Comments on: New Poll: Loss of PS3 GTA Exclusivity http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/ Sun, 19 May 2013 02:53:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: phipscube http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10606 phipscube Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:58:38 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10606 Just to add... A microsoft rep just recently said that there will be no price drop this year for Xbox 360 (I think it was on news4gamers.com). It makes sense as the unit is still competitvely priced and MS want to start making profit on it ASAP. I wouldn't be suprised if Wii is at LEAST $250. With the recent positive press surrounding Wii i'm sure Nintendo will feel they can milk it a bit. So really a price drop for 360 looks highly unlikely. Also, I agree that comparing PS3 to Xbox 360 being TWICE as much is drastically unfair. The Jr. still has everything the "Premium" Xbox 360 and more, the PS3 has the Blu-Ray drive. So that extra $100 is for that. I still dont agree with the Jr because its confusing to give all these "Options". And of course as you have proven Matt, people automatically compare the two "Core" packs and the two "Premium" packs even though the Xbox 360 Premium pack has the same comparative omissions as the Jr. No HDMI, No in-built Wifi, no generic card reader (Although Xbox has its own card slot, but I think £30 for 64MB is extrotion). They both have 20GB HDD, they both have Wireless pads, they both have wired Ethernet... PS3 has ONE extra USB port and Xbox Premium comes with a headset... the $100 extra has you the BD drive (Like it or not). So its pretty fair. Just to add… A microsoft rep just recently said that there will be no price drop this year for Xbox 360 (I think it was on news4gamers.com). It makes sense as the unit is still competitvely priced and MS want to start making profit on it ASAP. I wouldn’t be suprised if Wii is at LEAST $250. With the recent positive press surrounding Wii i’m sure Nintendo will feel they can milk it a bit. So really a price drop for 360 looks highly unlikely.

Also, I agree that comparing PS3 to Xbox 360 being TWICE as much is drastically unfair. The Jr. still has everything the “Premium” Xbox 360 and more, the PS3 has the Blu-Ray drive. So that extra $100 is for that. I still dont agree with the Jr because its confusing to give all these “Options”. And of course as you have proven Matt, people automatically compare the two “Core” packs and the two “Premium” packs even though the Xbox 360 Premium pack has the same comparative omissions as the Jr. No HDMI, No in-built Wifi, no generic card reader (Although Xbox has its own card slot, but I think £30 for 64MB is extrotion). They both have 20GB HDD, they both have Wireless pads, they both have wired Ethernet… PS3 has ONE extra USB port and Xbox Premium comes with a headset… the $100 extra has you the BD drive (Like it or not). So its pretty fair.

]]> By: Henning http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10538 Henning Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:04:30 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10538 I don't believe that Microsoft wants the Wii60 combo to succeed any more than Sony would want a PSWii combo to succeed. It's all just posturing. Why would Microsoft or Sony want a gamer to purchase another system along with theirs, and spend their discretionary income on games other than theirs? It's all just marketspeak to try to tear down the opponent. "Look, the PS3 is so expensive that you could buy a Wii AND a 360 for the same price! Isn't that nuts?!! [But please don't do that.]" I don’t believe that Microsoft wants the Wii60 combo to succeed any more than Sony would want a PSWii combo to succeed. It’s all just posturing.

Why would Microsoft or Sony want a gamer to purchase another system along with theirs, and spend their discretionary income on games other than theirs?

It’s all just marketspeak to try to tear down the opponent. “Look, the PS3 is so expensive that you could buy a Wii AND a 360 for the same price! Isn’t that nuts?!! [But please don't do that.]“

]]> By: Matt http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10536 Matt Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:09:19 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10536 They are going to drop the price because the HD-DVD player and the Premium bundle will be much less than the PS3. They need to take every advantage away from PS3 that they can. When the price drops they can also get themselves down at the Wii price. Even though the PS3 and Wii are in short supply, MS still wants to sell out every unit they have produced. Microsoft wants the Wii60 combo to succeed. The price drop might not hurt the first 5 million units that they ship but after the initial fanboy purchases they will struggle with the price difference. Sropping the price after the holiday would look bad for MS. They need to do it before. The console war is never one based on fanbase. It is getting the casual gamer to buy your system. They are going to drop the price because the HD-DVD player and the Premium bundle will be much less than the PS3. They need to take every advantage away from PS3 that they can. When the price drops they can also get themselves down at the Wii price.

Even though the PS3 and Wii are in short supply, MS still wants to sell out every unit they have produced. Microsoft wants the Wii60 combo to succeed.

The price drop might not hurt the first 5 million units that they ship but after the initial fanboy purchases they will struggle with the price difference. Sropping the price after the holiday would look bad for MS. They need to do it before. The console war is never one based on fanbase. It is getting the casual gamer to buy your system.

]]> By: Henning http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10393 Henning Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:00:08 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10393 Why would they drop the price? It wouldn't dent Sony sales in any way. (Until Sony can supply a good number of PS3's, which probably won't be until well into next year.) We all know Sony will sell out. Microsoft might as well keep the prices high to make as much money as possible. Why would they drop the price? It wouldn’t dent Sony sales in any way. (Until Sony can supply a good number of PS3′s, which probably won’t be until well into next year.) We all know Sony will sell out. Microsoft might as well keep the prices high to make as much money as possible.

]]> By: Matt http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10385 Matt Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:52:23 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/27/new-poll-loss-of-ps3-gta-exclusivity/#comment-10385 Don't let MS fool you. They are going to drop the price of the premium. I am thinking that it will be a $100 price drop. I than expect a larger HDD (100 gig) to emerge at the same time. The Core system should drop $50 to $249. This will be going after the Wii crowd since I think the Wii will be priced at $199-$229. Since the PS3 and Wii will be in short supply, the 360 could price itself to appeal to more people or fence sitters. Make no mistake, Microsoft wants to win the console war and with recent cost cutting developments the price is coming down. Don’t let MS fool you. They are going to drop the price of the premium. I am thinking that it will be a $100 price drop. I than expect a larger HDD (100 gig) to emerge at the same time. The Core system should drop $50 to $249. This will be going after the Wii crowd since I think the Wii will be priced at $199-$229.

Since the PS3 and Wii will be in short supply, the 360 could price itself to appeal to more people or fence sitters. Make no mistake, Microsoft wants to win the console war and with recent cost cutting developments the price is coming down.

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