True.  We'll have to wait and see, then.  Though I still think the PS3 will sell a bit less than if it had the MGS4 bundle AND the 360 didn't have a price cut.

I could see a temporary 20k-25k weekly bump, then down to maybe 10k/week.

For the US alone, huh? 100,000 extra sales the first week, then 50,000, then 25,000, and then it'll be back down to basically pre-drop levels.

and yet still didn't need to use it as a spin for any NPD numbers. impressive, no? ;)

maybe like a 10-20 thousand increase at most. People still do not want to pay that much when you can get a Wii for 250.

It seems safe to say that the price cut will have a permanent effect. As far as I remember, the only price cuts which didn't were PS3/360's in Japan.

Ignoring the initial spike, it will probably boost sales by 10-20%. Perhaps a little more due to the $300 psychological barrier being broken.

I do. Heck that will be a 20 GB HD console for $299. That's getting mainstream. Inflation adjusted that's not that out of line compared to past generations.

After the initial boost the XBox 360 will see a sustained improvement of 5,000 to 10,000 units per week ... Not a massive improvement, but certainly measureable.

Yah. My guess is approx. 80k for a bit, especially with the E3 coverage in the mainstream giving gaming a little exposure to the masses over next week.

This seems to be a price drop on just the Pro, making way for something new later. I think we're going to see a new SKU coming soon with a 60gig hard drive replacing the current Pro. I think they're cleaning out stock.

I expect the normal bump in sales for a few weeks which levels off to a small increase in sales for 360 and a small corresponding sales drop for PS3. Maybe about 5k.

A $50 drop isn't enough to increase sales much.