PS3:A Question of Price

GamesIndustry.biz: "When is a price cut not a price cut? When you're Sony, six months into the lifespan of the PS3. Going into the week of E3, we believed that we had already seen a price cut in North America and were about to see it matched with a European cut.

Five days later, it turned out that the American price cut was largely smoke and mirrors - and the European "adjustment" didn't actually make a blind bit of difference to the price tag on the PS3's box."

[D_U_I]

I question of reliability (Check). Price - I couldnt care less, i payed £500 for mine on the high street and that amounts to $800. lol The ps3 is worth that money

Nuff said.

[toughNAME]

a question of games

sure ps3 has a solid lineup..any other year they would have made a killing

but the 2007 holiday lineup for 360 is one of the best iv ever seen

in 2008 when more/better games come out then maybe id consider thinking about possibly buying it

dont gimme the bs list of ratchet and clank and lair and all the other doodoo games i know i knwo

[DEADEND]

i dont mind the price at all, look at the 360 you pay 400 for it and later on it breaks down on you. my just sent his back to MS and its the 3rd time now, as for people that i know who has a PS3 they havent had any problems what so ever. i'm just waiting for my 360 to break down on me right now, its just a matter of time i guess. well when you think about it it makes sence because they rushed their system out to fast just so they could be first out to sell more, which it stupid cause they couldve worked on their system a lil more. thats why i have to give it to sony because they knew what they were doing id trying to come out with a top of the line system which they did. thats why i dont mind the price too much.

[Silver360]

MS had to bring out the 360 or get out of the Console selling business. The original Xbox cost them too much money to sell, they never made a profit on hardware sales. They had to cut their losses and produce a system where they owned the design and parts. Just like in this article Sony has to do what is best for the corporation and walk a tightrope to success. Running a business is not easy.

[DiLeCtioN]

i bought it so theres no need to worry anymore its been dealt with.
The price cut will help it sell more though.

[VirusE]

I own both and think they are BOTH 100% worth the price of entry. It's all about the games at the end of the day.

[Zhuk]

It was apparent to everyone that the PS3 was going to be dead last if they didnt try something to stimulate sales. You can argue about 'smoke and mirrors' and how it really wasnt a price cut, but the PS3 is better value now than it was a month ago and that cant be a bad thing, it might give it a fighting chance

[Panthers]

Well, the 60gb is at 499 now, but after that is gone, the 80gb will be 499 also. The price drop is here to stay. THe only reason the 80gb is 599 is because of Motorstorm and the extra controller...

[Kleptic]

exactly...Sony will never admit that, because then no one will buy the $600 80gb when it releases in august...they will just wait until it falls to $500, if Sony would confirm it...

but Sony knows enough to understand that if the price does go back up to $600 for ANY PS3, all they will hear is more whining about how expensive it is...The PS3 is selling better now than it has this entire year (except for early january)...

So this "fake price cut" crap is completely useless...the only thing that pissed people off is that they are phasing out the 60gb with hardware backward compatability...there is absolutely no reason for Sony to continue to try and pawn off a "value packed" ps3 when reps from Sony already claim it is not worth $600...

[Maddens Raiders]

that one just wasn't enough!

[D_U_I]

:)

[MikeGdaGod]

but i had no problem paying $600 for mine. especially after i saw what it cost sony to make the system. as long as they weren't tryin to get over crazy like Apple with their iPhone.

[Shadow Flare]

If you want it then buy the damn thing because the pricetag is pretty much the only negative on the console. Everything else such as games, rumble, online will all be fixed by years end

[boi]

well the price for me is no problem

but to others it can be a problem...but its doing quite well without the price cut but then price cut will make a big difference as they showed abit of a teaser with the price of the 60gig model

they will announce 1 pretty soon ofcourse nearer the Christmas season or maybe a lil earlier depends how well it will do and the system cost to make going down

[TLSBill]

Nice to read an article talking about the business of Sony being PS2/PSP and PS3. So much get's sucked up into the "who's winning the next gen" hype, you can forget that they still make a lot of $$ on their other boxes.

That said, David Reeves really did kinda put his foot in it trying to cover his own butt in regards to the price drop. "Kaz" Hirai has said he wants to give the Regional Mangers more say and more leeway several times. I just hope he can keep them from stepping on thier own collective johnson.

[TruthBTold]

I just got mine due to the price cut, dont really care if they will bring in a different sku for the same price as mine was before. Still is cheaper than when it originaly came out. Best buy I ever made, love the blu ray

[tplarkin7]

The only reason for the goofy temporary price drop is that PS3s are sitting on shelves. Sony should have waited 1 year and made a better machine. Sony is doomed to be in 3rd place this gen.

