Pachter predicts another Xbox 360 price cut in 2010

Does he know what colour my underwear is?

He would, had you wore any.

We can only hope.

This was the first gen where I paid launch prices...it hurts, but I guess I got the systems for a long time before everyone else. Still, 950 for the both BEFORE tax is a shit ton.

I got the PS3 RIGHT after the price drop in '07, with a coupon @ K-mart....and my Elite 360 last April....I ended up paying MORE for my 360 than I did the PS3...still around $800 tho

I'll go one better!
Not only will there be a price cut with Natal, but there will also be a console redesign!

I should change my name to pachterfish.

Why are people down voting Chris when he speaks complete truth? You will end up spending more for a full functioning 360 over a short period of time than a PS3 in its expensive days.

That's funny smooth, because i've had my 360 for near 3 years now and haven't spent anywhere near $600 on it on stuff that I wouldn't have had to buy with any console. Just how long is a "short time" exactly?

And don't give me that stupid list where everyone buys every accessory ever made at 110% of the over-inflated MSRP that no one ever actually buys stuff at.

Well, let's see. I bought the console at 450 (Sam's bundle with an extra controller and Play and Charge kit). 2 extra controllers-70. Wireless bridge-45. Live-50. Quick Charge kit? 20. Rechargeable batteries? 20. Wireless Headset (because I went through three of the POS wired ones) 50.

Sure sounds a lot more expensive than my PS3. And I didn't even include the 70 for upgrading the hard drive to the 60GB version...

I got my xbox 360 for free through mountain dew.

And i got my playstation 3 for free with my bravia tv purchase.

And i don't need a wii so I am done!

@Darth Bradwart
"Quick Charge kit? 20. Rechargeable batteries? 20. Wireless Headset (because I went through three of the POS wired ones) 50."

Controllers have never been 70 bucks sense day one! I know i had my 360 3 weeks before you could buy one from the store.

And why do you need 2 play and charge kits wouldn't you just need 2 more battery's for you other controllers. that would be 22 bucks 11 per battery. And rechargeable batteries, Where did they come from? And a wireless headset is not free on ps3. Free headset is better than none in my book any day.

Your numbers are all messed up!

No, your analysis is messed up. I said it was a TWO PACK of controllers, totaling 70. I paid 20 for an accessory pack that came with four rechargeable battery packs. The Quick Charge kit is the home charger.

And I don't have to buy a "Sony Wireless Headset" for my PS3.

Think before you type, jackass.

I got my 360 for $400 when Gears came out. I then payed what, 3 years of xbox live? At about $35 a year. I bought my fat PS3 when the priced dropped for $220. So I think it's safe to say the 360 cost me more. Had I bought a PS3 at launch, it would have been $100 more expensive than the 360 including all of these years of live. $75 if you count the quick charge kit.

So I was saying we can only hope to the idea of both MS and Sony cutting prices, and I get downvoted? I love this place.

"Well, let's see. I bought the console at 450 (Sam's bundle with an extra controller and Play and Charge kit). 2 extra controllers-70. Wireless bridge-45. Live-50. Quick Charge kit? 20. Rechargeable batteries? 20. Wireless Headset (because I went through three of the POS wired ones) 50.

Sure sounds a lot more expensive than my PS3. And I didn't even include the 70 for upgrading the hard drive to the 60GB version..."


@Darth WTF are you talking about.....

2 sixaxis would have been 100
20 for battery thats your dumbass for buy batteries when it came with a play and charge kit...

And im assuming your taking about a wireless adapter because a wireless bridge is used for any wifi device not just xbox so lets redo this

XBOX elite -450
Live -50
2 controllers- 70
headset-50
Quick charge- 20

640
(bigger HD--710)


(40-80gb)ps3-500
2 controllers -110
Headset- 40-80 (bluetooths prices were higher 2yrs ago)
HDMI - 50 (store prices because most bought at time of purchase )
quick charger -20 ( to be fair cause you have a quick charger when it already came with a charge kit so apparently charging from consoles arent your thing

740 I went 60 as the middle on headset price

And i compared the top ps3 to make it fair and even if you did get a bigger HD it still comes out even.....and at the end of the day you still have one more xbox controller than ps3

I don't think any of you got an 'A' in math class, did you?

