Sony's counter to XBOX 360 launch....interesting...

[MrE_Gamer]

Re: Sony's counter to XBOX 360 launch....interesting...

Im sure if Sony drops the price of the PS2, MS can drop the price of the Xbox. Dont really see this as making a difference with the 360 launch

[id0l1zed]

Re: Sony's counter to XBOX 360 launch....interesting...

Im sure if Sony drops the price of the PS2, MS can drop the price of the Xbox. Dont really see this as making a difference with the 360 launch

Great point. yeah i dont see why people think this is going to work.. its a joke.

[umd]

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Look at it the other way. If you were a long time PS2'er (like me) and the PS3 was coming out first and you could get your hands on new Xbox for under $100 wouldn't you buy one? I would. There are some damn good games for Xbox that are exclusive that I would enjoy playing if i could not afford a next gen console and had my PS2 since original launch. Not everyone has 300-500 to drop on a new system +accessories and games right at launch or even until the first (or sometimes second) price drop.

I think its a smart and logical move. Why not move more systems before Xbox360's release and even move more units before the PS3 release.

[id0l1zed]

Re: Sony's counter to XBOX 360 launch....interesting...

Look at it the other way. If you were a long time PS2'er (like me) and the PS3 was coming out first and you could get your hands on new Xbox for under $100 wouldn't you buy one? I would. There are some damn good games for Xbox that are exclusive that I would enjoy playing if i could not afford a next gen console and had my PS2 since original launch. Not everyone has 300-500 to drop on a new system +accessories and games right at launch or even until the first (or sometimes second) price drop.

I think its a smart and logical move. Why not move more systems before Xbox360's release and even move more units before the PS3 release.

yeah but if you dont have a ps2 and have an xbox, ur not going to go buy a less powerful ps2. especially with a new xbox on the way. and like the guy pointed out, MS can just lower xbox 1 prices which is a given anyway. so this thread is pointless.

[videobastard]

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Those systems are due for a price drop anyway. The regular xbox will be reduced as well if this happens. It will not effect the people who really want to have next generation systems.

[pk500]

Re: Sony's counter to XBOX 360 launch....interesting...

Look at it the other way. If you were a long time PS2'er (like me) and the PS3 was coming out first and you could get your hands on new Xbox for under $100 wouldn't you buy one? I would. There are some damn good games for Xbox that are exclusive that I would enjoy playing if i could not afford a next gen console and had my PS2 since original launch. Not everyone has 300-500 to drop on a new system +accessories and games right at launch or even until the first (or sometimes second) price drop.

I think its a smart and logical move. Why not move more systems before Xbox360's release and even move more units before the PS3 release.

I guess I take the opposite approach. I'm going to wait until spring to buy an Xbox 360 because I want the software library to grow and because the first manufacturing run of consoles always seems to have some sort of glitch.

Knowing that I'm waiting until spring 2006, why would I want to pay $100 for a PS2 for four or five months when that $100 could be applied to my Xbox 360 purchase in the spring?

I guess I'm not the impulsive consumer that Sony may be targeting with this price cut. The PS2 could be $50, and I'm not buying one with the Xbox 360 and PS3 right around the corner.

Take care,
PK

[p2xgamers]

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It's a good decision and it might get them a few hundred or so people that were going to get 360, get PS2 instead. However it's not going to cut down 360 sales in half or anything like that.

[mgoblue]

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It's a good decision and it might get them a few hundred or so people that were going to get 360, get PS2 instead. However it's not going to cut down 360 sales in half or anything like that.

if people don't have a PS2, and get one when this price drops, I don't really think they're the more "hardcore" gamers who get systems at or near release...i mean if you haven't had a PS2, then I doubt anyone who got a PS2 at that price drop would buy a next gen system anytime soon...

This price drop might get some video game stragglers in the door, but anyone with a system currently would most likely want the new, shiny thing.

[2legit]

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Im sure if Sony drops the price of the PS2, MS can drop the price of the Xbox. Dont really see this as making a difference with the 360 launch

How much support will MS give the X-box after the X-box 360 is out? How long after the release of the X-box 360, will you be able to play online with the X-box. How many less games will there be for the X-box, after the X-box 360 is released?

[ThatCanadianGuy]

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I still see way too many similarities to the DC in MS's strategy. Sega did the same exact thing as MS is doing now and Sony is reacting the same way they did to crush Sega, and dropping the price was a major factor along with dropping multiple major exclusives on the launch.

Sony didn't even need to kill the Dreamcast, Sega was already on life support when the PS2 launched. They just came off 3 failed consoles, they were in huge money troubles, and Dreamcast lacked tons of support from companies like EA. This isn't anything like the DC/PS2 situation.

As for the a low priced PS2, that won't hurt the 360 at all. A cheap PS2 price will sell a lot, but mainly to casual gamers and gamers looking for cheaper bargains. The 360, or any console launch targets hardcore gamers, and early adopters. Most of them already own, or have owned a PS2.

[luv_mist]

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Another interesting topic where Sony is weighing their options. Ironically, I'm really curious to see if Microsoft still keeps their same launch date. If they could wait a couple of months and possibly put the HD-DVD in as standard, I'd definitely be more than satisfied. I can only hope. In the mean time, check out the article here

[mgoblue]

Re: Sony's counter to XBOX 360 launch....interesting...

Another interesting topic where Sony is weighing their options. Ironically, I'm really curious to see if Microsoft still keeps their same launch date. If they could wait a couple of months and possibly put the HD-DVD in as standard, I'd definitely be more than satisfied. I can only hope. In the mean time, check out the article here

I personally don't think the PS2 has another year and a half in it, at least of new top notch games...I'm really starting to think that we're hitting the boundaries it can reach

[luv_mist]

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I think that Sony is holding out on the PS3 to possibly make it cheaper in the long run and have more to sell. That article was kind of interesting. They also can have much more games at the time of release as compared to Spring of next year which would be a dead season. Maybe all this holding it is a slight strategy for the consumer or something. Quite interesting.

By the way, MS can't sell XBOX at a lower price than they already are selling them because they are losing money. That hard drive that they have included in their system does kill a lot of their profit for the system at first. They make their money from games. Since MS didn't focus on time consuming hobbies like shrinking their system to get more profit and power out of it, they can't really decrease their prices for XBOX. Personally, I'm sure they'll be sticking to their word and stay with XBOX for a couple more years, but they're refocusing their money making towards the 360.

One thing that I did realize is that Sony can make their system cheaper because they don't have a hard drive in it to keep it at a set price. The hard drive would have made Sony rock in the same boat as MS. Maybe that's why they aren't giving into the hype of "needing" a hard drive. They are probably thinking in the future where when they make those price cuts, they have more room to chop. All thoughts. There are a lot of people that do like the look of the "new" PS2. It's just like a fad too. Kats trade in their old ones for new ones and stuff like that. Those who couldn't afford it before are seeing it more appealing to them. Especially with the type of library that it has. Good DVD purposes also. Shoot, it's almost a great steal....

[Thrasha]

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I plan on getting a 360 at launch, and my PS2 has been broken for almost a year. So this is good I guess. I can pick up another PS2 around the time of 360, get some games that I've missed out on with that system and still play the next GEN console as well.

[p2xgamers]

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I just noticed in the PS3 article that XBOX is going down to $99 as well. So it might help momentarily but I don't see how this is going to help defend against 360 launching and holding off the 360 for 2 years. (assuming PS3 doesnt release until '07)