Rumor: did sony drop PS3 price in europe?

a couple of neogaf members are now reporting that sony has dropped the price of the 80b PS3 from 399euros to 299euros. the bundle also comes packed in with a bluray remote and a game(or movie).

is a official pricecut announcement coming soon?

[TOO PAWNED]

It looks like photoshop at work to me, pay good attention

[Sarcasm]

Yeah I highly doubt it's real

[gaffyh]

Looks real, but it could be photoshopped, you never know.

[Aaron Greenterd]

people like me are paid to make sure gamers do not see things for what they are. there is no price cut in Europe for the ps3, a) because Europe doesn't exist, and b) because there will never be a price cut for the ps3, anywhere, ever.

i hope this clears up any confusion among gamers. the only console available to you gamers is the Xbox 360, with it's highest rated games in 2005 to its superb hardware quality and reliability. there is only one choice for gamers this holiday season, and that is to believe everything i say.

[from the beach]

Your work pleases me Greenterd, long may it continue.

[The Killer]

there is no currency on it, so its most probably in POUND, because in UK the ps3 80GB cost 299.95GBP

[N4360G]

I doubt SONY would lower the price this early,this is probably just a store speacial or something.A price drop next year would make more sense.

[gaffyh]

@The Killer - There is no shop like that in UK, also the language on the labels is not English.

[lsujester]

I see a copy of Fuego beside the sign. I don't know about proving a PS3 price cut, but it does prove the fact that David Carradine pretty much acts for food nowadays.

[TIKUP]

dude that looks real but i doubt it because woudnt have sony announced it publicly??

[Max Power]

if you look at the 299 price in the lower right corner you'll see the reflection on the last 'nine'. while not the hardest thing to fake, just a little too much work to do for a forum post.

[ar]

I'm not going claim it to be either fake or real, but there's a flaw in your argument. If the price have been photoshoped down from 399 to 299 why would anyone photoshop a nine that's already there?

[Max Power]

it is also on the whole picture try looking really closely and you'll see people in the reflection through out the photo.

[Lucreto]

Not an official price cut but retailers lowering the price to gain sales.

[Coheno]

That's my guess to... But it's just not the only store, Amazon.co.uk , play.com and gameplay.co.uk offer the same budles to the same prices...

[Lucreto]

If it is a price cut now I see it turning well for Sony.

People will be waiting for the January sales to get everything at a discount and hopefully seeing this will move machines.

If this is real that is.

[resistance100]

@Coheno

Thats £299.99 POUNDS NOT Euro's like the pick above shows

[Darkseider]

Fishy to me. If anything it is a bundle that that particular store is offering to spur holiday sales. I don't see this as a worldwide price drop for the PS3 at all.

Notice in the description on Bartsmit.com for the 299.95 euro model.

Uw voordeel 100.00 which translates to: You save or You Benefit 100.00

Then the fact that the PS3 80gb + LBP is still 399.95 as is the Motorstorm 2 bundle. Me thinks this is nothing more than an in store or chain deal to dump off the Blu-Ray bundles. No more, no less.

[R_1993]

Amazons lowered their price to £279.99, I'm guessing it's a stealth price cut.

[uie4rhig]

on neogaf they're talking about euro's not pounds.. that is € and not £

[George Sears]

If this is true, instant fail for Sony. Why would they reduce the price now when Christmas is just around the corner? If anything, they would had done this 1 or 2 months ago and with advertising the console as well.

David Reeves has also talked about this.

[TOO PAWNED]

better ever than never

[NobleRed]

First think then post. With every solled ps3 sony loses money. If the sell more ps3s in december this month and the would announce a price drop they would even lose more money. It#s not that diffucult ha?

[NewScratch]

"if sony doesn't drop the price then sony = fail"
"sony dropped the price? sony = fail"

eh?

[Lucreto]

If this is true they missed the Christmas rush but the January sales will be murder with the recession right now.

[Fowack]

((((First think then post. With every solled ps3 sony loses money. If the sell more ps3s in december this month and the would announce a price drop they would even lose more money. It#s not that diffucult ha?)))))

First of all you can't spell.

Second you have no sweet clue how much money Sony is loosing on each ps3 or even if they are loosing any at all.

For all you know Sony might have been preparing for this price drop for the last 5 months. They might have cut manufacturing costs drastically. everything you say and everything you hear on a topic like this is just speculation so don't tell other people to think before they post because you aren't thinking at all

[pp]

No price drop is ever going to save ps3 that's a hard cold FACT.

[digger18]

The price drop was the only thing that saved the 360. Before the drop it was getting owned by the PS3.

[Gerry Mark II]

pp once the ps3 gets a price cut nothing is going to save the Xbox that's a hard cold FACT.

[krouse93]

You never learn to keep your mouth shut do you?

It just stays open and Sh!t just keeps pouring out of it please keep it closed from now on!

[MrWonderful]

i checked game.co.uk and found these bundle prices. http://www.game.co.uk/lowdo...

[resistance100]

In other words, they havn't cut the price. They are the same as they always have been

[Bladestar]

Everyone! STOP! no one buy a PS3 yet! a global price drop is coming!

I don't know what hurts more the PS3... rumors of a price drop or people not knowing when an actual price drop will happen...

I really hope Sony drops the price... at $299 I wouldn't mind buying a PS3... unless there is another rumor of Sony dropping the PS3 to $199.

[Gerry Mark II]

Objection!

Tsk Tsk Tsk Phoenix Wright pwns you with decisive evidence in videogaming court.

You have just being called out. You have just proved you don't own a PS3, yesterday in your testimony you said you have a PS3 and your PSN name is BladestarX (just like your Xbox Live ID) i checked and BladestarX doesnt exist.

Now your saying you might get a PS3 if it goes to $299. Which means you don't own one. That is a contradiction of facts.

Lies Lies Lies. More Disagrees and minus bubbles for Bladestar.

The point of this post is to prove that you are a bias Xbox Fanboy.

[360roxorz]

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[Aaron Greenterd]

a price drop for the ps3 will not spur any sales growth. the only console that will ever benefit from a price drop is the Xbox 360, because American consumers only buy American made parts in America.

our USA sales alone will outsell the Wii + ps3 combined this generation.

Sony stated that "then next-gen starts when they say it does". Well, we at Microsoft have adopted a strategy that "the current gen ends when we say it does" and that is right now. Just now this gen ended, and we beat the ps3.

The ps3 may go on to sell more consoles than us, but that will be in a different generation....that we don't acknowledge....Because I said so.

[nomad117]

HAHAHA Bladestar just got owned!

[Lumbo]

caught red handed ....

[Bladestar]

what the heck? I never said own a PS3... everyone in this site knows it... why? because I do not think is worth having one... at least yet...

I do have a PSN account... I never used it on the PS3... for obvious reasons (cause I do not own one)...

I am a proud NOT PS3 OWNER. If one day I own a PS3 it will be on my terms and not on Sony's terms... like many of you suckers who actually paid $600 for a PS3 on sony's hype with games like Kill Zone 2 that may actually be release years later... I'm not funding Sony's pet projects (i.e. Blu-ray)... Instead I let you suckers do that.. and get a PS3 when it reaches it's true price value ($299 like the PS2 was when it launched).

I created an account "bladestarx" the first day sony enable PSN account creation from a PC...

I made the account in case it's worth buying a PS3 one of these days...

Once I almost purchased a PS3 (when metal gear came out) before I learn the gameplay was 4 hours.. and kojima was a console fanboy and added his agenda to the game... instead I purchased another xbox 360.. now I have 3.

here is the text the for the email I still have:

Dear xxxx,

Welcome to PLAYSTATION(R)Network.

Your registration confirmation follows below. Please keep a copy in a secure place.

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Name: xxxx xxxxx
Address:

xxxx, xxx xxxxx
Sign-In ID: xxxxxx
Online ID: bladestarx
Credit Card:
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Don't forget your Sign-In ID and Password. You will need it to access your account.

To change or edit registration details, sign in to your PLAYSTATION(R)Network account and select "Account Management".

If you did not intend to register for a PLAYSTATION(R)Network account, someone may have registered with your information by mistake. Contact Consumer Services for further assistance.
http://www.us.playstation.c...

Thank you.

The PLAYSTATION(R)Network Team

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For answers to frequently asked questions and information about PLAYSTATION(R)Network terms and policies, please follow the links below.

