Moore questions true value of PlayStation 3 price cut

Microsoft's Peter Moore has told GamesIndustry.biz that he doesn't consider Sony's recent PS3 discount a price cut at all - but rather a move to offer added value for the same price.

Sony dropped the price of the 60GB model on Monday to USD 499, while revealing a new SKU with an 80GB hard-drive and copy of Motorstorm for USD 599

"Interestingly, I didn't see a price cut, and I must have been reading the wrong thing. It's still USD 499 and USD 599," Moore told GamesIndustry.biz in an interview.

"They've added greater value in the form primarily of storage at the same price points."

[Shadow Flare]

Why doncha question the value of a $400 system that can't even last a year?!?

[Razzy]

Forget Sony Moore, you should be thinking about the 1 billion dollars your company is shelling out for the 360 extended warranty.

[renegade]

he better focus on he 360 warranty than ps3 price

[jromao]

That Moore should worry about the crap they sell instead looking to PS3 quality (at least to learn how to do it).

Now, let's have the xbox idiots clicking "Disagree" bellow to see how many live frustated for owning that crap !!!

[sony fan]

Sony has confirmed that the PS3 is not worth 600 but rather 499 at the most. Where is my refund? I played one game on my PS3 because I don't like the other one, no FPS for me. I paid $100 dollars to pay $60 dollars to play 1 game? Yay, sony had to drop their price 3 times faster than MS due to lack of demand, yay. This is good news foe sony. Lets PS fans banned together and claim this is good news for sony, yay. Then we all give each other hand jobs in the video game section at our local best buy, Lets go guys!

[nix]

dude... you're a xbot in disguise. QUIT TROLLING UNDER THAT NAME! )X

[sony fan]

How dare you sir, I lick sony's balls every night, like all PS3 owners. Seriosly, it is supposed to be very clear that I am not a sony fan, it is called satire, with a little sarcasm. I'm sorry if it went over your head, but damn!! people really believe I am a sony fan? LOL

[SWORDF1SH]

if you look at sales you will see that if you align the launch dates that sony have sold about the same as the 360 at the same point in its life. you can slag off sony as much as you want. ms tactics to get the better of the other consoles from the start have to been to bully, be childish and throw a low blow when ever possible. things like tryin to wreck a ps3 launch, havin a gta4 tatoo on your arm to show off theyve got gta4, tryin to buy exclusive and repeated comment on the ps3 instaed of concentrating on there own problems jus shows the nature of the company. people can say about sony being smug but at least they have something to be smug about and the attitude that ms have is 10 times worse.

[rain1971]

Hey Moore, you receeding haired B*****d; looks like you`ll be bald at the end of the year, what with your bonus out the window. Hey, your customers want 1 Billion in cash.

[Sevir04]

the ps3 is still 500 and 600, but now it's becoming more valuable at it's new price points in it's 2 respective configuration. still, the 60 gig is still the only model in the states till some day in august. so as of right now it's still a price drop untill the new model comes in

[EZCheez]

Peter Moore is right. During an interview with a G4 journalist, Jack Tretton himself said that he did not consider this to be a price cut.

[SIX]

Blah blah blah.......blah

[THC PRITCHARD]

like i said He talks Bollox

I think he is THEmart

[XxZxX]

maybe because themart is not here for awhile, he might to busy preparing for E3.

[Babylonian]

Like fixing the issue with all the defective Xbox 360 units. Damn, these guys and all the other Xbots are really obsessed with the PS3.

give it a rest pathetic loser. Killzone deliverd, MGS4 stays exlusive, Sony stole E3. So now it comes to this nitpicking?

Depressing little tormented creatures, I have no idea how you feel but it must be bad. Get some therapy.

[genericname]

how does this guy keep a job?

[TruthHurts]

he drives companys into the ground w/ bad decisions.
Peter Moore being involved w/ the 360 is the WORST thing about the 360 (in my opinion)

[MetalProxy]

Good question! Nothing smart ever comes out of his mouth.

