I actually think the Wii's success is not just price based. Its really that the PS and Xbox serve the hard core gamers while there are many who just want a little fun and thats where the Wii comes in. The price has to be low because its a whimsical kind of thing. But it does show price is very important for these things.

I can't disagree with your points but simply would say that the BR camp likes to point out its superior installed base of players. Yet a substantial chunk of that is probably PS3 machines- which are really bought first and foremost as game boxes. Hence giving some support to the argument that the situation is not really as rosy for BR as the BR association likes to make it sound.

I will finally point out that if the PS3 didnt have to be delayed or saddled with a dual mission it would have been to market sooner, and therefore making profits sooner- not allowing as much room for the Xbox and the Wii. I'm a believer in striking when the iron is hot and it seems to me Sony allowed it to cool. Its still a success, yes, but I think it would have been far preferable for Sony to have made the PS3 a single purpose device.

best regards,
Jerry

Best regards,
Jerry
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