Tavern Talk: Sales

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

Do you see FF 13 out this year or are you just referring to Japan?

Like I said, I think it will release in Japan next year, North America I'm not sure...possibly October-December 09.

[Professor S]

Once the PS3 gets one post price drop hot app under its belt, it will continue to outsell the 360 going forward, but I'm sot sure it has enough time left in this genration to make up the difference and surpass the 360 in total sales. In fact, I highly doubt it will.

Sony made a huge mistake with their price point, and it cost them this generation. They'll know better next generation.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Once the PS3 gets one post price drop hot app under its belt, it will continue to outsell the 360 going forward, but I'm sot sure it has enough time left in this genration to make up the difference and surpass the 360 in total sales. In fact, I highly doubt it will.

Sony made a huge mistake with their price point, and it cost them this generation. They'll know better next generation.

And yet they're still losing money on every console. If you want hardware powerful enough to push gaming to the next level, you have to be willing to pay for it.

And I'm not trying to imply that you're not willing to. I'm just saying, you've made it clear that graphics are an important element in making a game more enjoyable. Where would you say the balance needs to be struck?

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

And yet they're still losing money on every console. If you want hardware powerful enough to push gaming to the next level, you have to be willing to pay for it.

And I'm not trying to imply that you're not willing to. I'm just saying, you've made it clear that graphics are an important element in making a game more enjoyable. Where would you say the balance needs to be struck?

My preferences are my preferences. I planned on getting a PS3 eventually regardless of price point. Nut my comments aren't referring to what I like, they're about what sells. Many people just aren't willing to shell out so much money for a gaming system.

I think that Sony should have "Wal-Marted" their component manufacturers to reduce the cost. With the position Sony was in after last generation, they easily could have strong armed their vendors to produce product at a lower cost per unit on the promise of volume sales alone. I still think Blu-Ray was a mistake as well, even now that its won the future, its pretty doomed the present for PS3. There's just too much ground to make up.

There is no reason why Sony or MS should be still losing money on each console at this point in the game. The manufactieres have had plenty of time to reduce costs and streamline.

I think in the future console developers need to facilitate a synergy between advancement and efficiency/cost of production.

[Aladuf]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

And yet they're still losing money on every console.

Sony's not losing money on consoles anymore. It was said about a month ago that it only costs $400 to make a PS3 these days. Which in the case of the 40 GB sku, is breaking even.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

And yet they're still losing money on every console.

You seem fairly sure...I've heard otherwise months ago.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Professor S

but I'm sot sure it has enough time left in this genration to make up the difference and surpass the 360 in total sales. In fact, I highly doubt it will.

My prediction:

by the time 360 stops being produced: 360 has higher sales
by the time PS3 stops being produced: PS3 has higher sales