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Earth to Sony: The PlayStation 3 Needs A Price Cut

Sony if you are listening, please change your mind on no price cuts. You have a chance to pull yourself out of last place every month with a strategic hardware cut in time for the holiday season.

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buy a ps35666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

no this weeks sales reports showed that the ps3 is back on track.

ThanatosDMC5666d ago

Everyone is trying to find fault on Sony. Trying to find those nails to a Sony coffin? They're having a hard time finding those nails.

Rock Bottom5666d ago

Doesn't matter what every one say, the PS3 is too expensive for casual gamers, especially in this financial problem, and it could use a price cut, even if it did came out in first place this month, with a price cut it will only sell more.

Even a 50$ price cut will increase(or even doubles) sales, and you don't need a financial genius to figure that out.

Socom5666d ago

Well earth to sore losers and bitters: UP YOUR FINANCES.

You cannot expect Sony to finance your console for you. They have the best line up of games ever seen, if you want one that bad, then buy one. If you cant afford one, you should have upped your finances long ago.

And price cuts do not help console get ahead. In accounting terms, when a company does price cuts, its "borrowing sales" from the future period. Total sales in console life time does not change. Just the yearly sales.

thebudgetgamer5666d ago

they just wiped out Microsofts 7 week run in japan with a one week whooping. the ps3 beat the 360 all year at a a higher price point.
while price cuts are always welcome but to say its needed is a bit off.
with the price of stand alone br players coming down it might come sometime next year.
how about a 400 dollar Killzone 2 bundle Sony.

:)

uie4rhig5666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

PS3 may be selling good... it's only a matter of time before it won't sell any more at that price... if there is a price cut, it will only sell more ps3's not less.. but i guess Sony's finance guys are better at this than me !1! but on the other hand, as crippleH said, the stock market is in chaos.. Sony can't afford a price cut at this time.. Microsoft may have been able to with their big stacks of money, but Sony has a bigger problem than MS if it comes to the console price..

SaiyanFury5666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

I find it somewhat humorous. People love to rag on the PS3, and as such the media shows it's love for attacking a potential contender. As The BudgetGamer showed, in a single week the PS3 reached and outsold the total number of the 360s sold during it's 7 week sales increase. You can disagree, but even if you're opinion is different, it's hard to argue with numbers. I'm sorry to say but Japan belongs to it's own brands, Nintendo and Sony. If you cannot accept that, then that is your unfortunately small appraisal of the situation. I agree, the PS3 still has a higher price point than it's competitors but considering what you get as an entire HD package, you really do save a lot of money in the end. Free wireless online connectivity, a larger capacity hard drive. Heck a standard HDD, and included BD drive. There's simply so many reasons to own a PS3 as an HD console that it's easily worth the increased price. As for streaming media, unless you've got a really high speed connection at least 20mbps or higher you can't stream HD video 360 or PS3. The PS3 supports most major media cards with every model. CompactFlash, SD, or Memory Stick Pro, you can save your movies to a memory stick and view them. Or stream them within your own internal network. On top of that it's extremely easy to stream HD media from your own PC wirelessly to the PS3 and watch it. On the 360, you need to spend 100 dollars on the MS proprietary wireless adapter to accomplish the same goal, unless you invest in a wireless ethernet bridge, which most people don't have the technical skill to set up. The PS3 is the entire package, and worth it for the price Sony sells it for. Sure, it would be better to sell it for the cheaper price, but that's not to say it's not already worth what you pay for.

When Sony drops the price, they will be in an even better position to occupy more territory.

Real Gambler5666d ago

NOBODY knows how much money Sony is making on each PS3s. Are they making $20, $40, $60 on each consoles? NOBODY know. There's even many people who think they are still not making any profit on the console yet. (Nintendo is the only one who has been selling the Wii for a profit since the launch). Sure enough, by now, the PS3 is likely making a small profit, but NOBODY knows by how much.

And when I come here and I read things like that,I alway have a good laugh:

"Even a 50$ price cut will increase(or even doubles) sales, and you don't need a financial genius to figure that out." or "if there is a price cut, it will only sell more ps3's not less.."

Yep, let say that they make $40 per console now (even if NOBODY knows for real). Lower the price by $50, so you sell way more consoles, and loose $10 on each console sold. Not a financial genius either, but I think it's not a good practice. Sure you sell more boxes, but you loose more money.

Dang, I'm sure they would sold more cars if they were $2000. Or they could sell more houses if they were $10000. But it won't happen either!

gaffyh5666d ago

It doesn't need a price cut, but a price cut would help sell consoles. More importantly though Sony shouldn't cut the price because they are a business, cutting price now would mean they lose a lot more money on each PS3 sold (which would increase dramatically), not to mention the current recession problems.

Price cut would be good to the consumer, but bad for business, and Sony needs to stay alive as a business first and foremost. If they did do a price cut now, they would only realistically be able to do a small insignificant cut, which would be pointless.

Super-Brad5666d ago

I class myself a casual gamer and yet i can afford one, thing is even the xbox was pricey at first.

:)

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CrippleH5666d ago

Earth to idiots.

The stock market is in chaos. You telling them to lose more money when they are close to breaking even.

I hope they do not run a company.

Bob Dole5666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

How did you get so many disagrees???!

