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Forums - Sales Discussion - Sales After XBox 360 Pricecut

WiteoutKing on 12 August 2007
HappySqurriel said:
I'm sorry but a $50 price drop 18 months after a system has been released is a joke and an embarrasment, I certainly hope that sales do not improve dramatically after this.

 And a $100 price drop 8 months after a system has been released is proof of ill faith in a console.



PS3: 5.51m/51w, avg 108,039/w (up 239)
360: 12.93m/102w, avg 126,764/w (up 625), leads PS3 by 7.42m (up 70k), avg lead 18,725/w (up 386)
Wii: 13.52m/51w, avg 265,098/w (dn 1,102), leads PS3 by 8.01m (up 90k), avg lead 157,059/w (dn 1,341)

If 360 sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass 360 by...
01/08: (008w) +875.8%, 04/08: (021w) +344.4%, 07/08: (034w) +219.3%, 10/08: (047w) +163.5%
01/09: (060w) +131.8%, 04/09: (073w) +111.4%, 07/09: (085w) +098.1%, 10/09: (099w) +086.7%
If Wii sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass Wii by...
01/08: (008w) +1072.%, 04/08: (021w) +498.4%, 07/08: (034w) +363.4%, 10/08: (047w) +303.1%
01/09: (060w) +269.0%, 04/09: (073w) +246.9%, 07/09: (085w) +232.6%, 10/09: (099w) +220.3%
If PS2 sales freeze, Wii sales increases needed to pass PS2 (as of Mar07, 108.4m) by...
2008: (008w) +4373.8%, 2009: (060w) +0496.5%, 2010: (112w) +0219.6%, 2011: (165w) +0116.9%
2012: (217w) +0064.9%, 2013: (269w) +0033.1%, 2014: (321w) +0011.5%, 2015: (376w) -0004.8%
At +0% it will pass it in 358w, the week ending September 19th, 2014, at an age of 409w (7y44w).
Current age of PS2: 7y37w.

Last update: Week ending November 3, 2007

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taternuts444 on 12 August 2007

meh the PS3 sales upped after the price-drop too, 360 sales are up but it will not last, it will be back to the normal sales in a few weeks.



nathantay on 12 August 2007

I think it will boost sells to around 70k the first week of the price drop .



         

endimion on 12 August 2007

well 50 price drop out of 400 it's a 12% drop 100 of 600 it's a 17% (it's not accurate I just estimated that in my head and i'm tiered) but for me it's pretty close.... why 2 years later.... well they didn't need to do it before PS 3 was so expesive... why cut your "profit" when you can keep it that way ?? that way they can get closer to profitability faster... and that's why I think you'll have another price cut when falcon hit the market (that's a wild guess, but it could be smart to do it if the falcon comes around october and you cut the price before christmas to boost it)

@taternuts444
now if the sales gos up with that one it won't go back to normal in a couple weeks you have madden coming in 2 days bioshock in 10 and halo 3 in a little bit more than 6 weeks... it should keep up until october and then if that second price cut comes they are set for christmas... if they play it right and advertise correctly they could widen the gap even more with PS3



Lost tears of Kain on 13 August 2007
HappySqurriel said:
I'm sorry but a $50 price drop 18 months after a system has been released is a joke and an embarrasment, I certainly hope that sales do not improve dramatically after this.

How is it a joke? Microsoft is losing money on every xbox sold, and they were selling fine for 18 months so why did they need one so bad? 

From your post you must hate microsoft, but ill tell you this ps3 had to have a 100 price drop because its just not selling like it should, i wish it was but its not, so they have to drop price, they have to sell more before they lose more exclusives



                 With regard to Call of Duty 4 having an ultra short single player campaign, I guess it may well have been due to the size limitations of DVD on the XBox 360, one of various limitations multi-platform game designers will have to take into consideration-Mike B   

Proud supporter of all 3 console companys

Proud owner of 360wii and DS/psp              

Game trailers-Halo 3 only dissapointed the people who wanted to be dissapointed.

Bet with Harvey Birdman that Lost Odyssey will sell more then Blue dragon did.
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endimion on 13 August 2007

smae here
what are you guys doing ???? you should be trying Bioshock right now instead of talking about crap..... that game is the anti these of crap.... I know I know it'as shooter.... but it's nothing compare to any shooter I know... :) give it a shot if you have a 360 a HDD and an internet connection (obviously you do if you are here :P )

lol I know I'm trolling :P



Lost tears of Kain on 13 August 2007
ioi said:
Xbox360 > PS3 this week people.

 /sigh



                 With regard to Call of Duty 4 having an ultra short single player campaign, I guess it may well have been due to the size limitations of DVD on the XBox 360, one of various limitations multi-platform game designers will have to take into consideration-Mike B   

Proud supporter of all 3 console companys

Proud owner of 360wii and DS/psp              

Game trailers-Halo 3 only dissapointed the people who wanted to be dissapointed.

Bet with Harvey Birdman that Lost Odyssey will sell more then Blue dragon did.
endimion on 13 August 2007
ioi said:
Xbox360 > PS3 this week people.

 lol don't say that give us the numbers lol... is by 10 or by 10K+ or even more lol ??

 

ok I go back to bioshock  



Lost tears of Kain on 13 August 2007
endimion said:
ioi said:
Xbox360 > PS3 this week people.

 lol don't say that give us the numbers lol... is by 10 or by 10K+ or even more lol ??

 

ok I go back to bioshock  


lol plz tell me how good it is i cant wait for release =)

 



                 With regard to Call of Duty 4 having an ultra short single player campaign, I guess it may well have been due to the size limitations of DVD on the XBox 360, one of various limitations multi-platform game designers will have to take into consideration-Mike B   

Proud supporter of all 3 console companys

Proud owner of 360wii and DS/psp              

Game trailers-Halo 3 only dissapointed the people who wanted to be dissapointed.

Bet with Harvey Birdman that Lost Odyssey will sell more then Blue dragon did.
endimion on 13 August 2007

http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=5500

there I put my first impressions on the post of the demo in MS forum section