Averon said::lol Why would Sony jack up the price for the PS3 slim? At worst, the Slim stays at $399.
$249 PSP. Why would they jack up the price for a unit cheaper to produce?
Averon said::lol Why would Sony jack up the price for the PS3 slim? At worst, the Slim stays at $399.
Why would they jack up the price of the GO?Averon said::lol Why would Sony jack up the price for the PS3 slim? At worst, the Slim stays at $399.
Averon said::lol Why would Sony jack up the price for the PS3 slim? At worst, the Slim stays at $399.
Vilix said:If they jacked up the price for the PSP Go, a version of the PSP with less features than the PSP 3000, then why wouldn't do it for the PS3 Slim?
JoJo13 said:PSP-3000 has a smaller form factor and 16 GB?
Vilix said:If they jacked up the price for the PSP Go, a version of the PSP with less features than the PSP 3000, then why wouldn't do it for the PS3 Slim?
idahoblue said:Why would they jack up the price of the GO?
Tobor said:Sigh. You guys are going to pound this same bullshit until everyone thinks it's true, huh?
permutated said:Waiting for that price drop Sony...
Eagerly waiting. I want a console but they're so fucking expensive.
charlequin said:Because they're bribing retailers with a big-ass margin in order to get them to carry it.
If by that statement you mean "make use of a factually accurate argument that some people are not fond of," then yes, probably.
Kulock said:Flash memory is trivial (or replaced by a memory stick), and I don't think the PS2 went up in price when it first started slimming down...
It actually has slightly better internals, supposedly, but it's not clear why yet. Extra firmware feature overhead maybe.
Zhuk said:The editor adds the 'would' part he is probably oblivious to what Stringer is referring to is that Sony already loses money on every PS3 that it makes.
diddlyD said:i'd really find it hard to believe that sony is still losing money on ps3 at $400. its a blue ray drive, an old gimped cell, an old graphics chip, a little memory, and a small hard drive. there is no way that costs them more than $400 to manufacture.
diddlyD said:i'd really find it hard to believe that sony is still losing money on ps3 at $400. its a blue ray drive, an old gimped cell, an old graphics chip, a little memory, and a small hard drive. there is no way that costs them more than $400 to manufacture.
Tobor said:You're completely incapable of judging value on anything other than what you want in a product. That's ok, we can't all grasp the bigger picture.
There's nothing factual at all about that statement, it's an opinion, and a biased one. AS much as I hate the UMD drive, I'm glad it's still on the market for people who still want one. It's the principle of understanding a product's position and purpose, even if you don't personally want one.
xbhaskarx said:How did these comments on a PS3 price drop and Activision's threats turn into another PSP Go discussion?
OuterWorldVoice said:I don't understand your outrage. He's insinuating the Go has less features than the 3000 - notably the UMD - you now seem to be agreeing that the UMD serves a valuable purpose.
Where's the beef?
Tobor said:There's nothing factual at all about that statement, it's an opinion, and a biased one.
Tobor said:It's the principle of understanding a product's position and purpose, even if you don't personally want one.
The Go! needs to be whatever price Sony wants it to be. People who don't like it can always buy a regular PSP.Zhuk said:The Go! needs to be cheaper.
Valuable or not, the UMD drive is a feature. As long as Europe doesn't get PSN cards, a visa/mastercard card will be the only way people can actually buy a game for their PSP go.Tobor said:The UMD does not serve a valuable purpose for me or for anyone who would be in the market for a Go. If it is for him, then great. All I'm saying is, I'm tired of people saying the UMD is a valuable feature all the time for every user, that's not the case. And now I'm talking about it again. Arggh.
/logs off for the night
spwolf said:16 GB is trivial, but you can buy complete dvd player these days for less than 16 GB of memory :lol
Hows that for logic?
Is the PSP go going to replace the PSP 3000 or will both models co-exist?HK-47 said:Didnt they jack up the Go because retailer wanted higher profits per unit do to the whole DLC thing that cuts them out of the loop?
M°°nblade said:Is the PSP go going to replace the PSP 3000 or will both models co-exist?
Rhazer Fusion said:Of course they are going to deny a price drop. If everyone knew they were dropping the price soon, who would buy a PS3 that knew the inevitable was coming? Also, I think a price increase on the PS3 Slim is plausible. I think it is going to be $400, but it really wouldn't surprise me if the PS3 Slim was $450 at launch.
Why is there a need to choose ? GBA SP and Micro managed to co-exist, the market were different enough. I hope PSP 3k will stay, though, if that means that Go should die, it's fine for me.Kulock said:They won't really co-exist no matter what they say, whichever model performs better, they phase out the other one. If the Go is received well, Sony drops the "old bulky model." If the Go flops, Sony talks about how consumers love the good ol' standby PSP and physical media and carries on with that. They're more likely to stick with the Go, but if the retailer pushback is strong enough, they may decide it's not worth the battle.
You are and I'm too with my japanese 20GB, it seems. There's two different kind of original PS3, one being loud, the other far quieter.Snipes424 said:Either I am going deaf or I can't hear my 60GB PS3 90% of the time, even when the extra fans come on it's pretty damn quiet. Maybe I just got lucky.
They need to jack up the price of the Go because otherwise retailers would have no reason to stock it. Normally money is made by retailers on games (and accessories). They wouldn't have sales of either new or used games with the Go.laserbeam said:$249 PSP. Why would they jack up the price for a unit cheaper to produce?
a Master Ninja said:How is Stringer putting pressure on Kotick?
a Master Ninja said:How is Stringer putting pressure on Kotick?
ICallItFutile said:Isn't denial a sign that it's not going to happen while no comment usually means it will?
gofreak said:As for Go pricing as it relates to slim..I'd figured the premium on Go was helping SCE's bean counters justify a PS3 pricecut. But maybe that's just an optimistic take on the situation What wouldn't surprise me is if Slim isn't cheaper..but if there isn't a PS3 (e.g. the 80GBs) that is cheaper this year I would be surprised.
spwolf said:here we ago again - you have to understand that Slim will be cheaper to produce than 80 GB for SCE. So they can not lower the price of 80 GB more than price of Slim, they will lose more money .
So 80 GB will simply go away, and Slim will replace it.
yahoo serious festivalAmir0x said:Update:
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[Nintex] said:I'm calling a $399 slim, it seems to be all the rage in Japan to 'add value' instead of lower the price. See PSP Go, DS Lite and DSi.
HK-47 said:Didnt they jack up the Go because retailers wanted higher profits per unit due to the whole DLC thing that cuts them out of the loop?
gofreak said:That'd be ideal, but I just have a sneaking suspicion that there'll be too much 80GB inventory to eat through. Hence it would get the price cut.
To put it a slightly more neutral way.. I'll be surprised if you can't get a PS3 for an official RRP of under $399 this Xmas. Whether that PS3 will be a 80GB or a Slim, I don't know. But I would be very surprised if there's no movement on price for a second holiday season in a row.