Vores kære yndling, brancheanalytikeren Michael Pachter, mener at vi inden længe vil begynde at høre om nedsættelser af priserne på de nuværende konsoller.
Først skulle det være Xbox 360 der angiveligt vil få sin pris nedsat med $50, altså godt 265kr med den nuværende kurs. Men Pachter mener at også Nintendo og Sony vil være klar med nedsætninger på deres nuværende konsoller. Pachter begrunder det således med at efterspørgslen på Wii er faldnede, samt at Sony ikke har haft lige så nemt ved at sælge Move som forventet.
"Demand for the Wii appears to us to be fading, and we think that a price cut is long overdue. However, this time around, Sony has a motion control scheme of its own with Move, which is off to a very tepid start. We think that Move's lack of traction in the marketplace is due mostly to the high price point for a system bundle ($399)." lyder det fra Pachter.
For Microsofts vedkommende er grundlaget for en potentiel prisnedsætning dog mere positiv, og her skulle grundlaget derfor være at opretholde den store interesse i Kinect:
"On the other hand, Microsoft's motion control system, Kinect, has had a breathtaking start, with over eight million units sold in the first three months. We believe that Microsoft is in the driver's seat on pricing, and believe that the company may consider a price cut for the core console plus Kinect to under $300 in June, which could allow it to extend its monthly sales lead throughout 2011." afslutter Pachter.