Evidence Points Towards PS3 And Xbox 360 Price Drop At E3 2012

With E3 just around the corner (3 days!), speculation about what will be announced during the press conferences is running rampant and for price drops on consoles, there is some evidence out there which points towards a cheaper price tag for both the PS3 and Xbox 360.

[LOGICWINS]

If the PS3 will get a price drop...I wonder what that'll mean for Vita.

[Myst]

I think there was an article on N4G that speculated on the vita getting a bit of a price cut. http://n4g.com/news/831548/... (First one I found). I don't know what it's about and well since I have a vita news of a price cut does nothing for me to be honest. So if this article states something that is not in line with the price cut sorry just the first thing I saw upon search.

[TrendyGamers]

It's just a video cast about how he doesn't think the Vita needs a price drop.

[Myst]

Ah okay well there seemed to be some others as well so not sure a lot of people seem to think it will be getting a price cut. Wouldn't be too surprised if it did happen but wasn't a massive one.

[TrendyGamers]

From what I've seen, it's mostly just analysts saying it needs a drop to stay competitive.

[LOGICWINS]

"It's just a video cast about how he doesn't think the Vita needs a price drop."

If Vita gets an official price cut this year, then its pretty obvious that Sony feels the same way.

[darthv72]

been seeing...
lots of them pop up on craig list. I contacted a guy about his 3g/wifi unit with 16gb mem card for $170 but he already sold it :-(

In any case...if it does get a price drop it prob wont be more than $50 off each model.

[BringingTheThunder]

a free game or memory card?

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Sadly, all three is needed for the Vita sales to pick up. Price cut alone won't dramatically increase sales imo. I know of several people that would buy the Vita at the price it is now if the vita had games that they liked.

[lilbrat23]

If the PS3 does get a price drop it's probably to $199.99 it would be nice if for a week sale it went down to $149.99

[Hicken]

Why would it mean anything for the Vita? The 3DS didn't get a price drop because it was more expensive than the Wii; its drop was for other reasons.

Why should/would Sony cut the price of the Vita because the PS3's price may be coming down?

[xtremexx]

if it goes down, then ill be happy because im shopping for a PS3.

[BringingTheThunder]

i wonder why they tweeted that? it kinda confirms something at e3 will happen with the price, i doubt sony is happy about that

[NYC_Gamer]

Its only right that 360/PS3 receive price cuts since the new consoles are around the corner 2013

[shodan74]

Agreed. Certainly makes good business sense.

[Relientk77]

Makes sense to me, they need to have them more affordable to compete with the Wii and also Nintendo's Wii U this holiday season

[LOL_WUT]

Yeah Sony and Microsoft could really take away some sells from Nintendo if they reduce the price. If i were them i would wait and let the price cut go into effect a few days before the Wii U launches.

[BringingTheThunder]

if they drop it now, people will be too busy buying black ops and other games to pay for the wii u.

[NastyLeftHook0]

im buying my best fiend a ps3 if they go down to $199.00 for his birthday.

[FunAndGun]

your best fiend!?!...thats like an evil spirit or something.

sure its just a typo, you are a nice best friend. :)

[NastyLeftHook0]

lol XD.

[thrashermario]

YES! YES! YES!

[tweet75]

heres hoping for a ps3 move bundle 500GB for $299

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

Yay time to get a ps3, but not too sure when the price cuts will reach us in RSA...

[Dante112]

I think the Vita, PS3 and 360 will get a price drop. I think MS will surprise everyone and show off some next gen footage at E3 (Not the console, just next gen gaming footage of what it can do).

[Ck1x]

To be honest with this generation. Im not so sure if Sony or Microsoft plan to ever sell their main versions of the PS3 & 360 for $199.00 before PS4 & Durango launch. Unless of course it's the installment plan system like Microsoft is set to announce at E3...

[DC1980]

Best Buy Canada is already selling the 160GB PS3 for $199, so it's a possibility

[Droid Control]

I expect Sony to announce a new TRUE PS3 slim console.