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Visualante said:
Well £319 doesnt' sound bad to me.
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PAL PS3 Price Cut - Up to 17% Off
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Well £319 doesnt' sound bad to me.
Hmm, Ok, its a start, but the problem is it'll be a (at maximum) a 17% cut off MSRP, which in the UK is £425 down to £350, which, given the fact that some retailers are doing £399 including motorstorm, isnt much of a saving, right direction though.
Visualante
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Depends how quickly Sony can get some racers out. 360s are coming with free Forza 2 at the moment, it's a no brainer for the on-the-fence console shopper.tjhooker said:
Vaandaviii
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Well, 500€ tax included (16% here) is basically 420€ + Taxes with 2yr warranty. So PS3 here costs about $570 + tax with extended warranty included. It is indeed the most expensive version, but not a big deal if you take into account all the variables.
Visualante
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We are not talking about XBOX or the original Forza, though. I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers from but I know someone who works in a store and is selling a lot of Forza and a lot of Forza bundles. They sold out on Saturday for the first time in months.tjhooker said:
Europe <3 racers.
d'artagnan
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bee said:
I've heard that Grainger Games are doing PS3s in store for UK£350. Still doesn't seem to be helping. Nor does the bundling that's occurring at UK£399.
Obviously, if this price cut is true then it's a start and it brings the PS3 back into line with the Wii and 360 in terms of the %-premium over the US pricing. UK£425 is US$850 which is 70% more expensive than the 60GB model now is in the US, whereas the Wii and 360 cost around 40% more than the US equivalent.
However, UK£350 is still too high. It needs to hit the pyschologically important sub-UK£300 price point of UK£299.99. That's when the 'hardcore' (if you will) will be prepared to start buying on impulse.
The mass-market price is UK£199.99, but that isn't where the PS3 needs to be targeted at the moment and is rather where it needs to be by Christmas 2008 (provided the Wii hasn't already eaten the mass-market by then and Microsoft fail to grow market- and mind-share). At the moment, it needs to get the core gamers on board - something it still isn't capable of doing. At UK£299.99 though, a lot of the core gamers will think nothing of impulse buying it on pay-day.
But... will Sony swallow their pride and actually give us a UK£75 price cut so soon after launch? They have to balance it between those people who are going to be seriously pissed off because they paid full price (who will make a lot of noise, and consumer advocacy groups and programmes have a lot of clout here in the EU), annoyed retailers and trying to avoid the perception that it's a panic move whilst dealing with a UK£350 price point still being too high.
If Sony had actually bothered to offer the 20-gig SKU in the EU then they could have dropped that to UK£299.99 to make the key price point and lowered the 60-gig to £399.99 (achieving at least some psychological advantage - "hmm.. 400 quid" as opposed to "****... over 400 quid") with a nice little Value-Added bundle and also given a 'reward' to the loyal fans who paid full retail for the 60-gig unit. Hell, it may even be worth them implementing a 20-gig SKU in Europe just to hit that important sub-£300 price point.
The worst thing Sony could do would be to leave the price where it is and just do some Added-Value bundling as part of the SRP. That's what's happening unofficially at the moment, and it ain't helping.
Hell I wanted the 20GB SKU. I'd put in my own HD when I needed it, I've no interest in someone's Microwave lagging me online so I'm all over ethernet and no use for a card reader.
I'm in this year for Heavenly Sword, it's just how much I'm paying. I hope it's under £300.
I'm in this year for Heavenly Sword, it's just how much I'm paying. I hope it's under £300.
Chû Totoro
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It's like i paid 100 more for Casino Royale.
I want my money back Sony >_<
I want my money back Sony >_<
a free game will be ok
Phife Dawg
Member
Never thought this would happen so soon but I'm quite happy about it. Uncharted bundle for 500 with shockaxis for christmas and I'm probably sold.
You can't really. Apart from the occasional press release of course.guise said:
JoshuaJSlone
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Closer to four, but still pretty quick.Ramenman said:
Because you got to have your PS3 for 3 extra months.DefectiveReject said:
Nexus Zero
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Not when I can get an Xbox Premium for £230.
Gokurakumaru
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Scrow said:
Feel free to jump in in 2010. Seriously, the best we can hope for is a decent price compared to the current US$500 price tag, and sadly, we aren't going to see that.
When Nintendo can charge AU$400 for a Wii, there's no way in hell you're getting a PS3 for AU$100 more.
I know that a Dutch toyshop-chain called Intertoys received a message about an upcoming price change for the PS3. Which would be effective as of July 15th, so expect something to be said this week for the PAL-territories too. Too bad it didn't state what amount the price cut entails, but at least it's another confirmation of the rigorous change in price.
And yeah, I bought one on day one, and although I'm not one to whine on it, I'd like to see some compensation actually.
And yeah, I bought one on day one, and although I'm not one to whine on it, I'd like to see some compensation actually.
Bearillusion
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If the $829AU price is true I expect most retailers will drop it to $799AU. If they do and Sony have a fantastic E3 a PS3 will be mine.
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