| eliasg said: if microsoft cuts the price in the us , it would be over for the PS3... |
No. The salient fact here is: if Sony cuts the price of the PS3, it will bury the 360. Microsoft don't want none o' that, so they haven't wanted to rock the boat and cause a possible PS3 price drop by cutting the price on the 360.
Right now, MS is at least making money if getting outpaced by PS3. That's fine w/ Microsoft; they just want to make money. Anti-Sony and "winning the war" talk from them was just FUD to whip up the fanboys (to generate sales and make more money). They won't act so as to try to sell more consoles than Sony at all costs. They absolutely cannot win that battle and be profitable. They want to make money though, and they are doing it finally.
As I've posted before, as the consoles' prices drop, the relative value of PS3 rises further and further above the value of 360 because of its capabilities as a Blu-Ray player, its free online ($50/year is a bigger deal if the consoles only cost $149 or whatever), built in wifi, and all that shit.
Edit to add: I think Sony should drop PS3 to $299/$399 within a few months and bury the 360. They'll make it back in the end by putting the nail in the coffin earlier.
