According to Merrill Lynch analysts the Xbox360 will kill the Play Station 3, mainly due to pricing.
The report states:
"The PS3 will not only be significantly more costly than Xbox 360 at launch, but will continue to operate at a cost disadvantage for several years... The Xbox 360 could be selling at half the price of PS3 in the latter half of 2006. Taking Sony’s weakened financial condition and Microsoft’s deep pockets into consideration, we conclude that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 should emerge as the early winner in the next round of the game console wars."
Merrill Lynch advised their investors to sell Sony stock after they predicted that the PS3 would be around $800-$900. Read More
Meanwhile, GameSpot is reporting on DFC Intelligence saying steep price tag will prevent next-gen platform from rapidly building installed base--which will give developers pause.
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