I'd say a 400 dollar ps3 would yield about a 25-50 percent increase in sales, thought the total lack of bc might knock it down a little, though it could equal more ps2's solid, hmm, maybe sony should focus on the ps2
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No more than 20,000 additional, then dropping off to slightly above where it is now within a month.
What we're seeing now is the true negative effect of Sony's decision to shoehorn expensive technology into the PS3. Because they can't remove the things driving up the cost of the unit (Cell, Blu-Ray), they're removing features that people actually care about (backwards compatibility). It won't have a lasting or substantial impact upon sales.
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BC is not that big of deal, people wanted a cheaper PS3 and they got two, one with BC and one without.
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Isn't the US announcement supposed to be made on the 12th? It's basically confirmed that the 40 GB will come to the states. In Japan, the 60GB will get a price cut, if nothing else. I'm sure BC is a bit more important to the space conscious Japanese than it is to the rest of us.
Sales are still going to outsell the xbox 360.
Maybe not the wii, but the 60gb model is still there permenant in the UK. Its a good thing they dropped its price. I expect sales around the 40k range. Then 40gb could be from 50k-150k.
| makingmusic476 said: Isn't the US announcement supposed to be made on the 12th? It's basically confirmed that the 40 GB will come to the states. In Japan, the 60GB will get a price cut, if nothing else. I'm sure BC is a bit more important to the space conscious Japanese than it is to the rest of us. |
LOL I think your right
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2,000 units? I guess a lot of people will be eating crow in this thread.. Also there's a rumor of a North American announcement on ~Oct 26th.
| Wojtas said: I said it once, i'll say it again(and if i didn't say it before, well now's the time to listen) Sony just loves to shoot themselves in the foot, the hand, hell if this sku charade continues, they'll shoot themselves in the head before we notice it. I have a really hard time imagining the consequences of Sony's actions.
From where i stand, it looks like this: The 40gb was not announced for the US, nor Japan (correct me if i'm wrong please), only for Europe. Thus this new sku introduction won't have any major influence on the first two regions. Unfortunately for Sony, there is a slight chance that sales will actually go down a bit as people will wait for the new SKU to reach their continents. In Europe...i don't know what'll happen. BC is important here. Period. Bundle packs might do the trick IF they'll seem reasonable and if more AA, AAA titles come out. HD is a long ways off so i doubt that people will start buying "cheap blue ray players a.k.a. PS3. 400 euros for a gaming device is a lot....ARRRGHHH I JUST DON'T KNOW ANYMORE!!!! (Puff..Puff, wheeze...ahhh my poor heart..)What say ye, fellow gaming addicts? What're your thoughts on sales with this one? |
Yea it blew (your cock) come on its way diffrent than $500 $600. $400 and $500 selling point is a perfect selling point.
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The interesting thing is not to look at the sales spike in the following weeks, it's to see if it gives the console any momentum. The goal of a price cut is not to get a spike...
However it will be pretty hard to visualize momentum before we get into 2008, since we're getting close to holiday season!
Me, I have no idea about the momentum this can give to the PS3... Probably not much, because the issue is still games, and 400 €/$ is not a mass market price yet.
As for the initial sales spike, I predict a 50%-150% increase in sales for Europe in the first week... Remember that:
1- It's not just a new gimped model, it's also a price cut on the starter pack (which
includes 2 games and controllers for 500 € from then on).
2- Some people will be scared at the announcement (probably better called "lie") that the 60 GB unit is discontinued and no BC will exist afterwards. (Way to respect your customers Sony...).
3- There are still some Sony fanboys who haven't bought the console in Europe due to its pricing. That's the kind of thing that contributes to a spike.
Does anyone think my scenario is too optimistic for the PS3?
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Haha this thread title is beyond retarded. The xbox360 just had a 50 euro price cut in europe and that alone more than doubled sales. So you think a 200 euro price drop will infact do nothing...yeah some people just want the ps3 to fail so badly when it's not.
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