14 DAY TRIAL // OK, let's see how the PS3 doing today. First of all, you should know that figures available in this article are coming from PriceGrabbers, a UK established shopping comparison site that keeps in touch with only leading retailers such as Amazon, Comet and Play. I'm sure you already know that Sony's PS3 wasn't promising to sell too many units before launch, and after the elusive console was released (first in Japan and America - NTSC territories, then in PAL territories) sales figures didn't go through the roof either.
PriceGrabbers says made a study comparing sales figures from the upper mentioned retailers and not only, to show demand of pre and post launch period for the three leading consoles today: Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3.
First, Nintendo's Wii - demand was high enough for the machine even before it was released, but six weeks after launch, demand increased by 579%. Microsoft's Xbox 360, comes second with a search increased by 250%, six weeks after launch. As for Sony's PS3, although it does pretty much what the Xbox 360 does, and even better, demand for the next-gen console hasn't risen more than 127%. Good thing demand didn't drop; otherwise Sony's PS3 might not have a chance at the console wars at all.
So, it looks like a high pricing doesn't always make the buyer think he's getting the best, as I'm sure that's what Sony's policy is all about. Microsoft's soon rolling out their Elite 360. Why do you think they stamped it with a lower price tag than the PS3's? It's only because Microsoft knows gamers aren't stupid and they're aware of the console's capabilities. Thus, numbers show again that if Sony doesn't consider a price drop soon for their console (even if they're planning on releasing the 80GB PS3), the PS3 might just drop from the race.