| Mummelmann said: Pricecut or no, the fact still remains that the 360 as a product is tailormade for the North American market, and this is why the 360 is struggling outside of that market. |
One of the issues to consider is the aggressiveness with which the EU and Watchdog went after Microsoft for their reliability issues. Many Europeans prefer products of a high quality level -- you'll notice that they're willing to pay more money to get something better quality, whereas Americans love to buy cheap shit all of the time. Americans want to cheapest computer, the cheapest shoes, the walmart deal, etc.
There is a cultural difference and this is one of the reasons Sony has such a strong grasp on Europe: they respect quality and Sony tends to release good quality product. The PS2 is the obvious exception, but its quality issues were not even close to on the same level as the 360.
It's worth noting that, by June, Nintendo will likely have passed Microsoft's platform in every single major region, and by the end of the year it will have a huge installed-base lead of more than 10 million units. The PS3 is currently outselling the 360 in every region. Right now, the 360 is rapidly working its way toward last place.
