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BBH on 20 July 2010

Will sell well, but it's not enough in my opinion.

Good for profit, but without doubt now (at least in my mind), the PS3 will at some point have sold more units than the Xbox 360.



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BBH on 20 July 2010
disolitude said:
Wagram said:
kowenicki said:

Microsoft will also be selling a new bundle that includes the redesigned Xbox 360 with 4GB of internal flash memory and the Kinect kit for $300 starting on Nov. 4. News of the bundle first broke on Kotaku last month.

that will do well....


This will definitely do good. But stand-alone Kinect is screwed.

If you have a 360 already, does MS really need you buying Kinect?

This is a masterful move. Buy 360 kinect and save 50 bucks. New customers are key here...

Masterful is a bit far.



disolitude on 20 July 2010
BBH said:
disolitude said:
Wagram said:
kowenicki said:

Microsoft will also be selling a new bundle that includes the redesigned Xbox 360 with 4GB of internal flash memory and the Kinect kit for $300 starting on Nov. 4. News of the bundle first broke on Kotaku last month.

that will do well....


This will definitely do good. But stand-alone Kinect is screwed.

If you have a 360 already, does MS really need you buying Kinect?

This is a masterful move. Buy 360 kinect and save 50 bucks. New customers are key here...

Masterful is a bit far.

Masterful in a sense that you want to profit on hardware... I think both sony and Ms have realized that its completely foolish to lose money on hardware launches.



BBH on 20 July 2010
kowenicki said:
BBH said:

Will sell well, but it's not enough in my opinion.

Good for profit, but without doubt now (at least in my mind), the PS3 will at some point have sold more units than the Xbox 360.


this news further confirms this in your mind?

btw... at what point?

Yes, this, in terms of WW sales is game set and match in my mind.

- The 360 is a year older, is seen as less future proof and has less price cuts left in it.

- The PS3 is seen as more future proof, and still has nearly $200 to lose before it hits the PS2 prices of today.

Microsoft are going for profit now in my mind, and they will still be able to hold it in there for a year or more in terms of sales. But the PS3 just has a longer future now to me.

I see the PS3 overtaking 360 sales once the new Xbox is launched though, not this generation.

I have a bias (along with basically everyone), and could be wrong, but it's just what I think now.



yo_john117 on 20 July 2010

Well this just sucks...



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BBH on 20 July 2010
disolitude said:
BBH said:
disolitude said:
Wagram said:
kowenicki said:

Microsoft will also be selling a new bundle that includes the redesigned Xbox 360 with 4GB of internal flash memory and the Kinect kit for $300 starting on Nov. 4. News of the bundle first broke on Kotaku last month.

that will do well....


This will definitely do good. But stand-alone Kinect is screwed.

If you have a 360 already, does MS really need you buying Kinect?

This is a masterful move. Buy 360 kinect and save 50 bucks. New customers are key here...

Masterful is a bit far.

Masterful in a sense that you want to profit on hardware... I think both sony and Ms have realized that its completely foolish to lose money on hardware launches.

It's certainly very smart, and MS should make good profits off this, along with bringing in new consumers (not enough though imo, but we'll see).

So i'd say it's smart. Just different interpretations of words lol. I see masterful as Isaac Newton or someone



hatmoza on 20 July 2010
kowenicki said:

Microsoft will also be selling a new bundle that includes the redesigned Xbox 360 with 4GB of internal flash memory and the Kinect kit for $300 starting on Nov. 4. News of the bundle first broke on Kotaku last month.

that will do well....


That's actually pretty fair.

Heck ,I already have my HD ... I may get this.

@ OP

The games are way too expensive! Dance Central and Dance Masters are gonna cost me 100plus bucks :O



I am the black sheep     "of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong."-Robert Anton Wilson

haxxiy on 20 July 2010

Well, better than expected at first, right? I mean, it comes with a free game.



 

 

 

 

 

BBH on 20 July 2010
kowenicki said:
BBH said:
kowenicki said:
BBH said:

Will sell well, but it's not enough in my opinion.

Good for profit, but without doubt now (at least in my mind), the PS3 will at some point have sold more units than the Xbox 360.


this news further confirms this in your mind?

btw... at what point?

Yes, this, in terms of WW sales is game set and match in my mind.

- The 360 is a year older, is seen as less future proof and has less price cuts left in it.

- The PS3 is seen as more future proof, and still has nearly $200 to lose before it hits the PS2 prices of today.

Microsoft are going for profit now in my mind, and they will still be able to hold it in there for a year or more in terms of sales. But the PS3 just has a longer future now to me.

I see the PS3 overtaking 360 sales once the new Xbox is launched though, not this generation.

I have a bias (along with basically everyone), and could be wrong, but it's just what I think now.


ok... imo it will be of zero consequence at that point.  I dont disagree with you on the timing... it may happen, but I will be shrugging my shoulders and saying "so what"...along with most of the rest of the planet.

 

True, but to be honest most of the world doesn't give a toss about console sales at all :)

This news is actually good for both MS and Sony in a way:

Sony - Can still remain very competitive, no need to drop the price, can make profit, PS3 seems to have a long enough future ahead of it.

Microsoft - Should still sell more units than the PS3 this generation, allows (well at least I expect so) for larger profits to be made - which will help cover for new Xbox costs, and also new consumers are introduced to Xbox.

The only people losing out here are current 360 owners wanting the device.



NiKKoM on 20 July 2010
hatmoza said:
kowenicki said:

Microsoft will also be selling a new bundle that includes the redesigned Xbox 360 with 4GB of internal flash memory and the Kinect kit for $300 starting on Nov. 4. News of the bundle first broke on Kotaku last month.

that will do well....


That's actually pretty fair.

Heck ,I already have my HD ... I may get this.

@ OP

The games are way too expensive! Dance Central and Dance Masters are gonna cost me 100plus bucks :O

Don't worry... you can earn it back... We all know girls & seece will pay money to see you dance...



 

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