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[Fio]

July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp., the world's biggest game- console maker, cut the price of the PlayStation 3 in the U.S. by $100, or 17 percent, after sales trailed Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.

 

[d[-_-]b]

GAF -> Internets -> GAF

 

[C.Dark.DN]

not this thread again

 

[davepoobond]

Trounced.

 

[PantherLotus]

Never would have believed this.

 

[MassiveAttack]

 

[Brannon]

Frothing demand x 1000!

 

[Barkley's Justice]

dude, double sales? maybe if you cut an extra $100 off sissies

 

[K.Jack]

You're way lttp with this news. The thousand post thread rose and died hours ago.

And it was awesome.

 

[Wario64]

They weren't kidding about doubling sales

 

[MickeyKnox]

There's a phallus in your avatar.

 

[dfyb]

And it was awesome.

.

 

[The Faceless Master]

is search broken again?

 

[Norse]

somebody have a gif of obi wan waving his hand at the guards?

 

[davepoobond]

They weren't kidding about doubling sales

its raining in the middle of July in the US?

 

[cvxfreak]

We know, we know.

 

[mj1108]

They weren't kidding about doubling sales

So now they've sold 4 instead of 2?

MEGATON.

Cats?

 

[Vyse The Legend]

You're five hours late.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169850

And this, gents, is why the other thread should not have been closed so soon.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

It's Business Time.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WGOohBytKTU

 

[uccello]

They weren't kidding about doubling sales

FIVE PS3s?! That's like a 500% increase in nation wide sales!

 

[USD]

its raining in the middle of July in the US?

It was raining this morning. *shrug*

 

[C.Dark.DN]

the only important thing from that article...
"Sony will cut prices further as production costs continue to drop, Pachter said. "

 

[davepoobond]

It was raining this morning. *shrug*

living in southern california makes you severely jaded

 

[BrokenSymmetry]

``There are no plans for any other price cuts in other region at this time,'' David Karraker, a spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., said by telephone today.

No price cut for Europe?

 

[VOOK]

 

[Wario64]

the only important thing from that article...
"Sony will cut prices further as production costs continue to drop, Pachter said. "

Pachter is a genious

 

[mj1108]

living in southern california makes you severely jaded

I know.... I thought it was 110 degrees everywhere?

 

[Fio]

well, cats to the rescue

 

[vantastic]

in for retarded "see! sony lied again!" post
:lol

 

[CoolTrick]

The question is: WILL this double sales? (No.)

 

[Son of Godzilla]

its raining in the middle of July in the US?

Because this seems a better avenue than rehashing the same ****ing thread over and over again, it's actually been raining here for a good two months. I'd say the last two months have had a 60% chance of rain. Best summer ever, really.

 

[ant1532]

its raining in the middle of July in the US?

Welcome to Florida. Everyday.

 

[MassiveAttack]

well, cats to the rescue

 

[Snaku]

 

[ram]

so, is this true?

 

[Sqorgar]

Does anybody know if this will include the change to software emulation for PSX/PS2 games like in Europe?

 

[jrricky]

The big shocker:

Nintendo's Wii, the top-selling console at $249, probably won't be affected.

:O

 

[MickeyKnox]

Well on one hand, the sales have been so weak up to now that doubling them shouldn't be that big of a feat but on the other hand I don't see $499 selling well. That is unless they really get their marketing shit together and aggressively pursue the 5 free BluRays = another $100 off angle and pitch the system as "only really costing $399."

 

[Phife Dawg]

Didn't think this would happen in 2007.

No price cut for Europe?

They wouldn't announce it before it was right around the corner. But with PS3 selling best in Euroland thus far I don't think they are in a haste to loose more money.

 

[davepoobond]

I know.... I thought it was 110 degrees everywhere?

is it better if i italicize it?

severely

 

[Son of Godzilla]

The big shocker:

"Nintendo's Wii, the top-selling console at $249, probably won't be affected."


:O

Well what consoles have ever been sold at $249? Aside from the n64.

 

[faberpach]

Does anybody know if this will include the change to software emulation for PSX/PS2 games like in Europe?

It has been said that the 80gb model uses software emulation.

 

[Aizu_Itsuko]

We are getting close to E3, alright.

 

[JoJo13]

:lol

 

[ant1532]

We are getting close to E3, alright.

Tonight!

 

[USD]

living in southern california makes you severely jaded

I'm in Georgia. We just started getting rain last week. Before that there wasn't much.

 

[Ranger X]

FREE PREDICTION FOR NEOGAF:

a 499$ PS3 will sell more than a 479$ Elite.

 

[Raistlin]

Does anybody know if this will include the change to software emulation for PSX/PS2 games like in Europe?

My understanding is that all new PS3's being manufactured have the new EE-less PS2 HW.


Similarly, all new models will have the 80GB once Sony uses up its remaining stock of 60GB HDDs (if that hasn't already occurred).

 

[mr_nothin]

wtf :lol

 

[uccello]

Well what consoles have ever been sold at $249? Aside from the n64.

Weren't all nintendo consoles launched at 199$? Only the wii was 249$.