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gebx on 16 September 2008
Million said:

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ahcheng on 16 September 2008

I think MS did this for generosity, MS must have think its time to repay tribute to their customers.



Rainbird on 16 September 2008
LPNA said:
@disolitude
There is large demand for 360 in euro, as many 360 buyer are waiting for this coming price cut.
You will see it in the next few months.

Not really though. We have known about this pricecut for what? Two days now... We may see the effect over the next couple of weeks, but up until now, it has not changed anything one bit...



Krill on 16 September 2008
gebx said:
Million said:

Disclaimer : By entering the thread you automaticaly agree to actualy read my posts and reply with what I want to hear, anything else will results with an onslaught of crazed PS3 fanboy replies and insults. thank you. I may have made some numerical errors so bear with me.

 

I love these disclaimers, I feel I should add them to all my posts

Disclaimer - By either quoting or referring to me or my posts you are automatically agreeing that I'm correct and that my word is the law!

 

LOL.  Off topic, I think you and Squilliam have the best Avatars on the forum.  Having House or Captain Kirk as an avatar instantly gives the appearance that your comments are intelligent and considered.



Krill on 16 September 2008
Million said:

Disclaimer : By entering the thread you automaticaly agree to actualy read my posts and reply with some intelligence , thank you. I may have made some numerical errors so bear with me.

 

And here's why ....

Average earnings of full time workers in the Uk £457 http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285

 

LAUNCH PRICES

XBOX 360 £300 £209

PS3  £425

price difference between consoles = +£125 £216

CURRENT PRICES PRICES ON 19/09/08

XBOX 360  £130

PS3   £300

PS2  £80  (amazon.co.uk)

PSP  £130 (argos )

 

PS3 price difference = +£170

PS2 Price difference = -50

PSP Price difference=  0

Launch Vs Current price comparison

PS3 £125

XBOX 360 £170 £79

 

Corrected your prices in line with the logic you say you are employing in your argument (ie. comparing the cheapest a console could have been obtained at retail at launch compared to now), but (oh dear) it shows that the XBox 360 price cuts aren't keeping pace with those of the PS3 and the price differential is actually reducing.  Surely this means Sony are more desperate than Microsoft.

 



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BMaker11 on 16 September 2008
disolitude said:

A good generalization. I believe you are correct here. However someone needs to make another thread analyzing why 360 doesn't have the damand that ps3 has in Europe when its clearly a better gaming console at the moment and it costs much less. I guess bluray may be a big thing in Europe...

No one can make that analysis because that's completely subjective

 



DOATS1 on 16 September 2008
Krill said:
Million said:

Disclaimer : By entering the thread you automaticaly agree to actualy read my posts and reply with some intelligence , thank you. I may have made some numerical errors so bear with me.

 

And here's why ....

Average earnings of full time workers in the Uk £457 http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285

 

LAUNCH PRICES

XBOX 360 £300 £209

PS3  £425

price difference between consoles = +£125 £216

CURRENT PRICES PRICES ON 19/09/08

XBOX 360  £130

PS3   £300

PS2  £80  (amazon.co.uk)

PSP  £130 (argos )

 

PS3 price difference = +£170

PS2 Price difference = -50

PSP Price difference=  0

Launch Vs Current price comparison

PS3 £125

XBOX 360 £170 £79

 

Corrected your prices in line with the logic you say you are employing in your argument (ie. comparing the cheapest a console could have been obtained at retail at launch compared to now), but (oh dear) it shows that the XBox 360 price cuts aren't keeping pace with those of the PS3 and the price differential is actually reducing.  Surely this means Sony are more desperate than Microsoft.

 

there is not a single ps3 model that recieved a total price cut of £125. saying that would mean you would have to compare the 360's most expensive model at launch against it's cheaper model now, because that is what you're doing with the ps3; comparing the launch 60gb model price to the 40/80gb model price when they are diffferent models. the 60gb ps3 launched at £425, it ONLY recieved a cut of £75. the 40gb was INTRODUCED at £299, and has never been reduced. they are both DIFFERENT models because they have hardware differences. therefore should be treated differently.




Krill on 16 September 2008
DOATS1 said:
Krill said:
Million said:

Disclaimer : By entering the thread you automaticaly agree to actualy read my posts and reply with some intelligence , thank you. I may have made some numerical errors so bear with me.

 

And here's why ....

Average earnings of full time workers in the Uk £457 http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285

 

LAUNCH PRICES

XBOX 360 £300 £209

PS3  £425

price difference between consoles = +£125 £216

CURRENT PRICES PRICES ON 19/09/08

XBOX 360  £130

PS3   £300

PS2  £80  (amazon.co.uk)

PSP  £130 (argos )

 

PS3 price difference = +£170

PS2 Price difference = -50

PSP Price difference=  0

Launch Vs Current price comparison

PS3 £125

XBOX 360 £170 £79

 

Corrected your prices in line with the logic you say you are employing in your argument (ie. comparing the cheapest a console could have been obtained at retail at launch compared to now), but (oh dear) it shows that the XBox 360 price cuts aren't keeping pace with those of the PS3 and the price differential is actually reducing.  Surely this means Sony are more desperate than Microsoft.

 

there is not a single ps3 model that recieved a total price cut of £125. saying that would mean you would have to compare the 360's most expensive model at launch against it's cheaper model now, because that is what you're doing with the ps3; comparing the launch 60gb model price to the 40/80gb model price when they are diffferent models. the 60gb ps3 launched at £425, it ONLY recieved a cut of £75. the 40gb was INTRODUCED at £299, and has never been reduced. they are both DIFFERENT models because they have hardware differences. therefore should be treated differently.

It's Million's logic, not mine.

 



starcraft on 16 September 2008

Your argument is wrong million, or at least your thread title is. The two companies that cut prices were Sony and Microsoft. Both did so to stimulate demand.

You can argue that there are differences in the type and extent of demand available for each console, but not that the companies actually made the cuts for different reasons.



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disolitude on 16 September 2008
BMaker11 said:
disolitude said:

A good generalization. I believe you are correct here. However someone needs to make another thread analyzing why 360 doesn't have the damand that ps3 has in Europe when its clearly a better gaming console at the moment and it costs much less. I guess bluray may be a big thing in Europe...

No one can make that analysis because that's completely subjective

 

 

Considering dollar for dollar value and games being released on ps3 and 360 anyone can make that argument actually.