lol is it really necessary to quote all those posts? =)
To me at least this thread makes a simple point that is pretty much a fact as far as I can tell. And that point is this ...
Fact: People who want to play the PS3 but are dissuaded due to the $500 market entry barrier are still confronted with the same barrier.
Now the questions that come to mind for me when I think about that are as follows.
1) How many people were held back by the $500 barrier?
2) How many will decide that they don't want to wait any longer?
3) How many people will be disgusted/disappointed by the lack of change to that barrier and decide to go with another purchase (whatever that purchase may be).
The answers to those questions can be used to extrapolate the rest of the topics discussed thus far such as "How will this impact the sales numbers?" etc...
For me at least, my answers look like this....
1) Quite a few people are not convinced that $500 is where they want to get in on the PS3, I feel this is in large part due to a fairly low % install base of HD TV's and the prevalent feeling that without an HD TV the purchase is essentially wasted (a feeling I concur with).
2) I think there is a respectable number people who thought they would be able to get a price break by waiting but are now figuring out that the price break they wanted is not here and they do not want to wait another year or however long it will take.
3) I think this is probably the smallest of the groups, as I feel the interest in the PS3 is considerably more hardcore than just some random piece of tech. There will definitely be some people who are fed up with Sony's antics and decide to move on to greener pastures if not for this generation then at least for the next year while they wait for the price break they are determined to get.
Ultimately I think this will mean a surge in sales for around 3 to 4 weeks and a leveling off at around a 15-25% increase of the previous weekly sales numbers (15-25% as a global average increase).
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