pseudocaesar
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How long til Kotaku put the mock ups on their page.
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Slim PS3 ...good fake or...
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ShinoguTakeruKoeru
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gofreak said:
Are there any people who know serious info about SSDs? How much of the pricing is by virtue of the usual ridiculous price increase to make a profit or are SSDs seriously that much more expensive to manufacture?
CurseoftheGods
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Machado said:
Don't think it will be at E3 if it launches in the fall. It would kill their sales.
â Narayan
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This thing better have PS2 support.
I will kill a beast if it doesn't.
I will kill a beast if it doesn't.
pseudocaesar
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CurseoftheGods said:
If its at E3 it wont release in Fall, they need to get it out as early as posible this year to meet that extra 3 million.. coupled with the expected loss its clear they intend to price drop. Heres my hypotheses. Announce 349 Slim at E3 for September (Thanks Sin) and also a price drop to $299 for old model. 299'er sells out whatever stocks gone. Announce 299 slim at Tokyo Game Show (Which is October isnt it?). Holiday sales Gangbusters.
MassiveAttack
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pseudocaesar said:
Bundle the Slim with FFXIII in Japan and you have megaton.
SolidSnakex
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Click said:
If they do a worldwide bundle the GT5 would be the best choice.
Bundle with Little Big Planet and a cheap mic. Its an oppurtunity to relaunch, rebrand, and invite an entirely new audience. Do-Not-Fuck-This-Up.
I really am worried about the firmware. If the firmware includes the cross game chat, and voice messaging. Sony will have a very strong position with this relaunch.
I really am worried about the firmware. If the firmware includes the cross game chat, and voice messaging. Sony will have a very strong position with this relaunch.
Well, not in sales obviously. GT3 sold twice the amount of FFX (both the biggest franchise outing on that platform).Click said:
The PS1 FF games are still the highlight (success wise) of the series.
In terms of quality? GT is the final fantasy of driving games and Final Fantasy is the gran turismo of jrpgs.
Bundling with either GT5 or Killzone 2 would be a very stupid move. There is too much potential for those games to sell to Joe Sixpack Xbox 360 owner while he's making his PS3 purchase. Games that aren't selling whatsoever are the ones to bundle.
Uncharted, Motorstorm 2, and Little Big Planet carry the perfect pedigree to be bundled.
Uncharted, Motorstorm 2, and Little Big Planet carry the perfect pedigree to be bundled.
Goldrusher
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It's SCEA that needs to start bundling.SolidSnakex said:
SCEE's Q4, Q1 and Q2 bundles; excluding movie bundles:
SCEA's Q4, Q1 and Q2 bundles:
SolidSnakex
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SCEE does way too bundles.
Hcoregamer00
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Psychotext said:
That is definitely a very realistic view.
The "slim" PS3 will likely be sold at the $400 price point for a while, and they lower the price point of the "large" PS3's already at stock. Eventually once it sells out, the newer PS3 model will be the default console which will allow them to reach lower price points that were not possible earlier.
edgefusion
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Hcoregamer00 said:
I disagree, since when has Sony selling the PS3 as a "premium" console got them anywhere but 3rd place? I think Sony would have learnt it's lesson by now that pricey consoles don't sell as well as not-so-pricey consoles. Introducing a new, slim console at a higher price-point would be nuts. What Sony really needs is to cut manufacturing costs so they can shift the console at a lower price, it's been quite clear that the price has been the sticking point for so many people.
I think if they introduce a slim PS3 it'll be because it helps them cut costs and the console will be cheaper for the consumer and Sony.
Correct.Hcoregamer00 said:
It will let them make a nice fat profit for a few months. Then after clearing out the current 80s and 160s (at 299/349), slot it down to 299/349 and get another revitalization of sales. Then pack it with GT5 or LBP or FF depending on region and time and a third sales boost that can carry them to the 13 million target.
I sure hope it comes sooner rather than later though. I hope its not a late fall product, but a July/August thing.
I will have a BC PS3 available for sale when these come out
Gamecocks625
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AndyD said:
I have a feeling we'll see the PSP Go before the PS3 Slim. I'm sure someone who has inside information would know if it's true or not, but that's my hunch.
Hcoregamer00 said:
When the 80Gb model turned up in Europe, the existing 40Gb model's price was dropped by 100 and they only sold the 80Gb in a premium bundle for 100 more. The bundle was a few games and an extra controller. Eventually the 40Gbs are cleaned out and the 80Gb becomes unbundled and sold at the lower price.
I hope something similar will happen with the slim. A price drop I mean.
HUELEN10 said:
They started releasing them again. Two weeks in a row. If we get them again this week, then I'll be impressed, even if they're still not up to par with the Japanese store. But they redesigned the PS1 icons and what not on the storefront, so maybe they're being serious about it this time.
Hcoregamer00
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edgefusion said:
Who said it was a higher price point? My assertion was that this hypothetical "new" PS3 would be sold at the current price point and the original one will be price dropped to move stock. Then after the "new" PS3 becomes the default model, then they will move the new model to the same price point.
The idea is the same as last year between the PSP-3000 and the PSP-2000. The PSP-2000 price was lowered in many retailers while the PSP-3000 stuck with the current price. It made you pay a "premium" for newness, even if it was the same price.
androvsky said:
Ok. I humbly apoligize for forgetting to mention those two games.
But to stay on point, those games still do not "fix" the situation. It's a step forward, but its like a step forward in a marathon race at this point with the Japanese store nearing the finish the line.
I absolutely refuse to give SCEA any inkling that i'm satisified with what they have done to let them become complacent again. They have a hell of a lot of work to do.
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