[kewlkat007]

the 80 GIG PS3 was the same price as the 60 GIG Model..WTF

What's the whole point of the 60 gig and 80 gig, when most people(that are not tech savy) would rather buy the "Bigger Gigger" because Sony is touting Online videos and such..

If the 80 Gig is $599, what a dumb move. You drop the price $100, then add another EXTRA 20 GIG for $100 more...ehhh

Smoke and Mirrors as always.

I know some will buy their own HDD, but not every casual gamer knows how to do that sh!t or would take the risk.

Notice most Sony fans haha don't care to give it a second though, hehe more red ring jokes from you guys and the usual Sony FTW. Anyhow still scratching my head...WTF

EDIT: TruthHurts - I know I stated that, did you read what I wrote. Not everybody is going to do that anyhow. One would be a fool, to not see where I'm coming from and what Sony just did.

[TruthHurts]

YOU CAN REPLACE THE HDD w/ ALMOST ANY HDD.

so...........

@kewlkat.

yes, i read what you wrote.
did you read what i wrote.
i`m simply saying its not that big of a deal.
while your Laughing at Sony fans.

[sajj316]

You forget that the 80 GB model also comes with Motostorm. Now I do agree that its smoke and mirrors to an extent. Motostorm + 20GB <> $599.99 as a 'good' deal in some people's mind but others will think its a bargain. If the US is selling 60K to 80K per month ... don't you think it would help drive sales to 100K+? Essentially for the same price you would pay last month for the PS3, you are getting Motostorm + 20GB. Isn't MS still selling the 20GB HDD at $99.99 (I could be wrong here). Its a deal compared to what the 360 premium and even the Elite is offering right now. Things will change when MS eventually cuts the price.

[Dudeson42]

Right, but your average consumer doesnt know that. And people who are not as tech savvy as most of us here are scared to death of guessing if two pieces of hardware are going to play nice together. And it doesnt help that alot of electronic store employees arent as knowledgable as many would like them to be.

[kewlkat007]

all I was trying to say. Actually I didn't know you get Motorstorm, but Sony had Bundle deals already with the $599 SKU, so now it's Motorstorm + 20 GIG.

Do you think that's a big difference from the older 60 giger Bundles?

Well the game is a lot better than Genji..hehe and you get 20 gigs but in a couple of months Motorstorms value has dropped as new games come out and it will be a best seller, with a price reduction.

So personally if I was getting PS3, I would get the $499 60 giger model and buy Motorstorm when it becomes(greatest hits) cheaper, a year later, as well, I can get it used. Sony has that good coating so no problems.

PLUS being that I'm a technology nut, and I know how to change a HDD, as I will upgrade my PS3 as well, but man not every casual gamer is gonna go out and buy HDD's to put into the PS3. Yes we on N4G know all about that sh!t.( I would hope)

Personally the $100 is good, well it's getting there for people that still can't afford it, at that price, but the new 20Gig drive plus Motorstorm, is not worth the price being $600, yet again.

Man no wonder I wait, and wait and wait, till I will purchase one. I used to be an early adopter, but there is no way, I'm not gonna be a tool, for buying a console that has a Drive, that is part of a format war, were I hardly watch movies, and have to pay for it early on. I want a game console first then everything else. Sony has been anything but unless you wanna through E3 in there..hehe

[sajj316]

You pay at a premium when you buy the hardware. The price of the hardware will be marginal to reasonably high. The production of the machine is always in questions and can be a down right PR nightmare (ie 360 hardware failures early on).

I bought the $599.99 PS3 with this in mind. Did I think there was going to be a price drop by years end, yup. Did I know that the games are not there yet, yup. Did I know that my primary use will be to play PS2 games and BD movies for now, yup. I bought it despite this because I bought it on sheer potential. I'm an early adopter because I love the technology.

My suggestion would also be to buy the 499.99 model considering I think the value of Motostorm is close to the 'Best Seller' category. I think the 80GB model will be the standard model once the 60GB is out of stock minus Motostorm at will sell for 499.99. The pattern will be to cut prices on older models ... so lets say they release a 120 GB model in January of 08. They will cut the 80GB model to 449.99 or lower and sell the 120 GB model at a price lower than 599.99. This will be the trend until production costs lower to the point where they can sell one SKU at a mass market price of say 299.99 or lower.

