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jenny on 22 July 2008

They should just eat the cost and make them irrelevant. Now they got GTA 4, FF XIII, and the Halo series. 3 out of the top 5 biggest franchisis in gaming history! DAmN! Thats enoungh to end it at the right price point! $199 vs $399. Its clear who would win.



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thekitchensink on 22 July 2008

Yeah and the Wii should be free! Then it would sell a hundred trillion consoles!

Microsoft would lose a few BILLION dollars if they did that right now.



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jenny on 22 July 2008

They netted a little over 15 billion dollars last year even after the huge fines imposed by the European Union. I think its worth it in the long term.



Joeykanga on 22 July 2008

To the company it's not how many systems are sold, but how much money is made. So, why would they just throw out money after they are starting to make a profit?



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Suspense304 on 22 July 2008

....... FAIL



If perferring the PS3 over the 360 makes me a fanboy.. I guess I am guilty..

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disolitude on 22 July 2008

I think had they not had the RROD fiasco...this may have been possible. Now however I don't think it is. We will be lucky to have the 60 gb at 299 before christmass



slimeattack on 22 July 2008

If they cut the price to $199 they would lose billions and it wouldn't help them a lot. The EU price cut didn't give them a big long term boost.



disolitude on 22 July 2008
Joeykanga said:
To the company it's not how many systems are sold, but how much money is made. So, why would they just throw out money after they are starting to make a profit?

Tell that to Sony...there hasn't been a machine they did not sell for a loss at lauch.

 



Zucas on 22 July 2008

Haha its pathetic that people think that sales are nothing but pricepoint. I think I need to start giving classes on sales so we understand what is the main driving force behind sales.



antfromtashkent on 22 July 2008
disolitude said:
Joeykanga said:
To the company it's not how many systems are sold, but how much money is made. So, why would they just throw out money after they are starting to make a profit?

Tell that to Sony...there hasn't been a machine they did not sell for a loss at lauch.

 

yeh i can see how carrying about what customers think may be a bad thing......