Game Console Wars: No Longer a Bipolar Landscape...two opinions on Xbox 360...
"After hemorrhaging billions of dollars during all but one quarter of the Xbox unit’s existence, there is clear pressure on Robbie Bach and Peter Moore to turn a profit this generation. Nowhere is this more clear than the cost of the company’s Xbox 360 accessories: $100 for a Wi-Fi add-on. $100 for a 20 gigabyte hard drive. $50 for a 512 megabyte memory card (originally $40 for a measly 64 megabytes.) Add to that now $179 for the 120 gigabyte hard drive, and it becomes clear that Microsoft’s strategy can only be described by a single word: price-gouging"...
"you are right about the dangers of milking profits. Sony and Microsoft are trying to charge what the market will bear. Nintendo is moving in and seizing the opportunity to grab the consumers who want reasonable and historical prices. If Nintendo gets too much momentum, the tables will turn, Microsoft will squander its advantage, and Sony won’t get liftoff"...
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