PLAYSTATION(R)Network FAQ:
http://www.us.playstation.c...

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http://www.us.playstation.c...

This e-mail has been delivered from a send-only address. Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions, contact Consumer Services using the following link.
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*** Email from 5/10/2008... look into it.. it matches with the day when Sony enable users to register without a PS3.

Anyways... I am curious.. how do you even test this kind of things? Is there a public site like xbox live where PSN users can login and compare achievements and send messages form web to PS3? Seriously, I want to know how you are testing my account?

[Gerry Mark II]

too bad spin spin spin as fast as you can, you said you owned both. I am not going to go through your comments to prove this fact.

Your a fickled little prick arn't you? Always changing the situation to suit you. Too bad bladestarx doesnt exist. If your wondering how i know it does't exist, all i have to do is add your to friends, except you don't exist.

[Man_of_the_year]

I have read comments from Bladestar in past articles where he has stated before that he sees no reason to buy a PS3 yet so i am not sure what you are talking about - you need to prove that he has said he owns a PS3 and not just say he said it before.

So you are wrong and a liar Gerry Mark II .

[DaTruth]

You're probably just mixing him up with other fanboys of the same caliber, like POG and Mart. Sometimes it's hard to tell these guys apart, they're equally illogical and unreasonable.

On the topic of Fanboys, what ever happened to Zhuk, that guy use to make me lol everyday.

[nomad117]

Bladestar - 1 day 2 hours ago

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@ONYX737 - "My PSN ID is the same as the xbox 360. BladestarX.
What does that prove? You are making it sounds as if people need to NASA approval to have a GamerTag or PSN ID... I registered a PSN ID on day one in hope that one day Sony will fix the PS3 and will have more than one game worth playing...

"Gamertag:ONYX7337 (silver account)" haha! ohh wow.. you do!? you have a whole silver account just for you? mmm.. that must prove that you are not a fanboy then..."

This ID doesn't exist if it did we would be able to add you on the ps3 even when your on the pc.

[Bladestar]

I guess I just have to prove it....

Here is a print-screen of my PSN account...

Notice how long I've being a member of the Underground ...

geee.... since 12/27/1996... that's almost 12 years ago... shows how much of a sony supporter I was.... Funny they still have that in record...

as you can see the account does exist...

sucks, "To add friends to your list, you must use a PlayStation®3 console" otherwise I would of sent you a friend request like it works on xbox live...

don't blame me if Sony's PSN sucks so bad that it can't detect my account... but it does exist... look at it...

now, who got owned? you or me?

Edit----

Damn! this site adding picture functionality does not work... sucks!

try this link.

http://lltmdg.bay.livefiles...

ohh wait... how about this: http://pid.us.playstation.c...

mmmm.. who knows maybe I hacked Playstation.com and added that picture there...

[tk]

The XB360 is about to be recalled due to the disk scratching and RRoD issues. MS decided to cut the 10% staff not across the board, but just in the XB devision.

See Bladestar... we can make up BS too.

[Kemicalbeliefs]

Straight after all those parents have forked out the cash for the higher priced one for xmas.

[cmrbe]

I know. Sony are Evil if this is true lol!

[Gerry Mark II]

The PS3 is down 100dollars (AU dollars) in Australia and and comes with a free game.

Choice out of LBP, Resistance 2, ABBA Singstar and Motorstorm: P.R.

I am seeing a trend.

Offical tho.

Some stores have being going lower.

This price drop in Europe may be fake as Reeves said there are no plans for a price drop.

[Firstkn1ghT]

It desperately needs it if Sony plans to catch up to the 360. But at the same time it will just keep on putting them in the red. Sure looks like Microsoft has Sony's gaming division by the balls this gen.

[Aaron Greenterd]

Absolutely. we have Sony "by the balls" right now, and it has nothing to do with our console launching a full year before the ps3, in some places a year and a half. Nor does it have anything to do with our console being the cheapest on the market first.

No, our sales growth is based purely on the highest quality and reliability, period. Our sales numbers absolutely do not reflect re-purchased or refurbished consoles or game discs.

I am here to tell you that we, Microsoft, are in the strongest position this gen; it's Sony who are the ones living in a pipe dream.

