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Analysts See 80GB PS3 Dropping To $499 For Holidays
Gamsasutra reports on analyst predictions of another PS3 price drop in time for the holidays. This time, the 80GB sku would take the place of the now fully-cleared-out 60GB unit. "Jesse Divnich from fantasy video game prediction market simExchange has said much the same, adding that 'after examining more closely the hardware sales of the PS3 over the last 6 months we have come to the conclusion that the PS3 cannot remain competitive in the current North American environment at its current retail offering at $499 and $599 ... To remain competitive against the other consoles, the Sony PS3 would have to reduce its 80GB SKU by $100 down to $499. Other options, besides a price drop, could be the bundling of more free software titles, which has always been a popular option during the Holiday season.'"
Anything that requires truly serious processing power? Currently programming for the PS3 is more of an art than a science, but as soon as all the tricks begin to filter throughout the community, the PS3 will have a shitload more power than the 360 is capable of. This refers to both processing and graphical power, as the Cell is capable of major support in the latter area. However, this is going to take TIME. Until then the Wii will steadily pull ahead and until some big names come out, the 360 will probably continue to do slightly better than the PS3. I doubt that the PS3 will ever catch the Wii's sales figures in the run of the console, though it might after Nintendo comes out with their next one.