Sharp said:We all know the PS3 is worth $499 to you, but Sony has yet even to convince a lot of GAF--let alone mainstream gamers--that it's worth $499 to them.
Wow, looks like this is the real deal.Geek said:
No, it's not that at all. First, people who comment negatively about that price drop never contributed positively to any PS3 related topic, they show absolutely no interest in PS3 or it's games. And that's well beyond the price issue.Sharp said:Obviously the PS3 will go up, in quality and in sales; it'd be hard for it not to at this point. People are complaining not that the price was dropped (at least not yet, though I'm sure someone will soon), but that it didn't drop enough. We all know the PS3 is worth $499 to you, but Sony has yet even to convince a lot of GAF--let alone mainstream gamers--that it's worth $499 to them. If Sony had dropped the price by $100 more, which was admittedly an unrealistic notion but which a lot of people were hoping for, it could have competed much more favorably and done X360 numbers or higher, regardless of whether the 360's price dropped or not.
Sharp said:I think if you reread this you'll find it makes perfect sense. It's too little a bit too late to matter, but it's a good start in that the price is finally going down.
SailorDaravon said:What I find almost more interesting ($100 drop will help, but not enough) is the free year of Live with a purchase of any 360 in that ad. Could MS start adding in the first year of Live free w/a 360 purchase as a way of adding incentive but NOT dropping the price of the system? Interesting.
SailorDaravon said:What I find almost more interesting ($100 drop will help, but not enough) is the free year of Live with a purchase of any 360 in that ad. Could MS start adding in the first year of Live free w/a 360 purchase as a way of adding incentive but NOT dropping the price of the system? Interesting.
btrboyev said:its good for consumers of course, but will it end up hurting sony's image to have a drop so soon?
btrboyev said:its good for consumers of course, but will it end up hurting sony's image to have a drop so soon?
SailorDaravon said:What I find almost more interesting ($100 drop will help, but not enough) is the free year of Live with a purchase of any 360 in that ad. Could MS start adding in the first year of Live free w/a 360 purchase as a way of adding incentive but NOT dropping the price of the system? Interesting.
Did it hurt the PS1's image having the system drop in price 100 bucks after 8 months???
I don't think anyone said anything negatively about the price drop. Who would, really?Ynos Yrros said:No, it's not that at all. First, people who comment negatively about that price drop never contributed positively to any PS3 related topic, they show absolutely no interest in PS3 or it's games. And that's well beyond the price issue.
Second, there are people who expect it to drop to 299$? Or even to 399$? Are we serious here? I understand that it should be at 399$ next year, but now, it just isn't happening, there's too much new technology in there.
499$ is just 19$ more than 360 Elite, and you get a Blu-Ray player and full HDMI 1.2 and 1.3 support with that, and then of course, oftenly discussed, power.
Right now there aren'tgames that would make public really go to the store and buy the system, but with exclusive AAA titles coming month after month starting this month, and price drop, it should change.
I'm not comparing PS3's performance to other consoles, I'm sure that Microsoft and Nintendo hold something up their sleeves, they might go up as well.
Yeah things are getting interesting again. After all the sales have become so mindnumbling consistent. Personally I like this news because I'm waiting for MS to follow suit.Mojovonio said:Oh my god yes, we can finally start the console war!
MS announces a 3 year warranty and the PS3 gets a price drop.
I love this time of the cycle.
If this is true, i'm getting a PS3 in Nov for sure!
Mojovonio said:Oh my god yes, we can finally start the console war!
MS announces a 3 year warranty and the PS3 gets a price drop.
I love this time of the cycle.
If this is true, i'm getting a PS3 in Nov for sure!
btrboyev said:it dropped only because sega did first though I believe.
As far as your first point goes, okay, but most of them haven't said anything particularly negative yet, have they? Re: your second, god yes there were people expecting it to drop to $399. It's been the topic of choice for the last few weeks, and I know I've seen you in those threads. But if your point was that the PS3's sales will go up because of the price drop, no matter what happens with the other consoles, then yes, I agree. I don't know how much they will go up, but they will go up.Ynos Yrros said:No, it's not that at all. First, people who comment negatively about that price drop never contributed positively to any PS3 related topic, they show absolutely no interest in PS3 or it's games. And that's well beyond the price issue.
Second, there are people who expect it to drop to 299$? Or even to 399$? Are we serious here? I understand that it should be at 399$ next year, but now, it just isn't happening, there's too much new technology in there.
499$ is just 19$ more than 360 Elite, and you get a Blu-Ray player and full HDMI 1.2 and 1.3 support with that, and then of course, oftenly discussed, power.
Right now there aren'tgames that would make public really go to the store and buy the system, but with exclusive AAA titles coming month after month starting this month, and price drop, it should change.
I'm not comparing PS3's performance to other consoles, I'm sure that Microsoft and Nintendo hold something up their sleeves, they might go up as well.
No, it will not. It makes Sony look like it knows what it's doing, which is welcome, and puts the PS3 one step closer to affordability.btrboyev said:its good for consumers of course, but will it end up hurting sony's image to have a drop so soon?
'Kay.Daigoro said:i went back and reread. still sounds dumb.
Jammy said:No. There have been systems that have their prices drop sooner. I believe the Xbox, GCN, and DS were among them.
Piper Az said:If true, cue 360's price cut countdown 3...2...1...
btrboyev said:its good for consumers of course, but will it end up hurting sony's image to have a drop so soon?
Link316 said:more like $500, Sony's BR Player was $999, now its $499
Effulgence said:I don't know what you idiots are talking about since it's A. clearly labeled that the regular price is still $599 and B. only available at this price for a limited time.
Effulgence said:I don't know what you idiots are talking about since it's A. clearly labeled that the regular price is still $599 and B. only available at this price for a limited time.
Effulgence said:I don't know what you idiots are talking about since it's A. clearly labeled that the regular price is still $599 and B. only available at this price for a limited time.
Kolgar said:I think CC (and other retailers) must have got wind of what's coming and are taking advantage of a "PRICE BRAEK!!!111" promotion to juice sales ahead of next Wednesday.
Sharp said:As far as your first point goes, okay, but most of them haven't said anything particularly negative yet, have they? Re: your second, god yes there were people expecting it to drop to $399. It's been the topic of choice for the last few weeks, and I know I've seen you in those threads. But if your point was that the PS3's sales will go up because of the price drop, no matter what happens with the other consoles, then yes, I agree. I don't know how much they will go up, but they will go up.
mckmas8808 said:But MS has that new warranty 3 year thing that's going to run them $1 Billion Dollars.
Wario64 said:This could be possible.
BTW, CAGers said this place is just as bad as Gamefaqs and I think they're right :lol
Am I the only one that noticed the "Advertised prices - effective 15/7 - 21/7"? Here's hoping for the price drop @ E3 anyway._leech_ said: