famousringo said:
Squilliam said:
famousringo said:
It's in the numbers.
Despite a superior library and cheaper price, 360 is still losing ground to PS3 in NA. Despite securing the rights to GTA IV's DLC, PS3 still got a larger hardware bump from the title.
360 software is still selling great. The platform isn't dead, but these facts suggets that the core market which is interested in buying a 360 at the current price point is close to being tapped, while PS3 has more growth potential at its current price point and userbase.
The question is: Is Microsoft willing to slash profits on the consoles it is selling just to increase the userbase? Will the surge in demand justify the lost profits?
I'm going to go with a 'no' here, in response to both questions. MS and Sony both know that they aren't going to seize the market leader position. The cost won't justify securing second place.
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You could flip that upsidedown.
Despite superior technical specifications, a bigger brand name, proven reliability, free entry into the blu ray club with every console, free online, wireless, huge franchises, and a price thats worth every penny supposidly... the Xbox360 is still outselling the PS3 in the U.S...
What did sony do wrong? Maybe they need to drop the price? Release more AAA titles? I mean its far from dead but its on life support. Is Sony willing to go deeper into the red to beat the 360 in the U.S?
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Can we change topic to how cool Kirk is please?
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You seem to be confused. I'm talking about 2008, when PS3 is gaining ground on the 360's install base. Not 2007, when it was the other way around. Sony did drop the price and they have released more high-quality games. It's payed off for them.
360 has already had the shiney new titles, and it's had a more modest price cut than PS3, and the result has been a more modest increase in long-term sales.
I just don't see why these two firms would want to try to limbo each other out of the market while somebody else is carting all the money off with a wheelbarrow. Why should these two duel to the death over the HD market which demands massive hardware and software subsidies to succeed?
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I was joking... I think I confused you more. But really it doesn't matter how a console manufacturer does it, they just gotta give people a reason to lay down that money. Theres been so much Xbox360 vs PS3 today that I just can't take it seriously.
@leetgeek. 
You know why.
