PS2 price drop soon? - Target picture

Guy Legend · (02-09-2008, 12:32 AM)

Target ad for the 24th: PS2 at $99

Question is, temporary sale or price drop. I'm thinking it's a price drop since GDC is around the corner and the fact that we don't really see stores discount hardware.

IcebergSlim3000 · (02-09-2008, 12:36 AM)

In before ps2 energizer bunny.gif

bjork · (02-09-2008, 12:36 AM)

Why mark down the only system they regularly have in stock?

Grayman · (02-09-2008, 12:37 AM)

At these prices i am almost tempted to buy a second ps2 just because...

DeathWasHere · (02-09-2008, 12:37 AM)

PS2 selling 1 mil this year confirmed.

Tobor · (02-09-2008, 12:37 AM)

Hmmm. I might get one + FF12 if true. +1 for matching console colors too.

Jamesfrom818 · (02-09-2008, 12:38 AM)

For $99? I think I'll bite on that. I don't think my fatty PS2 is going to last much longer anyway.

Diablohead · (02-09-2008, 12:39 AM)

If it is a price drop I wonder if prices in the UK will go down, they are like £109-£99 still here.

Yoboman · (02-09-2008, 12:39 AM)

PS2 is going to hit 150 million before all is said and done

FFObsessed · 12:47 AM

Originally Posted by Diablohead:

If it is a price drop I wonder if prices in the UK will go down, they are like £109-£99 still here.

£85 online.

edit: oh i guess you mean silver, yeh they're still quite pricey.

Liabe Brave · (02-09-2008, 12:41 AM)

Originally Posted by DeathWasHere:

PS2 selling 1 mil this year confirmed.

Did you mean month? Or maybe you meant "this year in Burkina Faso", which I agree would be excellent numbers.

Dama · (02-09-2008, 12:44 AM)

Anyone know how much sont makes on the ps2? or even the psp?

ot i know, i know

jaypah · (02-09-2008, 12:53 AM)

who's left to sell one to? i mean...Sony really killed it with the PS2. not my favorite console ever but i can't deny it's the best. it had everything and the only thing keeping it out of my top spot is blind nostalgia.

DMPrince · (02-09-2008, 12:54 AM)

why does the 9 look like it has horns?

ItAintEasyBeinCheesy · (02-09-2008, 12:55 AM)

So small, damn you Sony and your mad engineering skills.

chinmonster · (02-09-2008, 01:02 AM)

Too early.

Evander · (02-09-2008, 01:05 AM)

Originally Posted by bjork:

Why mark down the only system they regularly have in stock?

that question answers itself

jsrv · (02-09-2008, 01:05 AM)

What the... I thought PS2's were already 99$?

Guess not

DIrtyWeasel · (02-09-2008, 01:06 AM)

With the money you save, you can buy a lobster.

MassiveAttack · (02-09-2008, 01:12 AM)

Originally Posted by jsrv:

What the... I thought PS2's were already 99$?

Guess not

$129 fat bones.

Reilly · (02-09-2008, 01:13 AM)

I want the new waggle PS2.

Struct09 · (02-09-2008, 01:31 AM)

It does say "Sale" which kind of implies it's temporary, but we'll see I guess

jbueno · (02-09-2008, 01:35 AM)

Oh so tempting...

But, I´d rather wait for the front loader model, if it´s getting released in the US. Does anybody know if there are such plans?

Mrbob · (02-09-2008, 01:38 AM)

Waggle PS2 is incoming.

Guy Legend · (02-09-2008, 02:18 AM)

Originally Posted by chinmonster:

Too early.

What's there to wait for. IMO $99 is overdue.

ascii42 · (02-09-2008, 02:19 AM)

Originally Posted by DeathWasHere:

PS2 selling 1 mil this year confirmed.

Was that ever in doubt?

bcn-ron · (02-09-2008, 02:20 AM)

Originally Posted by Mrbob:

Waggle PS2 is incoming.

You can waggle the slim PS2 quite nicely, it's really light.

