| PooperScooper said: I dont played out |
The PS2 launched at $299, Sega didn't sue (they couldn't afford a long, drawn out court case and would probably have lost anyway), the PS2 went on to become the most successful console ever, Sega exited the hardware business, and "Dreamcasted" became a byword for failure in the VG world.
I have read only part of wikipedia article but I don't see how X360 price is taken into consideration. Dumping is when goods are sold for less than it costed to produce them or for less than they are sold in their domestic market.
Also it would be hard to prove anything as PS3 cost production isn't known.
| Saiyar said: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumping_%28pricing_policy%29 Have I got this right? Since the PS3 is currently being sold below it's cost of production if Sony were to sell it at a lower price than the equivalent model of the 360 (and as long as the 360 is being sold above production costs) Microsoft could file an antidumping petition since it could be deemed as a threat to the industry of the importing country (ie the USA). I am guessing the laws are alot more complicated than this though. |
The situation is a little more complicated. Some markets accept selling a product or service below cost to make money later on. Razors and razor blades are the classic example. Most safety-razor companies sell the razors below cost but make a profit on the supplies, i.e. - razor blades. Ink jet printers are another example... sell the printer at or below cost but charge a lot for the ink to make up for it. Same goes for video-game consoles, today. As someone else said, a competitor has to complain... the government isn't going to automatically pick up the ball and run with it because those laws are there to protect the marketplace, no the general public welfare.
Unless Nintendo and/or Sony can prove they've never behaved in a similar way, then the suit would be dismissed.
thats lame. Right now PS3 is selling = to 360 in canada (where i live)
80 gig/Elite = $499.99
40gig/Pro = $399.99
Arcade = $299.99
I'd be very careful in taking everything that wikipedia says is fact. Since it's a wiki it can be updated by anyone and there can be alot of sabotage on that. Especially for something that is little known to the general population and there is no one to really monitor that term frequently to make sure that it's factual.
Check the sources they list to get a good idea what the law says verbatim. And if a company is willing to eat alot of money, I really don't think that laws would be able to stop them from doing so.
My pokemon brings all the nerds to the yard. And they're like, "You wanna trade cards?" Damn right, I wanna trade cards. I'll trade this, but not my charizard.
| Played_Out said: After the launch of the Dreamcast but before the launch of the PS2, somebody at Sega stated that if Sony released their new console for $299, Sega would sue them for price dumping. We all know how that turned out. |
I think you have your facts mixed up. It was Atari's CEO, Jack Tramiel, who said that the Playstation would cost $500, and anything less would be price-dumping, and they would take Sony to court.
I doubt MS would care as it would be suicide for Sony in the long run.
Plus on boxing day the PS3 was cheaper then the 360.
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