kurasakiichimaru said:
Title says it all.
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Honestly its a silly question, but I'll say this.. The Wii and 360 didnt launch at that price.. so history is built around that fact. The question puts us in a pretend scenario that never occurred and thus makes it a worthless question..
Sony did to a 'small extent' help put MS's second generation system ( Xbox 360 ) in the hands of more consumers and this will help MS's 3rd generation (next Xbox) console in a couple years.. because anytime something cost more.. consumers will look for a close alternative at another ( lower ) price. Besides Bluray, both systems are close in gaming quality.. AND MS has more 1080p movies for purchase then any video store at a cheaper price.. on top of that if you want to go even cheaper - you can rent the 1080p movie instead of buying it.. and if you want to go even cheaper you can download ( or rent ) the same movie at 480 ( standard television resolution ).. Either way its better then redbox because you dont have to leave home and you can buy -or- rent a 1080p movie cheaper then going to the store.. and its a good option because you cant buy HD movies from your cable company to keep..
Back to the original question... This happens with cars all the time.. People that like foreign cars will buy a Kia over a Honda if they save a few bucks on a monthly car payment.. Camaro lowered the price of their V6 from like $26k to $24k when the 2011 Mustangs came out with the new engines that made them barely faster then the Camaro... Well Chevrolet had to lower the price of the Camaro.. Cuz the Mustang was only $22k.. How is this much different then buying a console ? You look at 'options' just like a car and what can be done..etc..
When consumers look at options they will settle for less of 'what they wont use much' .. if they pay less for 'what they actually want'... In all things being equal the 360 and PS3 are pretty even on a gaming point of view.. most of the best games are on both consoles.. and both consoles have enough exclusives I suppose to matter.. other then that you have to look at cost.. I think the PS3's lower price is boosting it some now.. I expect 360 to have a cut sometime, but MS will keep tight lipped about it until then.. As all three consoles get closer to the end of their 'lives' you'll see prices drop more