If MS did what Sony did and dropped its price 100 dollars, game over for Sony?

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#201 furomaster_99
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[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

[QUOTE="HuusAsking"]They've only done that kind of reactionary price cutting once, and that was because Sony willingly took a deep cut. Most of the time, Microsoft cuts price on its own terms.HuusAsking

Twice actually.

When was the second time. Last I heard, Microsoft cut first the time before.

I believe MS cut the price shortly after MGS4 released because the 360 had been getting beat almost all of 2008.

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#202 clone01
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[QUOTE="furomaster_99"]

[QUOTE="HuusAsking"][QUOTE="Chutebox"] Twice actually.

When was the second time. Last I heard, Microsoft cut first the time before.

I believe MS cut the price shortly after MGS4 released because the 360 had been getting beat almost all of 2008.

why do you care so much about this?
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#203 Chutebox
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[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

[QUOTE="HuusAsking"]They've only done that kind of reactionary price cutting once, and that was because Sony willingly took a deep cut. Most of the time, Microsoft cuts price on its own terms.HuusAsking

Twice actually.

When was the second time. Last I heard, Microsoft cut first the time before.

Didn't MS cut the price when Ps3 hit $399 and they just did when it went down to $299? I thought that's how it went at least.
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#204 mariokart64fan
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hahah dream on it wont happen

and so what if it did , 360 still is not the current leader

and you know what does it matter if ms made sony get game over or nintendo made sony and ms get game over- obviously the later seams possible lol ,

because you know what ,

one more mishap microsoft pulls ,im quite sure lots of people as if they didnt doubt microsofts quality theyll start wondering why their broke,

ive bought 4 360s in a span of 4 yrs thats a 360 a year people, making 09 the only yr i hadnt bought a 360 but i had one repaired in 09

lol,bought 4 out of pocke and had 4 repairs

lol

and sony better strighten up , ,

popularity is not with them right now , every exclusive on ps3 has sold less then chart quality lol

aside from mgs 4

in fact only in japan is ps3 more popular then 360

so ya im thinking twice about the 720 i most certainly do not want to buy another faulty console i also do not want to pay 600 for a console that has little games to justify that makes me a guranteed wii 2 buyer now doesnt it

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#205 monson21502
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Being that MS is "actually" making a profit on each and every console being sold, it wouldnt be out of the question to drop the Elite to 199 in 2010. If this was the case, how bad would it beat Sony in sales? 3-1 is my call. We all know this might be a pipedream because we know MS isnt as desperate as Sony was when it had to drop its price to be competitive, but if MS wanted to be really aggressive I could see this move really cement them and their market share this gen.

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woulda been if they did it at ps3s launch. but not now. ps3 is afordable to most people that one will get one. ms waited to late imo
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#206 HuusAsking
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[QUOTE="PrimusGears"]

Being that MS is "actually" making a profit on each and every console being sold, it wouldnt be out of the question to drop the Elite to 199 in 2010. If this was the case, how bad would it beat Sony in sales? 3-1 is my call. We all know this might be a pipedream because we know MS isnt as desperate as Sony was when it had to drop its price to be competitive, but if MS wanted to be really aggressive I could see this move really cement them and their market share this gen.

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woulda been if they did it at ps3s launch. but not now. ps3 is afordable to most people that one will get one. ms waited to late imo

Not if people only have budget for one console (which is true of most casuals) and have already committed (since the generation is past the halfway mark) to a 360 or Wii, leaving no room for a PS3.