Analyst: Xbox 360 to pwn PS3 this Christmas, Nintendo need not worry

Jesse Divnich is forecasting that for this year’s holiday season, the PS3 might be bowing down to the Xbox 360, while the NIntendo Wii need not be worried of anything at all. His forescasts seem to hinge on the fact that the Xbox 360 is getting a price cut – which, by the way, he previously predicted and proved to be right on the money. Maybe this time around, his predictions might hold water as well? Read more of his insights in the full article.

The title probably says it all – and I would rather not touch this subject with a 20-foot pole lest I get personally flamed for reporting what someone else said. But report I must. So let’s just have all those quotes hang out to dry, now shall we?

Jesse Divnich of Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) is forecasting that for this year’s holiday season, the PS3 might be bowing down to the Xbox 360, while the Nintendo Wii need not worry about anything at all.

His forescasts seem to hinge on the fact that the Xbox 360 is getting a price cut – which, by the way, he previously predicted (see related articles below) and turned out to be right on the money. His suggestion right now is that Sony might want to opt for a price cut too, so that they could stay competitive for the holidays.

Speaking to Edge, Jesse Divnich said the following:

[Between Sony and Nintendo,] Sony should be the most concerned [about the 360’s price cut]. Going into this holiday season, the PS3 will not only have the highest price point, but also the smallest software library, weaker line-up of exclusive titles (compared to Xbox 360Â’s Gears of War 2 and Fable 2), and a less popular online network.

I suspect that the reason why Sony has been so adamant about maintaining its current price point is because it has not reached a more efficient scale in its manufacturing of the PS3.

Long-term, I don’t think anyone doubts the success of the PS3, however it is currently looking like the Xbox 360 will win another holiday season against the PS3 in North America.

While Sony and Microsoft seem to be keeping up the pace with each other, Divnich also commented on the third console, the Nintendo Wii.

Nintendo need not worry about Microsoft, or anyone else for that matter. Nintendo will always be its own worst enemy (in terms of keeping up with demand).

Nintendo has so much wiggle room on the WiiÂ’s pricing that they will never be afraid of a competitor trying to use price as a differentiating feature. If they ever felt threatened, they could drop the Wii down to $149 and destroy a competitors momentum. But in this particular case, Nintendo wonÂ’t feel too threatened by an Xbox 360 price drop.

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