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Casper
01-28-2004, 07:29 PM
I look around and was shocked that this wasn't in here yet. Well, I just found 2 interesting reads - one on IGN about sales for XBox and EA this year and one on money.cnn.com.


Worldwide platform sales look like this: PlayStation 2 -- $732 million (49% of total revenue, up 59%) PC -- $220 million (15% of total revenue, flat growth) Xbox -- $205 million (15% of total revenue, up 75%) GameCube -- $104 million (7% of total revenue, down 7%)

The last big tidbit worth mentioning, is that EA anticipates a price drop for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox systems before Labor Day. Estimates place the price drop to somewhere around $129.99

IGN.com (http://xbox.ign.com/articles/475/475906p1.html?fromint=1)


Microsoft's Xbox may be on the verge of a substantial price cut, falling from $179 to $99 by Labor Day, according to P.J. McNealy, an analyst with American Technology Research.
"It is our belief that the price on the consoles in North America could see a stepped drop this year, with both the PS2 and Xbox being cut to $129 between now and the May E3 trade show, with [Microsoft] then cutting the Xbox further to $99 in the late summer," he wrote in a research note released Wednesday.

McNealy also believes Microsoft will launch its next generation console in late 2005 – a year earlier than has been previously rumored. That would put the Xbox 2 on store shelves up to a full year before Sony's PlayStation 3.

Microsoft, when asked about the report, said it does not comment on rumors and speculation.

Money.cnn.com (http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/28/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/)

MerimacHamwich
01-28-2004, 07:33 PM
I always thought it was going to be released in 2005. Not the end of 2006.
:watchout:

RudedogX
01-29-2004, 08:57 AM
Hey, if they can release a product that's not inferior a year ahead of time, I say more power to them. Can't wait to see the end result!