[Shadow Flare]

MICROSOFT should've waited 1 year so they could've made a better machine

[OC_MurphysLaw]

That was a very good read. Really put Sony's situation into good perspective. What has to be really amazing when you think about it is how well the PS2 still is doing considering the competition, the PS3 and the seemingly lack of "new" software coming out for it.

Sony clearly is a great video game company. They are in a tough spot right now but if there is a company that can pull through this ...Sony certainly is one that can do it. Remember how long ago were we saying Nintendo was dead in the console market...maybe a year and a half? And now...they have come out of the grave and are kickin butt. Next 6 months are going to be very telling for Sony though....

[WIIIS1]

Sony was in a very unenviable position. They couldn't afford to cut the price, and couldn't afford not to do so at the same time. Employing smoke and mirrors wasn't such an immoral act when you consider that context, and the fact that the most of the victims were either repeat victims or half automatons anyway.

[DJ]

And the only reason I can is because of the $499 price of the 60GB model. I think it's imperative that Sony drop the price of the 80GB model to $499 as soon as the 60GB stock depletes. They need that $599 price point to force people to get the more expensive (manufacturing-wise) 60GB models so that those don't sit on shelves this holiday season.

[Deafman420]

revise that dumb @ss controller.

[Double-Edged]

PS3rd place

[doublertist]

then you can deal with your 360 breaking down and i will be laughing all the way to the bank watching my blueray movies while you fork out another 150 for a hddvd drive...oh and yes you can go spend $79 a year on your xbox live subscription while i play all the games you play on there for free on my own home pc...congrats bud

say what you want about the PS3 but just remember its gonna bite you in the arse

so enjoy your WAY over glorified pc

[Double-Edged]

I will stay with the 3 yr warranty with the falcon system.
I will be watching HD movies through download because of the superior X-box live.
And I will buy another hard-drive because X-box and Live actually have content to fill it with.

an expensive 3rd place system?? I'd rather spend that money upgrading my PC. Blu-Ray???? the marketplace has more movies. Sorry bud.

your still 3rd place.

[Double-Edged]

When you pass 2nd place.
=)

[doublertist]

despite being in 3rd place currently, PS3 WILL take over the market(soon), like i said before i can do EVERYTHING a 360 can do on my own computer at home while ps3 is origional, yes i will say that ps3 online is still developing but soon HOME will come out which is like a game in an of itself. when that comes out xbox live will be raped, since ps3 will also have the online store with easy accessability and simple navigation...but also like i said it is still developing and will only get better as time goes on.(oh and i wasnt gonna point this out but its also FREE)

sure you say its ps3 is expensive, and sure it is but after spending $400 on an 360(399.99) then upgrading to a hddvd player(179.99) now all of a sudden youve spent more than you would on a PS3, on an INFERIOR piece of electronics...does that make sense?

xbox 360 + hddvd = $578.98
xbox elite = 561.79
ps3 60gb = 499.99
ps3 80gb = 599.99

Sit Down Shut Up Cuz PS3 Ownz Your A**

better watch out cuz PS3 will be looking at you through the rearview very soon my friend

oh and so you can do the math heres a link to gamestop so you can compare prices

http://www.gamestop.com/pro...
http://www.gamestop.com/pro...
http://www.gamestop.com/pro...

so in the end its totally worth the money for ps3 when you consider what you are getting so dont hate mang! get a life stop trolling against an obviously superior system

[XxZxX]

with the excessive "I shipped 10 million" stock you have in 2006, XBOX 360 only be able to shipped 1 million in 2007 this quarter. That's rather weak. I would brag about that if I were you. but then again, it's now or never.

[WIIIS1]

doublertist my friend, which part of "talk to me when you pass 2nd place" did you not understand?

[doublertist]

just give it until the AAA titles drop and then the figures will bi*** slap you to the ground like the 360 nut sucker you are... so iono i hope your mouth dont get too dry from the salty balls you lick all day

[bluebrad1974]

Poor kid, you've lost your feable little mind.

[bluebrad1974]

Keeping a stream of blu-ray players going into the market is.

[MikeGdaGod]

that makes absolutely no sense at all

if thats what they wanted, they could've dropped the price of their stand alone players

[Fux4Bux]

Well that's a bunch of BS. There are still over a million 60GB versions in the system. The 80GB is just a bundle deal with Motorstorm and an extra controller. Does anyone seriously think a basic 80GB system won't be $499 once the 60GBs are gone? There's just no possible way Sony is going into this holiday with only a $600 bundle.

It is a price cut plain and simple quit saying it's "smoke and mirrors" when there are still plenty of 60GBs left and a bundle deal that is easily dropped for a basic unit.