People are so sure there won't be any that I don't dare to contradict them. 
Anyhow, would it happen, I'd guess a $50/50€ cut before Xmas. No cut in UK, as cutting £50 would mean milking brit cows too much less. 
Oh, I found out what a "PS2 upgrader" is. Lol. That's such a stupid idea.
The concept behind upgrading beyond a PS2 is flawed, as you are able to own more than one console. I owned a PS2 and an XBOX. So when I bought my 360 was I an XBOX upgrader or a PS2 upgrader? When I bought my Wii, what kind of upgrader was I?
See, the concept is stupidly flawed. There's no way to figure out if someone is or isn't a PS2 upgrader, unless there is some sort of exit poll at every GameStop and Best Buy when you buy a next-gen system.
The Sony hate happened quite quickly after 360 won a few weeks due to a price drop and short PS3 supply. I'd wait a few weeks and see the trend before people star calling for a price drop when it really might not need it. I think people may have jumped the gun on this, and will end up eating their words in a few weeks.
From what I've seen, the PS3 that sells the best is the 80gb MGS4 bundle with BC. If they could put out large shipments of this bundle or bundle it with another game they might have huge sales. If they do have a price cut, it will only be $50.
What about SOCOM?
I thought that was a Ps2 game that is being released this year for Ps3...
And it is a mil + seller.
I just want to ask one thing. Why do people who already own a PS3 wish for a price cut? As Dodece well said, the money would be better spent on bidding for exclusives instead of letting Microsoft get all the games.
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If they want to outsell the 360, the NEED a price cut (considering that the 360 cuts as well)
| NJ5 said: I just want to ask one thing. Why do people who already own a PS3 wish for a price cut? As Dodece well said, the money would be better spent on bidding for exclusives instead of letting Microsoft get all the games. |
No amount of money will buy an exclusive if you do not have enough market share.
Fable 2 lol, wow what a let down if that their biggest hitter.
PS3 struggle this holiday season, how do you even come up with such BS ?
The only reason sales have fallen is they are in the process of switching SKUs and obviously are content with selling more MGS bundles.
No price cut is needed, between the big 3rd party games and exclusives PS3 is a hell of alot stronger this xmas then it was last year while 360 is much weaker in pretty much every way.
to lazy to check, but weren't PS3/360 about even last xmas in sales ? ( lack of monthly sales on here is pathetic)
| Dodece said: Sony has sent a consistent message to consumers and investors alike. That their first goal was to reach price production parody, and their second goal was to actually turn profit within the gaming division. I highly suspect that the only way they were even able to manage the latter last quarter was the musical chair shuffle that saw Sony Online Entertainment shift from the pictures division to the the gaming division. Like it or not riding massive online titles into the ground is a very profitable venture with low overhead and massive profit. Sony has three problems to address in regards to gaming. The first problem is the need to stop hemorrhaging capital with the PS3. They then need to focus on acquiring exclusive content for their console. They also need to plan for the decline and discontinuation of the PS2. All of these things make a price cut a very bad strategic move. Sony needs to covet whatever liquid assets they can get, and they are only going to get them in the long term by making hardware profits. They absolutely need the liquid cash to come in from the PS3. The PS2 cannot hold the line forever. Either the console will lose most of its profit margin or leave the market. In either event the PS2 is not going to cover the PS3s ass for much longer. The liquid cash is also needed for Sony to start investing in game acquisition. This is not a want Sony has almost blown all of the good will that they had before their consoles launch. Now they are going to need to purchase third party exclusivity to not be outmaneuvered by Microsoft. They will still get games for multiple platforms, but they are not going to have anything to differentiate themselves while Microsoft buys up exclusivity to last generations greatest hits. When it comes to the library Sony is in a tenuous position, and redressing that issue has to be their top priority. Cutting the price of their machine is not going to help them if Microsoft uses the slack to go out, and buy all the exclusive titles. Sony at least needs the leverage to keep Microsoft honest. When nobody else is bidding its a buyers market. When two are bidding the prices go up. Sony needs to be able to bid. To ensure that Microsoft cannot just buy everything for a song. That happens and it would only be a matter of time. The cumulative effect would eventually kill off the console at some point in its third year. We saw what happened with Final Fantasy the PS3 library is walking on a knifes edge. Any more high profile losses and the PS3 may find itself being written off by gamers hardcore and core. Justification is hard enough as it is, but were you to have a Resident Evil find itself change to a full 360 exclusive. Then you would watch a gamer meltdown of epic proportions. Sony has to have money to stop these things from happening, or at least make a token response. |
1. I think you're overestimating the importance of Resident Evil 4.5
2. The gamers who wanted to meltdown have done so already. PS3 is still selling because of brand loyalists. It may not sell as much as the 360 if all 3rd party exclusives are lost but some people will still buy a ps3 just to play only GT5. I know a couple myself.
3. M$ may have ridiculous profits with regards to the whole company but if purchasing all the 3rd party exclusives results in loss for the gaming division...what gives? Corporations are about making money not fanboy wars or bragging rights as seems to be the case these days lol.
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