Why the PS3 Could Defeat the Xbox 360.
This is a good article that talks about reasons why they predict that the PS3 is going to defeat the Xbox 360. Here are some things that the writer forgot.
1. It’s all about the games. So far the PS3 has show little worth bothering with, and most of the things they have show that are worthwhile are also coming to the 360.
2. The 360 lead is a big, big advantage. The writer severely underestimates it. By the time Sony can field 6 million PS3’s, it will be NEXT Christmas or later. And that’s only if the PS3 is a runaway hit, and at the $600 price mark, I just don’t see that happening. I expect there to be at least 10 or 12 million 360’s in the market by this time next year.
3. $600 vs $400. Duh. No console that has cost so much has ever succeeded. And MS will be due for a price drop pretty soon making that disparity even greater.
4. Gears of War and Halo 3. These will be system-sellers, guaranteed. What will be a PS3 system seller in the next 6 months? Resistance Fall of Man is not one, let me tell you.
I could see the PS3 eventually overtaking the Xbox 360, but not until 2008 at the earliest. And I expect Microsoft to have a new Xbox out by 2010, while Sony will still just be ramping up PS3 sales.