starcraft said: We've heard a lotabout Sony's cost reductions, but Microsoft has kept theirs under wraps. Do you work for them? If not, how do you know anything about their cost reductions? All we know is that they just casually knocked 80 Euro's off all their consoles, a BIGGER than expected drop. What does that say about their cost cutting? |
I don't really care about price reductions. I think it is clear that PS3 has come down in price more/quicker. But I think this was to be expected as blu-ray players have dropped in price by 50% and this is 25% of the price of the PS3.
I can't think of a game yet that has used the extra space of blu ray to it's full potential. But this isn't a reason to dismiss blu ray. The 40 gig costs a mere $50 more than the Pro. It has some other feature advantages too. And no, I do not expect a developer to ever say that their upcoming game sucks because they didn't have enough space, period.
- You can buy a $10 wi-fi connector for the Xbox 360, you do not need the proprietary one.
- Average Joe doesn't have a clue you can change the PS3's HDD, fortunately the Xbox 360 is the only console with a 100gb+ HDD available.
I find the double standard somewhat ironic. We use average Joe to state that the Xbox 360 hard drive is superior, yet we think average Joe is going to install a generic wi-fi connector to his 360?
The arcade is selling much more poorly than the 40 gig because it lacks key essential features in the eyes of consumers. However, I don't think this is a bad thing for MS. Wish it was a little cheaper, but it's not market price yet. Either is the Wii for that matter. Wait until the end of the generation. I think we could see some big sales when the PS3 and 360 drop into the $150-$200 range.
