mrstickball said:
mrstickball said:
==> so low level ? it is only a 100$ price drop and the system entry price is still way beyond the average casual pocket ... [/quote] - And the 360 could drop the price $100 before the PS3 could, and have the same desired effect, Lil. The 360 is still beyond the casual pocket too. So it's hard to understand how lowering the X360's price in it's
==> the fact is that, in Europe so far, there was a good price drop and the effect was all but similar despite the overstrong advertising campaign. And yes, the Xbox360 is cheaper than the PS3 : u can get arcade for 300$ in USA and 200 euros in Europe and the Premium for 269 euros in Europe (only). If we consider the Wii, 250$/euros, can be bought by casual (and it is) then the same apply to the Xbox360.
==> let's do this for the PS3 which has no special offer except the poor GTA4 bundle ...
last year : 25k this year : 90k
no need to comment ...
- And this goes to show exactly how critical price drops are. The PS3 emerged very strong due to a price drop. Guess what? We can safely assume that when the PS3 drops price, it'll sell better. The same goes for the 360. Difference is, the 360 has had a much smaller price drop, thereforehas more to gain.
==> Again, The last PS3 price drop is 8 months old and was about -100$/euros. When u consider PS3 sales year to year, u understand the PS3 is selling very well despite the last price drop is 8 month old and the price is still very high (+400 $/euros) The last Xbox360 price drop is 3 months old (about) and was about -80euros AND there is still an offer that allow u to get the arcade and plenty of AAA titles for 200 euros. Let's wait until july and the Xbox360 weekly sales in PAL may be back to 50k-60k ...
Of course, a price drop in NA will have a better/longer effect, that ,I agree with you.
Do you see the difference in sales, or not? It's hard to say that a system has limited, failing potential when it's sales are roughly 200% higher year over year in a rather large region JUST AFTER AN IMPORTANT PRICE CUT. Because of this legitimate, hard data, I don't see how you can say the 360 is falling by the wayside, when it's obviously been a decent condender.
[/quote] - The pice cut happened what? 4 months ago? If it was going to be random bump in sales, it would of stopped selling like it has months ago...But it's remained at the 70,000 level for nearly 4 months now. That's not a small difference, it's establishing a new sales trend. Exactly like what the PS3 has done.
==> sorry it is only 3 months ago (14 march) and there was GTA4 release + special offer. Let's wait until the end of the special offer (15th june). a new sales trend ??? from +45k to +55k ... If u say ...
==> no, because it beings to look "old" whatever it is truly old or not. It is simply too late to drop the price, they had to be agreesive LAST year when they were on the rise ...
==> useless ... no but are they worth the money lost in the price drop ? How much MS is losing by giving the arcade+2paddle+GTA4+PGR4+Halo3 for 205 euros ???
Nothing. The X360 has been a profitable machine for quite some time, and it's very doubtful that selling at that price actually cost Microsoft money. MS has been making money on every machine sold....And despite the Euro price drop, H&E sales are still in the black.
==> yes, because of Xbox live or games or the sku themselves ... the whole system is making money. YES, u are right. But that is not my point. At the end, u can't deny they would make even more money without the price cut ? This is my point. They have invested in this price drop and depending how the sales go at the end of July, we will see if they succeeded to reach an higher sales trend. To me, the global gain in SALES is minor compared to what the PS3 gained with her own price drop. |
