Lindsay said:
Yes true I think my thoughts didn't come out entirely x.x I meant reliable of older systems and them nudging people to update to Slims by putting this protection thingy in place. Like if they need something like this for the Slims what about my launch PS3?! ZOMG better upgrade like nows!! That kinda marketing tactic or something. I'm still happy to say my 60gb is working fine so Sony can't scare me!
Yea...I'm pretty sure that's not their angle. They're banking on people just buying it as a warranty, knowing the limitations of the system. Basically, they know many of them don't break down, and they want that free money anyway "just in case".
For instance, maybe Sony knows that 1 in every 10 systems will eventually break within the first year or two, so they sell this to 10 people. That means they'll make $500, and spend maybe $100 to replace a faulty unit (which they will then refurbish and sell to a retailer or send to another customer).
It's a profit plan, not a scare tactic. I'd be willing to bet they make more on this than they would getting folks to buy slim units.
(Don't you ever die on me, 60gig.)
