Being a bit of a devils advocate here, and stating the contrary. I must ask a very obvious question that isn't getting asked by anyone else in this thread. Am I the only who thinks that perhaps the whole era of the price wars ran its coarse. Yes there was a race to the lowest price point to sway the late adopters who wouldn't shell out large amounts of money for a game console. However that sweet spot was hit ages ago, and it is hard to imagine anyone sitting on that fence today. I mean do we think there is a hoard of gamers that have been living under a rock somewhere waiting for a very low price point that has been around for ages.
I think that is why Microsoft unveiled a shiny new model, and a new gimmick for their press conference. Price is no longer a major motivator for this generation. That card has already been played all the way out. There is nothing to be gained on the low end price front anymore. What is going to sell consumers on a console now is the novelty and quality of what is on the table. Not how much it will cost. Bottom line what is going to move consoles now is features, and the games.
Microsoft is betting on a new presentation to sell their console. Not on undercutting on the price front. They did that, and yeah it worked. However if your going to draw out a generation that is a strategy that must eventually slam into the hard wall, of there being nothing left to cut or streamline.
Just my thoughts, but this kind of thinking about the price points is over a year removed from the reality.
