Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 08 October 2008 06:49 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>
>>> ____/ QuantumLeaper on Monday 06 October 2008 21:15 : \____
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>> ____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Monday 06 October 2008 20:19 : \____
>>>>>
>>>>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Ezekiel belched out
>>>>>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>>>
> news:2ceb07da-9e59-4a31-870c-dafb5acc83f8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> * In video games, Microsoft has rapidly fallen from its early head
>>>>>>>> start with the integrated Xbox 360. Conversely it has no plans to
>>>>>>>> license the Xbox to commodity hardware partners.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Don't let facts get in your way!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20081003/tc_nm/us_microsoft_sony_game
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Microsoft Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan in Sept (Reuters)
>>>>>>> a.. Posted on Fri Oct 3, 2008 1:32AM EDT
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In a bid to lift sales, Microsoft on September 11 cut the price of
>>>>>> the Xbox 360 Arcade, which comes without a hard disk drive, by 8,000
>>>>>> yen ($76) to 19,800 yen. It also lowered the price of the high-end
>>>>>> Elite model by 8,000 yen to 39,800 yen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just another little fact from that link.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Hey, let's make a huge price cut, advertise it widely, then measure the
>>>>> sales
>>>>> in a timeframe of one week/month and bombard journalists in a
>>>>> denial-of-service-style attack until they issue some distasteful
>>>>> coverage."
>>>>>
>>>>> *yawn*
>>>>>
>>>>> Same 'ol Softie...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What now price cuts are not against the rules? The problem is the Wii
>>>> still
>>>> outsells the PS3, most of the time anyway, so I guess they are fighting
>>>> for
>>>> number two. My friend loves the slow ass downloads and the slow ass
>>>> installs on the PS3, compared the XBox 360 and the Wii.
>>>
>>> Yes, they fight for #2 but lose a lot of money in the process. Reports
>>> suggest that both companies might quit this sector after this 'generation'.
>>>
>>
>> No2 in what, though? Revenue or units?
>
> Probably units. There are many articles saying so, but it's not something
> Microsoft or Sony made a statement to confirm, IIRC.
>
I thought that PS3s cost rather more, though, so the revenue figures
would be very interesting.
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