I don't know if Microsoft can afford this in late this quarter or early next quarter (by afford I mean avoid having another loss quarter), but they really need to do a $70 or $80 price cut in the USA this year.
Think about it. It has easily the best games library out, and Gears of War 2 could only sell to new customers IF there is a big difference in console price between its release and Gears 1's release. Sony couldn't run the risk of matching a cut like that, and that's if they could make a cut at all. At this stage, it doesn't look like Sony will have a SINGLE PS2 upgrader exclusive out for the holidays. If Microsoft sucked it up and did this, they could (combined with no doubt huge Wii sales) put the US market COMPLETELY beyond Sony's reach this generation.
They had a big cut early this year in Europe, but that continent will need a small price cut as well (which should be easier because of the relatively high value of the Euro) to keep the Xbox 360 broadly competitive across the US market. Titles like Fable 2 and Banjo Kazooie should really do well in EU if Microsoft pushes them.
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