[cartman313]

There are simple instructions in the PS3 Manual, on how to change out the HDD.

[kewlkat007]

about early adopters, I used to be one, but now I pick my spots and is more selective. Money is tough these days, so those days are gone as being the first. i could of gotten an Iphone but why would I? I have aT-Mobile dash that does what it is suppose to do first. Iphone is not a phone first type deal.

Anyhow Yes, I wold go the same route as you say. To think, the casual gamers that will purchase the PS3 at that "SWEET SPOT PRICE" will probably be the winners, as the PSN will be up to snuff, much more games, 200Gig drive, and smaller processors. I' don't know if I will wait that long since, I'm an avid FF player, but right now, I'll be busy with the 30 and wii this holiday.

sajj316, you seem to bring more to these articles unlike others, even if you like a certain console. Just like, I know Maddenraiders loves his PS3 and he knows I like my 360, I actually respect most of his comments, even though he can be a hothead. Too bad N4g, has become console basher site.

[funkysolo]

M$ could of added wifi, Harddrive and HDDVD to every 360 console and better components to make a better 360 experiance. How do you feel about 1.2 billion dollars down the drain when they could of spent that money to make a better 360? Xbots sound so stupid defending M$, when they know M$ release a short sided console. Defend the games not the cheap azz hardware. I'm gonna sell my son's 360 premium and get him a PS3, anybody interested?

[Dudeson42]

When people act like they're suprised that one of Sony's COMPETITORS criticizes them at the biggest media event for thier respective industry. What do you expect him to say? "Yeah, the PS3 is looking good these days. People should really consider getting one instead of my system..."

I mean give them all a break, Sony, Nintendo and MS are all against each other, lets stop belittling our own intelligence by acting so suprised when one company digs on another.

[sony fan]

Even though those who bought an xbox 1.5 years ago have been playing awesome games ever since and the xbox is still worth the same, I'm not gonna be upset that I paid 600 for my PS3 6 months ago and had NO GAMES and now the rice is already dropping. Lets all act like we love sony anyway even though we look like retarded sony ball lickers.

[nice_cuppa]

i'm a poor college guy.
i want a ps3.
how much do i need to spend ?

thats right 499.

i get a better deal now than last week but its still 499.

do you see.

don't just disagree because you like Sony or hate Xbox.
man up and explain why !

do you see my point though sajj316

[sajj316]

Come on man ... where are your priorities. Save the money on the books and buy a PS3. You could always photocopy lessens/chapters from other people ;)

Better question .. how much money does a college student spend on booze a month?

<<< THE ABOVE SUGGESTIONS ARE CRAZY SO IGNORE THEM IF YOU FIND IT STUPID >>>

[candystop]

They will never explain why and keep hitting disagree! Somebody is obviously insecure and afraid of hearing the truth or anything not pro Sony!

[kewlkat007]

my first year in college, well the PS2 debut a year later and I had to wait 2 1/2 to get it because I just could not afford it. I had the Dreamcast that year tho and loved plenty of games on it. Eventually I did own a PS2, and as well got an Xbox.

Of course not every college student drinks. if we do, it's probably some "CHEAP-ASS" beer. A place near my college had $1 drafts on certain nights, and Keg party was like $3 on the weekends. Over time it adds up but you just can't save in college. so much sh!t to do, and Video games might not be #1 on the list.

So yeah I feel college students that can't get a PS3, From my experiences, I had my Dreamcast/N64 and I remember, getting the cheaper Xbox first, then got the PS2 for FF games, and others. I was also play GoldenEye for N64 when I entered college in 99. That was the sh!t split-screen 4-players.

Anyhow Money can be tight for college students, don't don't make much and really had to scrap to even get into college..

[cartman313]

God, it's nice working for a company that pays for my school/books.