I've Been Saying This Would Happen For Awhile Now.......

[THWIP*]

......BUT IF THIS INDEED HAPPENS, 'SONY' IS F***ED.

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Microsoft doesn't need to drop their price, being as they're already $100-$300 cheaper than Sony's console, but if they do... that's going above and beyond.

 

[Joker]

bwa ha ha ha ha...that'll teach sony to try and charge the equivalent of an arm for there system

 

[THWIP*]

Microsoft doesn't need to drop their price, being as they're already $100-$300 cheaper than Sony's console, but if they do... that's going above and beyond.

WHAT I THINK WILL HAPPEN IS, THEY'LL PHASE OUT THE "CORE" PACKAGE, AND MAKE THE "PREMIUM" $300.00........BUT DROP THE "PREMIUM" NAME. WITH THAT, THEY CAN THEN OFFER A BETTER VERSION, FOR $400-$500, WITH A 60GB+ HDD, EXTRA CONTROLLER, ETC. WHO KNOWS, THEY MAY EVEN (AND LIKELY WILL) OFFER AN X-MAS BUNDLE WITH THE NEW WEBCAM, AND EVEN THE HD-DVD, FOR LIKE $500. THAT WOULD KICK ALL KINDS OF ASS.

 

[Mentok]

ROFL... M$ for the win.

 

[WhatsHisFace]

WHAT I THINK WILL HAPPEN IS, THEY'LL PHASE OUT THE "CORE" PACKAGE, AND MAKE THE "PREMIUM" $300.00........BUT DROP THE "PREMIUM" NAME. WITH THAT, THEY CAN THEN OFFER A BETTER VERSION, FOR $400-$500, WITH A 60GB+ HDD, EXTRA CONTROLLER, ETC. WHO KNOWS, THEY MAY EVEN (AND LIKELY WILL) OFFER AN X-MAS BUNDLE WITH THE NEW WEBCAM, AND EVEN THE HD-DVD, FOR LIKE $500. THAT WOULD KICK ALL KINDS OF ASS.

I think the "core" package is supposed to, price-wise, compete with the Wii.

A 60GB harddrive is only meaningful to say. Game saves are rarely larger than a Megabyte, and game cache gets cleared pretty regularly.

Also, unless you're downloading a ton of movies onto the thing, it should never get filled up on songs.

 

[Indiglo]

I would hope so, after reading all the cocky bulls**t Sony has said.

 

[Mentok]

M$ just need to bundle the X360 along with the Wii... Im sure that they can make a deal with Nintendo.

 

[Joker]

it should never get filled up on songs.

I had mine down to 7 gigs without even putting half my cds on there...so, yeah

 

[WhatsHisFace]

I had mine down to 7 gigs without even putting half my cds on there...so, yeah

Peh. CDs are two good songs and then filler.

 

[Joker]

Peh. CDs are two good songs and then filler.

Motorhead, Tool, NIN, and several other bands whose cd's I have on there have no filler

 

[Sabretooth]

Nice move,MS.

 

[Cold2daToucH004]

This was expected, for me at least. I knew it would happen. Microsoft isn't just going to sit there during the release of two new consoles, and watch as they lose market share.

Its a very smart decision, and they need to advertise it hardcore. They need to put it all over commercials and ad's. This will ultimately hurt Sony, and even Nintendo. If the premium 360 is 300, and Wii is $250 (speculation) I don't think people will settle for a Wii when they could get a 360 for 50 bucks more.

 

[Aiden]

Go MS

 

[ampersand]

Wow. Sony's about to crash and burn.

 

[THWIP*]

I think the "core" package is supposed to, price-wise, compete with the Wii.

A 60GB harddrive is only meaningful to say. Game saves are rarely larger than a Megabyte, and game cache gets cleared pretty regularly.

Also, unless you're downloading a ton of movies onto the thing, it should never get filled up on songs.

