Do you agree, it'll take a lot more than $50 price drop for 360 to win?

[Spectrumglr]

Diomedes1976 said:
The 50 dollar cut of last year increased a bit the sales for a month or so ,but the sales of this year have been pretty much the same as last year prior the cut.The massive cut in Europe (120 euros so 180 dollars) boosted a bit the sales for some weeks but its returning slowly to the previous level.

X360 with its PC games and the online fees is a too hardcore console,and it has very difficult to expand to really big markets.The price cuts help a bit but wont win the day.THe PS3 ,on the other hand ,more than doubled its sales on a continued base with its price drop and when it drops again it will manage something similar.

 

you are entitled to your opinion but at least don't tell lies:

1. the price cut was 80€ not 120€: before price cut arcade model costed 279€ (now 199€) , PRO costed 349€ (now 269€) and elite costed 449€ (now 369€)
2. the price drop gave a permanent 30%+ boost in EU/Others in 2008 ALONE (this should prevent you from using the argument: "in 2008 EU/others market increased its size"): before price cut the x360 was selling like 45-50k consoles per week...after the price cut sold AT LEAST 65k pieces per week (and 65k consoles is just a thing of June: the beginning of the "slowest" time of the year in terms of console sales)
   
3. (since you made a comparison 2007 vs 2008) last year x360 in march was selling 35k per week...in 2008 after the price cut it was like a steady 70-90k per week ( plus 80/100% in march/april/may year over year)...in june the increase year over year is even bigger (june 2007: 25-20k; june 2008: 75-65k)