[ICUP]

Yeah!

that why M$ close of their gaming studio.

[DaTruth]

I love it when people on this site do $h!t like this. It always makes me wonder what they'll come up with next.

[NewScratch]

i just added you to track. you're like one level above breakfast.

breakfast, what say you?

[Alcon]

I think it's not true. I live in Belgum and have seen nor heard anuthing about this price drop (I checked online to my retailer and it's still 399 Euros)(otherwise I would have bought another PS3 as christmas gift). He mentioned the store Bart Smit but I just went on their website and it is still 399 Euros for the 80g.

[Zip]

I CAN CONFIRM A PRICE DROP FOR DENMARK!

[TheExodus]

Sony better be orchestrating this price cut, if true, because if retailers worldwide are taking a bath to clear stock the PS3 is dead.

[TrooGamer]

Ok so i guess when some retailers were reducing the 360 price of there own backs the 360 was dead also??

Sony dont make a loss if these are shop discounts as they would of been bought at whatever the cost of buying it direct from the supplier

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I want a price drop!

[cmrbe]

I thought you already have one?

[Bunnyslippers]

This is not fake. The store is called E-plaze and the website has the same price. It's not a pricedrop though.

http://www.eplaza.com/shop/...

[aiphanes]

The price drop is comming or has come for the PS3...Dell.com was selling the PS3 for 330 to 340 for the past month...they sold a lot of PS3s...Sure the xbox 360 is cheaper but it is a cheaper console...no bluray and no wifi and no bluetooth...At $299 the PS3 will kill xbox 360 sales..

Microsoft is now in a world of hurt....

nobody is going to beat nintendo this gen...but next gen nintendo will not be able to dominate unless they go all high tech...everybody will have a HDTV next gen with bluray being the HD standard...(it already is) whatever console does not have bluray will be dead on arrival..

[NewScratch]

nintendo is swimming in cash now. im kinda excited to see what they can do for the "hardcore"

[JayTe 123]

I'm from belgium and i checked a toy store site. and it really costs only 299,95 euros!!!!

I am so getting me one in the morning!!!

[cmrbe]

hehe. Sony will never admit to a price cut.

[Zip]

the prices are almost a xbox level in Denmark, only 1000 krs difference, hit a valuta converter up to find the difference in US $/€

[TOO PAWNED]

No price cut in Sweden atm but ialready have it so. Might buy one more to have two, and support Sony my boy!

[Montrealien]

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[Meus Renaissance]

Holiday discounts.

[Aclay]

I don't think that Sony dropped the price, it's probably just certain stores in Europe having special pricing on the PS3 for a limited time during the holidays.

David Reeves has literally smashed all rumors about a PS3 price cut in March, so it's a little hard to believe that Sony cut the price to me.

[Sangria]

Just to say that even if it's true, we can make believe much things with a picture.
However, i think it's only this shop that give this offer, i don't think Sony would do that kind of price drop just before Christmas.

[air1]

if sony plans on staying in the game they better have a price drop.

but we all know they dont need it right?! i mean, all they need is top quality games right?

[karlostomy]

Sony is sitting on their high price because they can't afford the price drop. yet.

The ps3 would be great value at $199, though.

How long will it take, Sony?
Surely not 8-10 years?

[Gaara_724]

i know 18 people who are waiting for killzone 2 to get here before they upgrade to ps3 from 360 they are one of the people who played killzone 1 all the time

[Mitch_Cumstein]

And to help clear out stuff that isn't moving. I will tell you this if Europe does institute a last minute price drop after what Reeves said then Sony might be in even more trouble than originally thought.

However, this is most likely retailers trying to move stagnant product to help raise revenues. In times like this companies will take a hit on profit but try and increase revenue as much they can to help project a better image to future investors. By cutting high dollar items like PS3s that aren't selling to a price where the company breaks even or even takes a loss is more beneficial than the company having that crap rot on shelves.

[air1]

i would get a ps3 for 199 even 250.

bet your as$ i'll be watching all those great blu ray movies. yup, even mgs4...lol..

[smurfie4]

I would get a 360 but the furnace in my house provides sufficient heat. See, I can be a jacka$$ too.

[karlostomy]

Most people would get a ps3 at $199

problem is, most people are getting a 360 at $199 right now!

will it be too little, too late for ps3?

