but was still down YOY for the week. However, the PS3 at $199 was up YOY for that week.
So no, they aren't closer than I think. MS is dropping support for the 360 faster than Sony is for the PS3. And just overall interest in the 360 is dropping quicker. Then you also have to think about the fact that Sony will be pushing the PS3 in the same exact markets the PS2 excelled in later in its life, while I don't see the 360 continuing too far beyond 2014.