+bubbles :)

GarandShooter5666d ago

And this particular idiot is using made up numbers and saying 'work with me.' If he had factual numbers, his arguement may hold more water. Funny thing is, Sony has the actual numbers. If there was and credence to his theory, Sony would have already acted on it. Maybe next he can postulate how gas should only be 25 cents a gallon.

Raz5666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

I'm glad someone said it! Bubbles to you.

Seriously...corporations that give things away aren't called corporations: they're called charities. Just because Microsoft cut prices doesn't automatically mean everyone else has to.

And let's be real: the 360 was overpriced to begin with (esp. after you factored in all the 'not included' stuff); only after the cuts is it now reflective of true market value. Sony began with a reasonable price for what they were selling, so to cut it further now would be silly - they'd be losing money for no good reason.

LastDance5666d ago

no matter which way you slice it....sony is taking a long time to catch up. I work in a game shop and all every1 wants to talk about is the wii. At this point in time, i cant see sony bouncing back to number 1 unless something drastic happens.

ps/ i own more sony products than you.

season0075666d ago

i know its kinda mean but i like how gamestop workers pretend themselves to be industry experts

ultimolu5666d ago

Amen Cripple H.

They're basically saying that Sony should go bankrupt for the sake of beating the competition when the economy isn't very strong right now!

XxZxX5666d ago

season007, exactly, that's a reason why they work as store employee and others work as corporate executive.

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WinterWolf5666d ago

However, I think Sony would do better if PS3 had more market exposure.

Hagaf225666d ago

i own one ps3, and im looking to buy another for my bedroom so my wife and i can enjoy our bluray collection in there and that way i can game when shes watching her shows, when sony drops the ps3 price, they will have another unit sold here, with out the price cut im not in any hurry to get it

GarandShooter5666d ago

Hagaf, so you do realise the value of the PS3 having already bought one. You just don't have the same sense of urgency to purchase the second. Don't forget console manufacturers' business model, lose money on hardware(at least initially), make it up on software. I have recently read that Sony is finally breaking even for each PS3 sold. Owning a second console won't drive you to purchase more games, or even movies. If I decide to purchase a game or movie, the numbers or locations of the playback devices never enters the equation.

PirateThom5666d ago

Earth to Blog.

When you're in charge of a billion dollar company, maybe you're critique of the situation will be valid. You don't get into business to lose money.

PirateThom5666d ago

5 disagrees?

Really?

Considering the price of the PS3 against the 360 and the fact it's outselling it, a price drop may attract new customers but if you're losing a ton of money, what's the point?

thor5666d ago

There are about 5 phantom disagreers on this story for some reason so don't worry about it.

PirateThom5666d ago

I tend not to, but it's very easy to click "disagree" that make a valid argument. Oh well.

BWS19825666d ago

I've lost bubbles for this type of thing, and my comment below has a phantom 6 disagrees, maybe some blog members over there came to "fend for their rant"....I dunno

Oner5666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

"I've lost bubbles for this type of thing"

Same here. I guess speaking truth to those who don't want to hear it makes them retaliate by taking bubbles instead of entering a proper discussion; with the possibility to maybe understand the situation at hand, while opening their eyes to not be so biased and be real gamers...

house5666d ago

why are people just talking dont people know that the ps3 takes more money to make than the 360 face it when you have 33 percent fail rate its for a reason

RememberThe3575666d ago

Don't even get me started on losing bubbles...

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Danja5666d ago

Earth to Blogcritic

The PS3 is doing quite well without a price cut , Sony is already losing enough money on each PS3 sold , the economy is in the dumps right now , why lose more money when that's not what a business is about...?

Danja5666d ago

for speaking the truth that the PS3 can stay competitve without a price cut unlike some console....Sony doesn't need to bleed extra money just because the competiton is dropping there price also...the PS3 has been matching 360 sales all year..The Wii is another story since neither Sony/M$ is matching there figures ..

PS3 needs no price cut till 2009...Bundles do work also..which Sony is good at doing..

Socom5666d ago

They all want a PS3, even though they will deny it in forums.

PS3 has the best games line up ever seen and it doesnt matter how they try to rig the reviews and rate down PS3 games again.

In all honestly, who doesnt want to play 60 player lag free online fast chaotic, super intense all out war multi player?

Who doesnt want to play the most revolutionary 8 player coop?
Who doesnt want to build his own levels and upload it to youtube from his PS3 for all to see?
Who doesnt want to play the most intense futuristic racing with supersharp graphics, 1080P and 60FPS?
Who doesnt want to play the best RPG this year which also happens to be the most tactical and most polished game that is Valkyria Chronicles?
Who doesnt to play the most hardcore offroad racing?
Who doesnt want to play the most epic game with the most epic ending that is MGS4?
Who doesnt want to watch Ironman, the Hulk, the Dark Knight, Quantum of Solace, Indiana, Harry Potter in true 1080P on his Blu Ray player?

I can guarantee you that 99% of all gamers out there would want to do this when asked.
Unfortunately for them, maybe only 20% can afford a PS3.
Thats where all the hate comes from "FK YOU SONY OMGZ"

Of course they never look in the mirror themselves because who the hell buys a 360 anyway.

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Vader822d ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1824d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie3d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin3d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere3d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX4d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney2d ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno4d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno4d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii3d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno3d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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