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Jandre002 on 05 March 2008
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starcraft said:
Jandre002 said:
starcraft said:
There is truth in hype. Though in the United States and part of the EU, Fable 2, GeoW2, Banjo Kazooie 3 and GTAIV exclusive content will have the same hype effect for the 360.

In Japan, er.....Ninja Gaiden 2....thats all I have...

You really think Banjo Kazooie 3 is going to move consoles? Fable 2 maybe a few, but no more than ME. Im starting to doubt GTAIV content, because if they want to advertise it they will have to clarify its not in game and you have to pay for it.

I can't think of anyone I know who isn't a huge game fan that would buy DLC for a GTA game, especially if it will be like $20. And they won't choose an Xbox over a PS3 because of DLC if they dont even know what it is.

Price might be a big factor if the Arcade is $229, but if the PS3 hits $299 at the same time that means trouble for the 360 no matter how you look at it. And if both those consoles are under $299, I wonder how the Wii will respond.


Jandre.  Do you honestly believe that Sony will cut the price of the Playstation 3 by $100 BEFORE April 28th?  Hell, they just had their 1st (2nd depending on how you see it) price cut in November. 

If as you say DLC means nothing to anyone, then this fight is already over.  $299 vs $349 (at best). 


Yes I do, if Microsoft does it. By normal logic 2 price cuts wont happen within a year of each other. But you have to remember this is a totally different SKU. Price didn't come down naturally, they were forced down. Its not an analysis of the current situation your looking at, but history. This generation is clearly unique since pricing is driving sales more than ever before, and never have we had such huge modifications to an initial SKU.

But I completely believe Sony will cut the price if MSFT does. They have to. They have been preparing for this price cut since last year. You dont really think that MSFT dropping price will catch Sony off guard do you? Its why the PS3 has cut production costs faster than any console in history. It knows it will come, and is ready for it.

So $299 vs $349 would be my guess, with DLC on one side and BR, MGS4, and brand name on the other. Promised there WILL be some people who simply dont know that GTA4 is on the 360.