WELL, FOR STARTERS, 'MS' NEEDS TO JUST CONCEDE THAT NOT MAKING THE HDD STANDARD WAS STUPID, AND ONLY SERVED TO PISS OFF DEVELOPERS, AND CONFUSE CONSUMERS.
BUT, THE LARGER HDD IS DEFINITELY NECESSARY, IF THEY REALLY WANT TO PUSH THE '360' AS A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE. I'VE NOT HAD MORE THAN 8 GB FREE ON MINE FOR AWHILE, AND I'VE NOT SAVED AS MANY DEMOS AND MUSIC AS I'D LIKE. IF THE RUMORS OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH 'DIRECT TV' ARE TRUE, COMBINED WITH THE CONTINUED GROWED OF THE 'LIVE ARCADE', THERE'S NO WAY THEY CAN AVOID THE HDD ISSUE ANY LONGER. IT NEEDS TO BE STANDARD, AND IT NEEDS TO BE BIGGER.

 

[Electro UK]

Its laughable how much Sony is getting kicked around at the moment... very laughable.

They've screwed themselves on this one

 

[kytrigger]

I don't think this will affect Sony as much as you guys/girls think it will, at least not right away. I still think there are going to be shortages of teh PS3 everywhere much like there were with the 360. Yes, Sony is sayign they have pumped up production, but remember that they were stalled a couple of months waiting for the approval on some compnents. If the PS3 is in limited supply, then it won't matter at all about the price, because the die-hard Sony fans will buy the systems no matter what, and there won't be any left, just like it was with the 360. Now when PS3s become available, then it might pose a problem.

If anything, I see this as hurting the Wii. They were banking on 2 things, innovative controller, and much more affordable. Well, Microsoft just took out the much more affordable. 50 dollars isn't going to mean much of anything to parents buying little Timmy a new game system for Christmas, where 150 might have turned them more towards Nintendo.

 

[THWIP*]

I don't think this will affect Sony as much as you guys/girls think it will, at least not right away. I still think there are going to be shortages of teh PS3 everywhere much like there were with the 360. Yes, Sony is sayign they have pumped up production, but remember that they were stalled a couple of months waiting for the approval on some compnents. If the PS3 is in limited supply, then it won't matter at all about the price, because the die-hard Sony fans will buy the systems no matter what, and there won't be any left, just like it was with the 360. Now when PS3s become available, then it might pose a problem.

If anything, I see this as hurting the Wii. They were banking on 2 things, innovative controller, and much more affordable. Well, Microsoft just took out the much more affordable. 50 dollars isn't going to mean much of anything to parents buying little Timmy a new game system for Christmas, where 150 might have turned them more towards Nintendo.

IF YOU LOOK AT DIFFERENT WEBSITES/FORUMS, THERE ARE A TON OF "DIEHARD" SONY FANS WHO STILL THINK THE $500-$600 IS TOO MUCH. THE THING IS, 'SONY' HAS BANKED SO MUCH ON 'BLU-RAY' WINNING THE "FORMAT WAR", THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN STOP AND THINK THAT THEIR "FANS" DON'T REALLY GIVE A FLYING F*** ABOUT THAT. IF THEY'D MADE IT OPTIONAL, FOR LIKE ANOTHER $200, THEY'D HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF. SHOVING NEW TECH DOWN THE THROATS OF THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU..........AND EVEN NEW ADOPTERS IS ONE THING; FORCING THEM TO PAY FOR IT, AND ACT LIKE YOU'RE DOING THEM A FAVOR IS BEYOND ASININE.

 

[MKCTS]

360s in stock first week of Launch & beyond = 0
PS3s in stock first week of Launch & byond = BILLIONS

It is going to happen

 

[Avalanche]

^

PS3 will still sell out on launch. There are a lot of people who'll want to buy the latest thing on the market for their kids, and that will be the PS3.

At the price Sony is charging however, cuts in the price of its competition is going to hurt it. I certainly can't afford to buy one until it comes down in price.

 

[Mentok]

Yeah, sony will no doubt selll outr with teh first shipment... After that it will be a big struggle.

The die hard PS fans will get it at launch but the average consumer will be waiting for prices to come down.

 

[Horrorfan]

I want Sony to fail, but let's face it, there are ALOT of fanboys out there. Imagine millions and millions of Zeniens' worldwide. Don't underestimate them.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Sony has got to realise that they have no choice but to lower their price by at a minimum $100.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I guess I'll hold off on getting a 360.