Afrikan · (02-09-2008, 02:21 AM)

Originally Posted by DMPrince:

why does the 9 look like it has horns?

....how fitting....

Corran Horn · (02-09-2008, 02:23 AM)

Hmm, I don't work till Sunday (Im a electronics manager at target :( ) but ill check then! lol

perfectchaos007 · (02-09-2008, 02:26 AM)

Yay PS2 welcome to where the gamecube was 4 years ago. pricewise...

Wario64 · (02-09-2008, 02:56 AM)

Originally Posted by bjork:

Why mark down the only system they regularly have in stock?

Think hard about your question

mozfan12 · (02-09-2008, 02:59 AM)

about time, I'll buy another one when its down to 75 dollars.

SRG01 · (02-09-2008, 03:00 AM)

Does it have HDMI out?

CurseoftheGods · (02-09-2008, 03:01 AM)

Originally Posted by perfectchaos007:

Yay PS2 welcome to where the gamecube was 4 years ago. pricewise...

Says a lot about how well the GameCube did!

blame space · (02-09-2008, 03:02 AM)

Finally, now I can see what all this hullabulloo is about.

Kintaro · (02-09-2008, 03:09 AM)

mushroomcloud.gif

Would be huge if true as a general price drop.

Windu · (02-09-2008, 03:13 AM)

If it is true then its about fucking time.

bjork · (02-09-2008, 03:16 AM)

Originally Posted by Wario64:

Think hard about your question

It's not like there's a shortage of PS2s, but I think if people went in looking for other systems at $250 and up, they might settle on a PS2 at $129. :shrug:

Kadey · (02-09-2008, 03:21 AM)

I think it's just a limited time only and at target. They tend to do stuff like that ya know? No sense in dropping the price on something that still managed to outsell both the PS3 and Xbox 360 during the holidays.

Jewbacca · (02-09-2008, 03:23 AM)

Hmmm... Ill look into this...

That is a See Spot Save ad we do once or twice a year... I dont know if that is legit or not.

Originally Posted by Kadey:

I think it's just a limited time only and at target. They tend to do stuff like that ya know? No sense in dropping the price on something that still managed to outsell both the PS3 and Xbox 360 during the holidays.

Not on consoles... those are pretty much SET prices.

bjork · (02-09-2008, 03:23 AM)

Originally Posted by Kadey:

No sense in dropping the price on something that still managed to outsell both the PS3 and Xbox 360 during the holidays.

^ this is what I meant.

dr3upmushroom · (02-09-2008, 03:23 AM)

Originally Posted by chinmonster:

Too early.

After 8 years?

fernoca · (02-09-2008, 03:28 AM)

Hmm..
Maybe those are the new slim units that were released in Japan that have internal power outlets/supply and use the redesigned vertical stands, which looks like mini-versions of the original one (not the CD shaped ones that were released along with the slims at first)...

AranhaHunter · (02-09-2008, 03:34 AM)

Interesting, wonder how much Sony makes on each PS2?

Rapping Granny · (02-09-2008, 03:36 AM)

Originally Posted by SRG01:

Does it have HDMI out?

has 2 just like it was promised.

GavinGT · (02-09-2008, 03:39 AM)

Or buy one used for $50. Sounds like a no-brainer.

Lo-Volt · (02-09-2008, 03:47 AM)

Originally Posted by fernoca:

Hmm..
Maybe those are the new slim units that were released in Japan that have internal power outlets/supply and use the redesigned vertical stands, which looks like mini-versions of the original one (not the CD shaped ones that were released along with the slims at first)...

But there's bee no official SCEA announcement of that, has there? Even if there's a quick launch, I think the company would say something.

Flavius · (02-09-2008, 03:57 AM)

Originally Posted by blame space:

Finally, now I can see what all this hullabulloo is about.

In my head, your post is much more hilarious than it has any right to be.

jakncoke · (02-09-2008, 04:04 AM)

So how low do you guys expect the PS2 to get ?

DMPrince · (02-09-2008, 04:10 AM)

Going to Circuit City and doing a price match when Target really drops it. knock off a few dollars is fine with me.