If Sony PS3 Price Cut in 2009, Will Xbox 360 be crushed?
Filed under: Gaming | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: December 4, 2008 | 57 Comments
There are so many of you out there who wish that they could own a Sony PS3, but there is one thing getting in their way, the price. It is no secret that the reason why sales of the PlayStation 3 have been lower than expected is because of that high price.
The most important thing that Sony can do to help kick start PS3 sales is to introduce a price cut, but the company has always insisted that they will not reduce the price of their third-gen console. Microsoft are not stupid, they know to help keep the Xbox 360 popular is to offer a price cut.
Over the past year the Xbox 360 has seen a number of price cuts across the range, and it is that which has helped to revive the consoles strong sales figures. If Sony were to offer more prices cuts for their PS3, will the Xbox 360 be crushed?
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eventually yes because if ps3 was some how to drop about $250-$300 Microsoft has no way to go which crushes there product and if they lower there prices then that means there retarded cause now they are loosing serious money and the only way to do this is to maintain its price and through in a free game
I want to by a gaming system for myself. I dont want to invest in Wii.Graphics are subpar. Xbox is cheeper. PS3 has Blue-Ray. However, I dont want to shell out all that money for PS3.
if its a gaming system you want then buy an xbox, no matter what people say about the ps3 games coming out soon, its still playing catch up and that is the truth whether people like it or not. Plus its cheaper by a mile.
Wil it crush 360? Not sure if i can see that far ahead. I will say this much, if Sony sticks to their guns and comes out with quality titles over the next 2 years i have predicted from last year Sony will be ahead of all systems by mid 2010. Not like i am collecting a check from Sony, just i like the games they have giving me over the past …..ohhh 14 or 15 years. With that being said to date Microsoft has lost a total of 8 billion dollars between the Xbox and Xbox 360. Now rule of business for you people wo choose to not use the lef tand right side of your noggin. Any company that has consistent staggering loses in those number over any time, will eventually have to pull plug on that particular project. Now because it is Microsoft people tend to believe that they have this unlimited amount of wealth {it is great but not unlimited}. You rush release a new console without solving the issues your prior system had. Hence the red circle of death. The price cut is a desperation move by Sony. You realize Sony nor Nintendo have decreased their prices for the holiday season. U must think long term, Microsoft thinks for 6 months. Sony on the other hand thinks ahead 5-10 years down the road. I owned all 3 systems,Wii ,360 and PS3. Sold the Wii as it does not cater to me{the hardcore gamer}. Microsoft is already making preparations for the development of what is suppose to be the Xbox 720. {They have a few other names ont he table i like better personally} This is just after 3 years of the release of yet another system that is tanking. Time will tell. Longevity and consistency is what i look for in a gaming system. Nintendo, SNES and Sony PS are timeless systems that have set a bar and standard so high it is almost impossible for them to eclipse. I really hope Wii starts re-vamping old titles. Cuz this hoop la over creating games for the casual gamer doesn’t make sense. You are an adult longer than u are a kid. I have 2 cousins right now bored out of they wit of Wii but my aunt says they have to be a little older to buy that system.
The Playstation 3 trumps the Xbox in every respect. Financially speaking, the PS3 is certainly more expensive. However, you don’t have to pay for online gaming (xbox pays for online gaming yet still has to deal with advertisements) and once your warranty runs out, you don’t have to fear a “ring of death.” Why is that still a problem anyway lol
In terms of exclusive games, PS3 easily trumps the Xbox with hits like metal gear solid, Final Fantasy XIII versus, resistance, the upcoming sequel to Shadow of the Colossus, Devil May Cry, and a host of classic platformers like Jak and Daxter. The exclusives for the xbox like fable and gears of war and halo are all just imitation alien shooters that get old and repetitive, keeping in mind that there are games like Perfect Dark that are worthwhile. Those games are only good for online play, which would be fine if it weren’t for the fact that xbox’s fan base are all illiterate, racist morons who ruin your online experience.
Graphically speaking, the xbox seems to be doing better when comparing cross-console games, but the hardware capabilities of the PS3 can’t be ignored. Once developers learn how to use it, the PS3 will catch up. Also, no one in their right minds goes to games simply to scrutinize the resolution features of inanimate background art anyway. They all look the same to me. In addition, Sony added some neat stuff like Blu-ray players and a complete library of porn.
My only complaint is that the PS3 no longer has backwards compatibility, but who gives a crap when I have the systems necessary to play my old games. Now, I’ve been making this decision for a while because I have no money so at the end of everything, I can say that I am right and you are inevitably wrong
O, and as a qualification, no one gives a (I CUSSED) about the wii (hyperbole).
Guys, don’t be so stupid.
For the ones saying ‘Blu-Ray is a waste’ and then continuing with ‘I only care about games’ then if you care about games that much then PS3 it is.
If we have a look, the Xbox360 HD-DVD Dual Layered holds 8GB. Impressive for a disc, huh?
Look at the PS3. 50GB. GTA IV wouldn’t be a completed fail if Microsoft weren’t being fags and stole GTA. GTA would’ve gotten GOTY because of its quality, not because of its popularity.
Let’s just look it at this way :
Developers are still getting the hang of the PS3 and they’re getting through it. Look at Uncharted 2 and God of War 3. They’ll be groundbreaking titles.
Also, Sony are always 2 steps ahead of themselves. Backwards compatibility will come back one day via firmware and in 2010, PS3 will have 2nd place of the console war because it will be really cheap and devs would’ve gotten used to the PS3.
Right now you till january 31st 2009 you can get the 80gb ps3 for $250. Search for the Playstation VISA offer. This offer helped me make my mind.
@ David Macphail
i would BARELY consider buying a ps3 if it was lower in price than the xbox 360 due to a few reasons:
1.most of my friends have an xbox 360 so if i got a ps3 i couldn’t play with them
2.considering most of my friend have a 360 that means i will have 2 continue buying games for the 360 (yes that includes multiplatform games) if i want 2 play with them
3.i just plain dont like the ps3 controller
4.ps3 is way overhyped
5.i dont give a damn about blu-ray i really dont 2 tell u the truth if DVD or HD DVD beat bluray i wouldnt give a damn, i mean sure it has more memory but so what? that would just make a game so long it would be boring (don’t tell me thats wrong cause you know its true)
6. ive never been a fan of playstations i was getting Nintendo consoles before the Xbox and after i played the Xbox a bunch at a cousins i knew i had to get the 360 (ive played ps2 a bunch at friends and i HATED it, it was go GAY) and so far ive been right
BTW- final fantasy is A GAY GAME (it REALLY is)
@BlaBla123
You sound like a true Microsoft fan boy.
And no, the longer the game the better. We know it won’t be boring and YOU know that too.
I’d like to spend money on a game that can entertain me for a long time than paying for some game which will last under 10 hours.
HELLZ NO!!!!
Please, has the 360 price drops helped it beat the Wii’s record sales?!?! The 360 A is now the cheapest console and it has been since Sept. 08 yet they still get outsold over 2 to 1 by Nintendo. Sony’s financial outlook isn’t going to allow them to lower the price of the PS3 because they still loser money on every sale. Sony was banking on the digital TV changeover in ‘09 to increase sales but HDTV sales are in the toilet. The only way Sony will increase sales is by selling Nintendo products!