Sony's only chance to compete this Christmas is with a price drop

I don't believe the PS3 can compete this Christmas without a price drop. Only real hardcore gamers with money will pay $600 for any console, and a high percentage of that limited market has already bought one. There are no supply issues, and haven't been for a long time, so any of them can go pick one up right now. Add to that the fact that the XBOX360 is almost guaranteed a price drop this year (since it will be two years old and hasn't seen one yet). I also wouldn't be surprised if the Wii drops to $200. Stand-alone Blu-Ray players will also be cheaper this Fall.

The same goes with the PSP. Hardware sales have been poor for nearly a year now, and software sales have been abysmal (DS software outsold PSP software 8:1 in Japan last year). Only Sony/Universal is even making movies for it anymore, so there is even less reason to buy it than when it launched.

I don't believe the PS3 can compete this Christmas without a price drop. Only real hardcore gamers with money will pay $600 for any console, and a high percentage of that limited market has already bought one. There are no supply issues, and haven't been for a long time, so any of them can go pick one up right now. Add to that the fact that the XBOX360 is almost guaranteed a price drop this year (since it will be two years old and hasn't seen one yet). I also wouldn't be surprised if the Wii drops to $200. Stand-alone Blu-Ray players will also be cheaper this Fall.

The same goes with the PSP. Hardware sales have been poor for nearly a year now, and software sales have been abysmal (DS software outsold PSP software 8:1 in Japan last year). Only Sony/Universal is even making movies for it anymore, so there is even less reason to buy it than when it launched.

Number_1_Gamer

There's only like a $100 difference between the core PS3 and the premium Xbox 360. Do you really think $100 makes much of a difference?project343

sony quietly stopped making the 20gig system.  so there is a $200 difference which is a lot.

they'll offer incentives at current pricing before dropping the price...

the new 65mm cell tech should lower costs, but noone thinks sony will pass on the savings for a loooooooong time...

[QUOTE="project343"]There's only like a $100 difference between the core PS3 and the premium Xbox 360. Do you really think $100 makes much of a difference?billbradsky

sony quietly stopped making the 20gig system.  so there is a $200 difference which is a lot.

There's only like a $100 difference between the core PS3 and the premium Xbox 360. Do you really think $100 makes much of a difference?project343

Sony needs a price drop. Add to that they need to make people care that the PS3 exists, which will not happen for a lot of people.

And between HS, MGS4, and Lair, Sony will be lucky to have one of those out before Christmas.

There's only like a $100 difference between the core PS3 and the premium Xbox 360. Do you really think $100 makes much of a difference?project343

Sony is already losing 200$ per PS3. Price drop isn't coming until 2008, and PS3 will sell no problem at xmas. Here in toronto, they have been doing excellent ever since release. They don't stay on shelves for long, a day tops. lilrush

Sony needs a price drop. Add to that they need to make people care that the PS3 exists, which will not happen for a lot of people.

And between HS, MGS4, and Lair, Sony will be lucky to have one of those out before Christmas.

gromit007

Sony needs a price drop. Add to that they need to make people care that the PS3 exists, which will not happen for a lot of people.

And between HS, MGS4, and Lair, Sony will be lucky to have one of those out before Christmas.

gromit007

Lair and HS don't matter, since no one has heard of them.  MGS4 is the one they really need out this year.  If not, they're going to get creamed.

[QUOTE="lilrush"]Sony is already losing 200$ per PS3. Price drop isn't coming until 2008, and PS3 will sell no problem at xmas. Here in toronto, they have been doing excellent ever since release. They don't stay on shelves for long, a day tops. KeyWii

There's only like a $100 difference between the core PS3 and the premium Xbox 360. Do you really think $100 makes much of a difference?project343

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[QUOTE="project343"]There's only like a $100 difference between the core PS3 and the premium Xbox 360. Do you really think $100 makes much of a difference?FrenziedRaldo24

sony quietly stopped making the 20gig system.  so there is a $200 difference which is a lot.

well ebgames\gamestop is no longer carrying the 20gig model.  I think they at least temporarily stopped making them to produce the 60gig fast enough to meet current demand.

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Sony needs a price drop. Add to that they need to make people care that the PS3 exists, which will not happen for a lot of people.

And between HS, MGS4, and Lair, Sony will be lucky to have one of those out before Christmas.

KeyWii

I dont think so. But thats just me. We will see at E3 (or whatever its called now.) Kojima said late last Sept that MGs was still well over a year from being done, so we will see. Might be close.

[QUOTE="KeyWii"][QUOTE="gromit007"]

Sony needs a price drop. Add to that they need to make people care that the PS3 exists, which will not happen for a lot of people.

And between HS, MGS4, and Lair, Sony will be lucky to have one of those out before Christmas.

gromit007

I dont think so. But thats just me. We will see at E3 (or whatever its called now.) Kojima said late last Sept that MGs was still well over a year from being done, so we will see. Might be close.

The type of person willing to pay $600 for a videogame system is the type of person who is an "early adopter" of new technology. That person would have already bought a PS3 by the end of this summer at the latest. The longer they keep the current price tag, the worse it will sell per month.Number_1_Gamer

There's a world outside system wars. People will pay big bucks for the latest PlayStation.thedarkomen

apparently not...:lol:

[QUOTE="thedarkomen"]There's a world outside system wars. People will pay big bucks for the latest PlayStation.tango90101

apparently not...:lol:

:D

There's a world outside system wars. People will pay big bucks for the latest PlayStation.thedarkomen

[QUOTE="thedarkomen"]There's a world outside system wars. People will pay big bucks for the latest PlayStation.Ontain

[QUOTE="lilrush"]Sony is already losing 200$ per PS3. Price drop isn't coming until 2008, and PS3 will sell no problem at xmas. Here in toronto, they have been doing excellent ever since release. They don't stay on shelves for long, a day tops. KeyWii

That's funny. I live near Seattle and am friends with one of the local Gamestop managers. I was in the other night to buy an extra 360 controller and asked her if they had PS3s out of curiosity. She rolled her eyes and said they always had PS3s.

I was also at Fry's last weekend, and they had a stack of about a dozen of the $599 units sitting on the floor and no one was even looking at them.

There's only like a $100 difference between the core PS3 and the premium Xbox 360. Do you really think $100 makes much of a difference?project343