360 at <$275 is irrelevant in Japan. 360 is going to struggle to hit 1million regardless
360 is trending faster than Xbox in the USA & Europe...at higher pricing. So it will see big increases when it drops. Probably enough for a 25m-30m in the Americas and 10-20m in Europe + a few million more in the rest of Others.
PS3 needs content to do well in Japan. GC was cheaper than PS2 in Japan. PS3 could do ~25k-30k/week for a year or two in Japan at peak.
PS3 in Europe with a price drop has alot of potential. PS3 could do 30m+ in Others
In the Americas, PS3 is still not matching 360 at comparable times from launch, so the price cuts will be to kick it into 360 sales territory but I think the timing is off for it to escape 3rd place in the Americas since new machines will be out when PS3 becomes under $300 completely.
Others is the one to watch on price drops impacting Wii sales as Japan is doing its usual 75-25 percent split, and since PS3 is going to have trouble catching 360in the Americas and since 360 is going to full further behind Wii for the forseeable future in the Americas.
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