Although Sony is blaming its faltering profits partly on PlayStation 3 price cuts in Japan, a senior executive said Wednesday that further slashing prices may be in store for the just-launched video game machine.
Pricing is among the factors Sony Corp. is studying as it expects to break even in its money-losing gaming business next fiscal year, said Senior Vice President Takao Yuhara, stressing that no additional price cut has been decided.
"We may look at the price as part of our strategy to expand the market when the timing is right," Yuhara told reporters at Sony's Tokyo headquarters.
The PS3 launched in the United States and Japan in November, plagued with production problems that resulted in shortages and will keep the machines out of Europe entirely until March. The next-generation game player also faces immense competition with Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Microsoft Corp.'s
Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."
Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.
And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.
Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro
I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣
As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.
The CFPB issued a report examining the growth of digital commerce in online video games and virtual worlds.
Anyone defending their company of choice is smoking something. I’ll provide just a small part of the article. If you really care about the future of gaming you have to recognize all of these companies are just using you to make money by selling off that info. They literally have a profile on you.
“Gaming companies are assembling gamers’ personal and behavioral data: Publishers are collecting large amounts of data on players, including behavioral details such as financial data, purchasing history and spending thresholds. Gaming platforms can also track players’ location data, which can generate an accurate portrait of a player’s daily routines, such as their home address, places of employment or worship, and health and medical status. And with the advent of virtual- and mixed-reality gaming, the information gathered by headsets may include biometric data such as iris scans, eye movement, pupil response, and gait analysis, which may pose medical privacy risks.”
Want to still go with the narrative that your company cares???
perspective, this looks pretty ominous for the ps3 in japan!
a machine that's already received a price reduction prior release, needs another to try and muster up some sales is plain and simply NOT a good sign.
OR as johnny cochran (r.i.p) would say "This does not make sense!".
ask ANY1.
is inevitable!
The ps3 is a good system,over hyped yes but a good console none the less,the plain fact of the matter is the ps3 is just to dam pricey and needs better games,take away beta ray get some good games out lower the price then were talking,at the end of the day i don't want to see the ps3 go down the pan its good to have competition in the market,besides theres some games i would like to play on the ps3.
How xbox 360 fanboys can look at this news and think that the PS3 is dead.
I view price cuts as good news for the PS3, about 110 million people may want to buy a PS3 once the price goes down and once it gets better games out.
In 2007 there are big blockbuster titles scheduled to come out on PS3, including Killzone 2, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Motorstorm, and Grand Theft Auto 4.
The games will keep coming in 2008 with Final Fantasy XIII and Gran Turismo 5 expected to make a big splash.
So what about the price cuts? Well here is one coming out in Japan, and the first thing you hear is xbox 360 fanboys bashing the PS3.
Xbox 360 fanboys first bashed the PS3 for selling poorly and now that a price cut shows up they bash it some more.
Make up your minds, you can't have it both ways!
for the sole reason of getting a higher installed base in its motherland. Most of sonys best selling games come from japan. They have to get a bigger installment of consoles in japan so that these games can stay Sony Exclusives. It sucks that they don't slash the price by at least $100 per SKU in the states it would really help them gain some ground when some of the big titles hit. Heavenly Sword, Lair, Motorstorm, White Knight Story, and more.