It is a good indication of how things have changed when respected industry analysts are now talking about how the PS3 may overtake the 360 sales if this, this and this happen.
In the good old days everyone was convinced that the PS3 would slaughter the competition and walk away with yet another undisputed title, however two years after it’s release and it is still 8 million behind the Xbox 360 and a gazillion behind the Nintendo Wii and things are looking ever so slightly different.
Michael Pachter’s predicted price cut has already received a lot of media attention and a few other analysts have now jumped on the same bandwagon, the common agreement now is that if the PS3 was priced competitively, below $300, then it could possibly overtake the Xbox 360 in sales.
However that being said they also did say that this would only be the case if the PS3 was priced on a parity with the Xbox 360, in other words that the Xbox 360 didn’t get yet another price cut at the same time.
You can bet the house on the fact that if Sony slashed the price of the PS3 to $299 the Xbox 360 Premium would get at least a $50 price cut and more than like a $80 price cut to then retail at $219.
Microsoft has put a lot into this war and I highly doubt they are going to sit back and watch Sony take it away from them without a fight.
Source: Joystiq
Last Updated: January 19, 2009
Lupus
January 19, 2009 at 12:20
And we will still be paying the exact same price as we are now. Amazing how an Elite Xbox can cost the same as a PS3 now sigh
SlippyMadFrog
January 19, 2009 at 14:49
People used to say:
“The PS3 will easily outsell the Xbox360 in 2008 because of the awesome exclusives”
Now they say:
“Duh! Of course the Xbox360 is outselling the PS3, it’s half teh price!”
😀
easy
January 19, 2009 at 16:47
i’d still like to know how much loss ms are making per console. wii are making a profit and the ps3 is not far off making a profit.
no word on what the xbox is doing? especially considering the rrod issue.
LazySAGamer
January 19, 2009 at 21:49
Currently it is being reported that the Xbox 360 is making Microsoft a profit of $50 per console and the division as a whole is actually profitable as well.
If Microsoft are good at anything it’s making money 😉
Wolfy
January 20, 2009 at 13:44
good point…I dont see the justice in that either
Wolfy
January 20, 2009 at 13:45
Lets not forget what XBL aswel. Thats pretty much where all the dough is comming from