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CEO Activision: $199 for consoles

Posted on Thursday, 29 November 2007 by Devilke, source: Reuters
What should you do to reach the mass-market with your console? Microsoft and Sony are probably dying to know. However, they certainly won't agree with the CEO of Activision.

Mister Bobby Kotick says the companies should drop the prices of the Xbox360 and Playstation 3 to $199 in the next two years. Reason for this is the price of the Nintendo Wii, currently $250.

According to him, the price is the most important aspect for a consumer and the fact that a console is more or less technically complex doesn't really make a difference.

He also thinks the price of the Wii might fall to $129 in the next few years. Since Nintendo can barely handle the demand, that will surely not happen right away.
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derf26 (old)

derf26 (old)

I agree. I only ever considered buying a Wii because of its price (don't care THAT much about controls). And I still prefer to hold it out for a while till they drop their prices. Buying an X360 or PS3 hasn't even entered my mind due to the insane (imo) price. Especially of the latter.

So yes, I agree with this dude.
I agree. I only ever considered buying a Wii because of its price (don't care THAT much about controls). And I still prefer to hold it out for a while till they drop their prices. Buying an X360 or PS3 hasn't even entered my mind due to the insane (imo) price. Especially of the latter. So yes, I agree with this dude.
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Posted on 18:41, November 29th 2007
Anonymous

Anonymous

The price of games for the consoles in question is too high for me to be tempted, no matter how they price the consoles...
But lowering the price of the consoles is a step in the right direction, no doubt about that!
The price of games for the consoles in question is too high for me to be tempted, no matter how they price the consoles... But lowering the price of the consoles is a step in the right direction, no doubt about that!
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Posted on 19:21, November 29th 2007
 

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