PS4 outsold by PS3 this January in the US.

[Farsala]

thismeintiel said:

Farsala said:
Another thought is the change in mindset of the HW manufacturers, none of them are very aggressive:

Sony: We don't need to pricecut, Sales are fine.
MS: We only pricecut during holidays
Nintendo: We never pricecut.

What?!  MS has been very aggressive this gen.  It just hasn't helped much outside of Nov/Dec.

First, they ditched their grand plans AS SOON AS preorder numbers came in.  Then, when sales dropped incredibly after the launch, they abandoned the plans they had for Kinect and dropped the price to $399, matching the PS4's.  They were also giving away their biggest games for free with a console purchase, when with the 360 they usully charged a premium in exchange for a custom consoles (something else they seem to have abandoned.)  Then, for the holidays they dropped the price by $50, and included free games with every SKU, for two months straight.  Then, when sales dropped after the holidays and stores had excess stock, they pretty much made $349 its new price "til further notice."  And they just recently dropped the Kinect bundle down to $449, too.  They say it won't last longer than two weeks, but we'll see.

Still not the same as Sony with the PS3. An entire $100 pricecut. Or even 360 with a $50 pricecut on the console alone Forever.