They have matched the price. $420 includes local taxes. Essesntially, if they weren't required to include the taxes in the price, the system would be price matched with the US price of the Xbox 360 Premium. Assuming this price drop affects the American market as well, the system is likely to be $399.99+Tax. If that is the case, there would be very few people who could really argue in favor of buying the 360. You would be getting the same essential features plus HDMI, Blu-Ray, and more horsepower for the same price. Not even Slashdot can spin this as a negative announcement.
Does anyone also remember that Merril Lynch couldn't add and it was actually an $800 PS3 prediction, not $900.
On that same note, it was also an estimate based on the price of the components to Sony. And if I remember correctly, before the rabid anti-sony sentiments began, everyone was yelling that they had overpriced the cost on almost every component in their $800 figure.
With both of those things said, I would guess that by November, at $600, they may possibly be breaking even on every system sold. i.e. Not losing money.
I can almost buy the console allegiance figures until they get into lifestyle choices that these consoles are supposedly related to. Silly IGN. Didn't they know, all of those unextreme Nintendo fans obviously only watch shows like Desperate Housewives? Pansies.
That is 3.2 million consoles shipped worldwide. There is a claim of 1.5-1.7 million or so of those being sold in America, but there has yet to be any confirmation. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2005, the sales numbers for the 360 were 900,000 in America, 500,000 in Europe, and 100,000. Due to shortages in Europe and lack of interest in Japan, I personally don't think those numbers have not moved very much since the end of the fiscal quarter. MS Financial Report
For argument's sake, we could aproximately double all of those numbers just to get an idea for what may theoretically have been sold since then. We get that often touted 1.5-1.7 million in America (possible), 1.0 million in Europe (I find it a bit unlikely that they've got distribution enough to double sales there.), and 200,000 in Japan (Last I checked, they hated the system). That gives a total of 2.6-2.8 million world wide out of 3.2 million shipped. Which leaves us with anywhere from 400,000-600,000 unsold 360s. And I personally think the numbers are closer to around 2.2-2.4 million with about 800,000-1,000,000 unsold units. At least in America, it's a regional distribution issue. I live in southern California and it's not hard to find the systems but where my parents live in Ohio, it's near impossible. And in Japan, they are collecting dust.
With all of that said, I don't think it's necessary incorrect to say sales figures are subpar. Miserable may be a bit sensational, but they are in fact subpar at best.
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They have matched the price. $420 includes local taxes. Essesntially, if they weren't required to include the taxes in the price, the system would be price matched with the US price of the Xbox 360 Premium. Assuming this price drop affects the American market as well, the system is likely to be $399.99+Tax. If that is the case, there would be very few people who could really argue in favor of buying the 360. You would be getting the same essential features plus HDMI, Blu-Ray, and more horsepower for the same price. Not even Slashdot can spin this as a negative announcement.
Does anyone also remember that Merril Lynch couldn't add and it was actually an $800 PS3 prediction, not $900. On that same note, it was also an estimate based on the price of the components to Sony. And if I remember correctly, before the rabid anti-sony sentiments began, everyone was yelling that they had overpriced the cost on almost every component in their $800 figure. With both of those things said, I would guess that by November, at $600, they may possibly be breaking even on every system sold. i.e. Not losing money.
I can almost buy the console allegiance figures until they get into lifestyle choices that these consoles are supposedly related to. Silly IGN. Didn't they know, all of those unextreme Nintendo fans obviously only watch shows like Desperate Housewives? Pansies.
That is 3.2 million consoles shipped worldwide. There is a claim of 1.5-1.7 million or so of those being sold in America, but there has yet to be any confirmation. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2005, the sales numbers for the 360 were 900,000 in America, 500,000 in Europe, and 100,000. Due to shortages in Europe and lack of interest in Japan, I personally don't think those numbers have not moved very much since the end of the fiscal quarter. MS Financial Report
For argument's sake, we could aproximately double all of those numbers just to get an idea for what may theoretically have been sold since then. We get that often touted 1.5-1.7 million in America (possible), 1.0 million in Europe (I find it a bit unlikely that they've got distribution enough to double sales there.), and 200,000 in Japan (Last I checked, they hated the system). That gives a total of 2.6-2.8 million world wide out of 3.2 million shipped. Which leaves us with anywhere from 400,000-600,000 unsold 360s. And I personally think the numbers are closer to around 2.2-2.4 million with about 800,000-1,000,000 unsold units. At least in America, it's a regional distribution issue. I live in southern California and it's not hard to find the systems but where my parents live in Ohio, it's near impossible. And in Japan, they are collecting dust. With all of that said, I don't think it's necessary incorrect to say sales figures are subpar. Miserable may be a bit sensational, but they are in fact subpar at best.