Or in English, for that matter.

"Making Live free" would make me Jump in, but I guess thats never going to happen so meh

where do you work?

Las Vegas Fry's Electronics/Sweatshop.

wow, didn't know they sold refurbs....what model(s)?

not sure about the exact model # but it's an 80gb with a Dual Shock 3....

http://www.frys.com/product/6101499?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

That'd be great... I'd love to see SONY force Microsoft to be more competitive.

*Fixed

Yea I saw them in my local Fry's ad the other day. $250 for an 80gb fattie is a pretty good deal.

I can't believe Pachter gets paid so much for stating the obvious... I came to this conclusion long before the PS3 price drop was even official...

SONY isn't FORCING Microsoft to do ANYTHING... this is very much Microsoft's game at the moment-- Microsoft hasn't consistently placed last year-over-year in this gen's console race, Microsoft currently has a higher install base (and according to best-case/worse-case projections, will STILL control the numbers well into the last term of this console cycle), and most importantly, Microsoft is not STILL LOSING MONEY on each console sold... Microsoft has PLENTY of time to wait before SONY's numbers become threatening enough to provoke an attempted price coup. But even MS decides to drop the price sooner, rather than later, it won't be because they were FORCED by SONY-- it'd be because MS decided it was time to absolutely take the gloves off... And, I agree with an earlier statement, they'll probably wait til Natal is ready, to undermine SONY's oft repeated "best value" claims... but if they drop the price earlier than Natal's release, it's still their decision to make: Microsoft isn't backed into any corners...

Sony SHOULD have capitalized on the outset of all the RROD errors.... if a serious PS3 price drop occurred around the peak of the RROD issues, we'd all be having a much different discussion now... unfortunately, Sony COULDN'T afford the drop then, so... C'est La Vie... opportunity knocks but once...

Hahaha! Half the size, double the failure rate?

No. The HDD wouldn't fit.

Well, they could always release a new 'slim' HDD, although I imagine that would piss off a lot of people.

yea I don't see a slim model happening either without them maming a new HDD model OR coming off of that proprietary shit that they are on...

In all seriousness, I highly doubt MS will ever make a slimmer version of the 360. I do believe that MS will make a new xbox (720?) before they ever consider making a slimmer version of the 360.

My question to all you stiq'ers out there is:
Do you think Sony will make a PS3 "Slimmmer"? I don't think Sony is done with the PS3 and I believe they will make a slimmer version. Any thoughts?

I am currently holding out on the PS3 cause a baby is on his way.

can they make the PS3 small sure...but why would they want to? if they DID make it even smaller then that would be the first time they had 3 size revisions on a home console...

I think Sony has a third revision planned. But if it gets smaller, I doubt the PSU would be able to remain inside the console.

There is absolutely no reason at all to think Sony would make a PS3 "slimmer"

my thoughts...ps4 probably be the size of cd rom drive of a computer.



but imo its too early to make another console right now. they still giving out more bam for the ps3 and 360...(netflix, FB, Games On-demand, etc etc)

I have never seen any console go on sale here.....they will have deals for a gift card with the purchase of throw in a game or 2 but never a discounted price on the console itself

BestBuy over here had the 360 arcade on for 150$ probably 3 or 4 times this year, it lined up once with Superstores no tax weekend, and they price matched it. Unfortunately it only had 256mb memory card which is nearly full by the NXE and the upgrade plan that was advertised here was expired.

nice.....

I bought my 20Gb PS3 at Superstore on a No Tax day in 2008. It was going for $299, then I had a coupon for $30 off any purchase over $250, so that brought it down to $269 with no tax. Sweetest deal on a PS3 ever, granted that its the 20GB model which had no wireless or anything. Still loving it though.

Not really apt, but we also got the 25$ gift card because we spent 250, but thats not really fair because we had to buy 100$ in groceries to do it. I guess if you bought a couple games you woudl get the GC too.

amazon has xbox 360 elite holiday bundle:
269.99 today

I might have to get one next sale. MS can only seem to fix my RROD elite with another RROD elite. I'll soon be past the 3 yr period and I have too many games to just kijiji.

Where are the predictions that MS will finally fix the RROD issues.