[smurfie4]

I think Sony should drop the price when they are doing bundles for heavy titles. At least until they break even on the ps3 and can afford to make an official price cut. Like for instance Killzone 2. Introduce a killzone 2 bundle for 299 while keeping the other sku prices the same.

[NewScratch]

did i read something a couple months ago incorrectly? does anyone have links to prove either way (besides n4g comments and message board posts)?

[edit, terrible typos]

[agent864]

A couple of posters in neogaf confirmed the price of 299 euro. However if you rtff some suggest it may be due to currency fluctuations between the euro and the british pound, giving retailers on the continent flexibility to cut the price without an official price cut from Sony.

btw ... 299 euro includes a 20 - 21% VAT so when you factor that out the ps3 is 239.20 euro which is $334 US.

right now 299 GBP = 316 Euro so if European retailers are buying PS3s in GBP its very easy for them to cut the price to 299 Euro.

[Jdoki]

Why would Sony drop the price so close to Xmas. Wouldn't make sense for them to make a Europe wide price cut at this point. If they were going to drop the price it would have been at least a month ago.

Retailers are free to set any price they like, so maybe the retailer is trying to drum up business with a limited offer.

I don't think it's a photoshop job, and the pic is definitely not from a UK store as can be seen by the sign in the lower right corner.

[agent864]

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[JonahNL]

I'm from Holland and I can confirm it!!!!!! I was in the "Bart Smit", that's the name of our game store, last weekend and I saw multiple Blu-ray packs for 299 euro! I swear! It's now way cheaper than the 360! o.O

[samoice]

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Doesnt seem to be fake...

[stonecold3]

has had a price cut they will know ps3 will out take 360 next year and im looking forward for the ps3 overtaking 360 in 09 arron greenburg you dont know what sony have your hddvd has failed you if your really arron greenburg america is nothing compared to the rest of the world sales figuries remeber there is at theres more countrys around the world then usa australia england london newzealand africa russia germany south america ireland scotland china japan belguim more of the so 360 wouldnt even outsell ps3 im waiting for 09 already your hddvd is already failed and same with rrod

[Ocelot525]

i am from belgium and they did drop the prices, the bart smit store in bruges is selling PS3's + the 300 blu rays for 299 euros.

http://www.bartsmit.com/sho...

[Grooski]

Guy on VGChartz named Tommie posted this:

So yesterday at work, we got an e-mail from Sony which said we could cut the prices of all the PS3 bundles, following a former price cut from another retailer. I work at the 3rd biggest games store in The Netherlands, so we are probably one of the first shops in Holland to get this news. Below is a run down on all the new prices from all different bundles:

PS3 80GB with 300 Blu-Ray = 277 euro (down from 388)
PS3 80GB with 300 Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray Remote = 299 (down from 388)
PS3 80GB with 300 Blu-Ray, 10.000 BC Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray remote = 319 (down from 388)

PS3 80GB Motorstorm Pack = 333 (down from 397)
PS3 80GB Resistance Pack = 333 (down from 397)
PS3 80GB Little Big Planet Pack = 333 (down from 397)
PS3 80GB Singstar Abba Pack = 333 (down from 397)

PS3 160GB with 4 PSN Games = 449 (still the same price)

The e-mail didn't say if this was a permanent price cut, but it would be pretty lame if Sony dropped the price of the PS3 in these last few days before Christmas, and then put em back up. I for one am thinking this price cut will last, and I'm even considering buying a PS3, mainly because I can get a 20% discount on it as well given Im personnel.

Couldn't really see if the PS3 sales were risen given its only been in effect for half a day, but the PS3 hardware stand was pretty empty at the end of the day though it only consists of 2 boxes of each bundle.

Thoughts?

[Marquis_de_Sade]

For peoples information, this isn't so much a price cut, just bringing the price in line with the UK, right now the euro and GBP are almost equal, so it was only a matter of time before sony dropped the price in euros.

[Parappa The Rappa]

http://gizmodo.com/5116869/...

and fast.

[Droid Control]

Or rip-off Britian as its often called?

The UK needs a price cut more than anywhere else!

But realistically, how can Sony cut the price? They are still losing £25 on each console sold...