| HappySqurriel said: Over 75% of home consoles in the previous generation were sold at $199 or less ... It is possible that the acceptable price for the majority of consumers has increased but it is unlikley that it has passed $250. At the same time people are not (typically) willing to buy a "Gimped" system so the fully functional PS3 and XBox 360 have to approach this price before it becomes attractive to most users. At the rate they're going, it is unlikely that either system will hit that price before late 2009. What this means is that the Wii will continue to be the dominant console for the masses, pass 50% marketshare (which will be a huge psychological barrier) and slowly steal third party support for the PS3 and XBox 360; and by the time they get to an acceptable price for most consumers the systems will be far less attractive. |
Well there was never a hefty amount of research done on that particular price point. The consoles that started at $300 last gen just dropped directly to $200. The mid-range is essentially un-explored territory and thus price drops into that range are a bit trickier to predict.
