Analyst: PS3 sales boost to cause 360 price drop

My dog could have figured it out...

I hate to say this but I think the Blu-Ray is a much needed addition. I think it will be Blu-Ray and not some game that will continue to move PS3 units. Until the make that choice, they do need to drop the price (and finally kill the Arcade version). The units all need HDD's, and the add on HDD's need to be a lot cheaper. The Premium should be $229 or $249 tops.

I jumped to the dark side this week (via Wal-Mart deal) and purchased a PS3. I did so because of Blu-Ray. I download movies via XBLM but sometimes I like to own movies, and I made the decision to go with a PS3 for that very fact.

I know I looked at the game case at Wal-Mart looking for exclusive games. I think I counted 8. About the only thing I'll play on it are PS3 exclusives. Cheevos actually keep me playing the games, so does an easy and unified friends system. Two things a PS3 can't offer. I won't even get started on the pains of downloading demos and games from PSN...dear God it's terrible.

^ srry - must have just posted after you - damn the lack of an edit system :)

I just bought a ps3 because im a fool and sony bought me with there intended bluray trojan scam.Now i have a console that plays movies in a high resolution but is full of shitty xmb and shitty games.

Pirate shit fight the power the 360 upscales over hdmi donwload dvds fuck the studios there theives anyway.

Let's assume all of these rumors are true for a moment.

Regardless as to WHY they would happen, they are all great bits of news.

The way I see things Sony is sincerely trying to make a quality gaming console, while Microsoft is simply trying to make a quick buck. Compared to PS3 360 has inferior (though not by much) and unreliable hardware, along with a lack of features, also found it disappointing the 360 didn't utilize an HD-DVD drive for gaming. No built in wifi? If I bought a 360 I'd end up paying hundreds more dollars than the PS3 because of all the add ons and charged service for online gaming.

Original xbox had less games that interested me than I have fingers on one hand. But I have to admit Microsoft is doing much better this time 'round , sad thing is PS3 exclusives are actually exclusive while I see one top name 360 game after another being ported to PC or PS3. If all of 360's games are getting ported where's my incentive to buy one?

I don't mean to seem fanboyish if I it seems that way, my friend pisses me off when he says those same exact things I just did because he keeps repeating it over and over and keeps saying what shit 360 is.

I realize its all opinion and perspective and we all have that thing that floats our boats.

Could Sony really counter with another price drop if MS did? MS makes money on each console, I don't think Sony is there yet. Of course they would pretty much have to, so it really doesn't matter.

I would love to see the premium at $249, but I think $299 is more likely, that would put it at $100 less than the cheapest PS3.

Its time MS started working on the next generation Xbox...2-3 years for the Xbox 720 to get thing dead right - why not begin the process now to shut sony up.

A couple of rumours on the net and a viral marketing strategy perhaps?

Were nearly 3 years into this cycle and, lets be honest, alot of games (but not all!) are starting to play rather ordinary and look somewhat dated.

Come on MS lets have a glimpse of the future.

Don't see what the big deal is. You can only sell so many 360's, so it's inevitable that the PS3 would catch up. If someone made a choice to buy a 360 instead of a PS3 that's going to put 360's numbers up, now that same person is ready to get his or herself a PS3. So now that everyone has a 360 the PS3 is bound to gain some ground. Plus MGS4, that's gonna move consoles!

A price drop would be nice for the 360 (this includes accessories as well). MGS is not a system mover, fans will by it, it will not increase sales that much.

Let's be honest, the reason a PS3 is a viable options is b/c it plays Blu-Ray...but I digress. Kim just said that MS has three goals moving forward...

Source:
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10911&Itemid=2

1) Make the 360 reach the mass market
2) Makde the 360 a mainstream form of entertainment and..
3) How can services, hardware, and content affect that?

#1= Price cut imminent
#2 & #3 = Make the system more approachable w/hardware (motion controller) & software ('casual' games). It's obvious what Microsoft's gameplan is but how they get there is what's interesting.

Direct proof of this?

Exclusives drive console sales more of the ps3 than on the 360 because sony have enough sense to see the bigger picture and actually make sure that the only place you can play their first party/3rd party exclusives is on the ps3.

Microsoft however are always after to easier more instant trickles of money... they dont actually believe in exclusives. 90% of giller apps that would shift a console from microsoft will end up on the pc also. Third party exclusives are generally only secured enough to be timed.

I know countless pc gamers that have yet to invest in a console.. they love the look of mgs4 and gears of war 2 respectively. Yet they know theres no need to invest in a 360 for gow2...where as the only chance they can have to play mgs4 is on the ps3...this ofcourse makes the ps3 more of an attraction.

Exclusives shift consoles..with every other game being multiplatform, it'll be an exclusive that will make you choose between them. Mgs4 will always be an added plus for investing in a ps3.. be it now, or 2 years from now. Its doubtful we can say the same about halo3..or any other big 360 exclusive.
Microsoft obviously believe that theres still sales to be made with the pc market.. they wouldnt be releasing the games on there if they didnt. So it stands to reason that if those people that bought gears of war on the pc had the option removed then surely the game would be more a temptation to invest in their console. As microsoft make the big money in hardware and more hardware sales means more users which means more xbox live subscriptions.