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Nitro

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PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 19, 2007 21:40

" We are re-examining our [PS3] budgeting process in terms of pricing and volume. Sales assumptions change and the market is competitive. We are in the midst of revisiting our strategy for the PS3."


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Agent Ghost

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 19, 2007 23:00
I can see a price cut happening before next Christmas.

Did you hear about the layoffs in SCEE? It wasn' t too many people, but it' s still worth mentioning. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=24232
alijay034

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 01:22
Do you think it will be that long for the cuts to take place? I think closer to end of summer beginning of Autumn (Fall). They might do it to divert hype from the Launch of H3?
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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 03:37
According to this link, Sony have no intentions of cutting the price. Which is a shame.


" PS3 prices and shipment plans for the future should be determined by market trends and competition. Sony currently doesn' t have any specific plan to cut the PlayStation 3' s price,"
< Message edited by marink -- 19 Apr 07 19:43:35 >
Nitro

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 04:14
Admiting a price reduction is coming would result in even fewer sales between now and then.
Ornodeal

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 08:20
Even fewer sales, is that possible!?

Your initial quote was corporate-speak for ' these PS3s are not flying off the shelves as well as we thought (or as much as the wii) the only way to change this is to slash the price' . Personally I don' t think a small price cut is going to have any major change on sales for at least 6 months.
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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 08:34
But haven' t UK shops already cut the price of the ps3 by upto GBP37 (or US$74)

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6978

& they are already evaluating a price drop on top of this?
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Ornodeal

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 08:42
Yes I think you are right, but it doesn' t appear to be making much of a difference.
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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 08:53
I believe the UK retailers are taking a hit in their own pockets in a bid to shift some stock. That' s totally different to an official price drop.
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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 09:10

Personally I don' t think a small price cut is going to have any major change on sales for at least 6 months.


I' d get it if it dropped $100 & provided VGA support. This is half the battle for me.

Granted I' m not expecting $100. I could see a $549.99 PS3 though.
Nitro

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 09:32
Agent Ghost

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 10:00
There' s a deal now at my local EB games trade in 10 games and be able to buy the 60GB PS3 for 399.99cnd, normally 659.99$. That' s an average of 16$ per game before tax, or close to 30$ if pay tax on the 399.99$ instead of the original price. It might be worth it for some people.

< Message edited by Agent Ghost -- 20 Apr 07 2:01:04 >
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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 10:02
MS will drop their price as well if they do, there' s no point.
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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 20, 2007 10:27


ORIGINAL: Nitro



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the_shadowwolf

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 21, 2007 23:19
Maybe the price cut should be around October- November this year. Or could be right after summer between $50 or $100 difference.
Eddie_the_Hated

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 22, 2007 00:09

There' s a deal now at my local EB games trade in 10 games and be able to buy the 60GB PS3 for 399.99cnd, normally 659.99$. That' s an average of 16$ per game before tax, or close to 30$ if pay tax on the 399.99$ instead of the original price. It might be worth it for some people.


$444 US bucks for a 60 gig PS3. I could find 10 cheap sports games to trade in. In fact, I could probably buy 10 games from them, sell them back, & still save tons. I' ll be seeing if my local store is doing the same.
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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 22, 2007 02:14

MS will drop their price as well if they do, there' s no point.

That would be my prediction too: copycat price drops.
Eddie_the_Hated

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 22, 2007 13:06
In which case, Sony get going!
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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 23, 2007 03:43
I can walk into a few places round Leeds and buy a PS3 for £400 or even a bit cheaper than that online. The fact remains that if sales of the PS3 don' t increase soon Sony is going to have to do something to get people to buy the PS3. They can' t even rely on GTA anymore... GTA 3 was the reason I got a PS2 back in the day but now I' ve a 360 I don' t need anything else to enjoy GTA IV
Agent Ghost

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RE: PS3 Price Cuts Cometh... - Apr 23, 2007 04:48
Sony never relied on GTA, the PS2 had the most games in last gen by far.
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