Millennium said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Pristine20 said:
I see all these posts requesting price drops. Do people realize that the US $ has fallen greatly. Thus consoles are actually a lot cheaper than they seem (at least in the US). This has cost international companies like the ones in gaming even more money. So they have actually gotten cheaper in the US while the EU foots the same bill. A price cut right now to sell more hardware may not provide enough software boost to offset the monumental losses. If you want a cheaper console, buy a wii or the 360 arcade and stop complaining! Any more price cuts and nintendo would be the only one left in the industry and that'll be the day I finally stop gaming. Discuss... |
When the US dollar falls, it does not make the cost of PS3s in the country go down nor do wages suddenly go up. A PS3 is still the same price within the economic system of the US. That price in relation to the outside world (I hear there is one!) is irrelevant to the people asking for price cuts. |
It's irrelevant to the people asking for price cuts, but it is VERY relevant to the game companies that they are asking to cut prices: companies who manufacture consoles under different economic systems. It is, in fact, the entire reason they will say no. |
Right, that's what needs to be made clear. Since the recession in the US started, the 500$ PS3 has:
1) Not become cheaper for US Citizens.
2) Become less profitable for foreign manufacturers to sell.
So there's two halves of the equation, and only the latter half has been affected. And I agree, profitability > install base.
