| SpartanFX said: I am starting to believe that Sony doesn't want to drop the price this year(if MS doesn't drop the price).they will drop the price at the beginning of 09 |
They don't need to drop the price again. The first drop obviously put it in the reasonable range, and should have been the beginning price, regardless of the loss Sony would have taken. Since E3 2006, everyone had been asking for them to cut $100 dollars off each model to make it reasonable and they didn't listen, made cocky comments, and paid the price. When they finally pulled their head out of their ass and dropped the price, the consumer forgave and bought the machine they wanted but couldn't justify buying yet. Another price drop is not going to be a big increaser. It definitely won't make up for the losses they'll take by doing it. Now that they're trending above Microsoft, they can ride the wave and make sensible decisions to get profitibility on the PS3. I would love a price drop myself as I'm on the lookout for my very own PS3, but it wouldn't be a good decision for Sony.
Now that I think about it, Microsoft is really at the mercy of Sony's decision making. Microsoft can take advantage of another Sony screwup, but if one doesn't happen, then Microsoft is going to have to concentrate on finishing a strong third and making the games division at Microsoft a profitable venture. They already have enough console sales and momentum to get a good majority of all HD games that will be created this gen, so trying to beat Sony in the marketshare game by losing profitibility is just foolish.
Tag: Became a freaking mod and a complete douche, coincidentally, at the same time.
