Prediction: PS3 slim will be announced, pricing will be disappointing

^ this. Remember when the PS3 and PSP and PSP Go! was announced? Everyone was like 'cool', but that's before they get to the slide about price. Unfortunately, I don't think Sony will have learnt form their mistakes.

I hope its like 200 bucks for the system. But you have to buy a controller for 54, a bluray drive for 100, ethernet adapter for 45 and buy your own hard drive.

ps3 was worth the original price. i have never been dissapointed with it.ShadowBass989

I predict that your prediction of the predicted price of the predicted ps3 model will not match what many of us predicted, however, i also predict that the predicted price will be something unpredicted, and hopefully, it will bring the predicted price cut that so many analysts have predicted. If the price is indeed within your predicted range, which many may predict that it will be, I will predict that the ps3 will be facing an unpredicted trouble that will make analysts predict that ps3 isn't going to do the so-called predicted comeback, which will ruin all ours hopes of predicting about anything, making any prediction predictedly useless.funsohng

I hope its like 200 bucks for the system. But you have to buy a controller for 54, a bluray drive for 100, ethernet adapter for 45 and buy your own hard drive.

sa10kun

[QUOTE="ShadowBass989"]ps3 was worth the original price. i have never been dissapointed with it.amcallisterni

I hope its like 200 bucks for the system. But you have to buy a controller for 54, a bluray drive for 100, ethernet adapter for 45 and buy your own hard drive.

sa10kun

[QUOTE="amcallisterni"][QUOTE="ShadowBass989"]ps3 was worth the original price. i have never been dissapointed with it.ShadowBass989

nope, walmart. i got a 2 year warranty for like $60 or $70. if i bought an original 60GB from ebay, it would had to have been at least $1500 at the time, lol.ShadowBass989

It's going to cost $399.98 1 cent difference. :Pdouble_heist

It wouldn't surprise me at all if the slim was $400 (or even more) and they put the current system on sale or something. Once they announced the $250 price on the PSP GO - you could almost buy two DS's for that - nothing they do surprises me any more.

Sony isn't stupid. After 60+ years of being in this industry they know how to turn a system around by slimming it down and dropping $50-$100 off the price tag. They will no doubt win fans over this holiday season perhaps with a PS3 Slim+GT5 bundle. I don't see why they wouldn't with their manufacturing costs down 70% since 2006, which is I don't know if you noticed almost 4 years ago now. They can fit everything and more the PS3 currently has.

Don't quit your day job.

So... no one uses the search feature on Gamespot.

So... no one uses the search feature on Gamespot.

Furi-Kun

im sure pricing on ps3 wont be a steep price cut but ill hope atleast `100 dollars then more people will be inclined to go to ps3 rather then the 360

i dont see why they should make the slim more expensive if any thing the should make it about $100 cheaper

[QUOTE="funsohng"]I predict that your prediction of the predicted price of the predicted ps3 model will not match what many of us predicted, however, i also predict that the predicted price will be something unpredicted, and hopefully, it will bring the predicted price cut that so many analysts have predicted. If the price is indeed within your predicted range, which many may predict that it will be, I will predict that the ps3 will be facing an unpredicted trouble that will make analysts predict that ps3 isn't going to do the so-called predicted comeback, which will ruin all ours hopes of predicting about anything, making any prediction predictedly useless.amcallisterni

I hope its like 200 bucks for the system. But you have to buy a controller for 54, a bluray drive for 100, ethernet adapter for 45 and buy your own hard drive.

sa10kun

My prediction:

-current 80gb PS3 will be lowered for clearance in the coming weeks to $299.99, possibly with pack-ins

-Official announcement of the 120gb slim (core)to come soon afterwards, priced at $349.99-$369.99, withAug/Sept USrelease, to be reduced further in time for the holidays.

-If released later during the holiday season (Oct/Nov), it will be launched directly at the $299.99-$329.99 price point

This is also just a prediction. Flamers flame below :)

i agree with motherboop, but i also think.........

the 160gb uncharted bundle will be lowered to 399 till sold out,

current 80 gb will be 299 till sold out,

then the ps3 slim will launch on oct 13 to coincide with uncharted 2 launch,

price will be 350 - 375 and once the holiday season is over it will drop to 299 to go with launch of GOW3 or final fantasy.

^ this. Remember when the PS3 and PSP and PSP Go! was announced? Everyone was like 'cool', but that's before they get to the slide about price. Unfortunately, I don't think Sony will have learnt form their mistakes.

amcallisterni

Sony never learned. I remember my Ps2 was damn expensive. Maybe 500 I think?

I thought the whole point of the slim was to cut production costs. It'll be cheaper, probably 299.99

Sony never learned. I remember my Ps2 was damn expensive. Maybe 500 I think?

jdiamnz69

PS2s were 299.99 to begin with. You must have gotten yours off of Ebay.

Most PSPs dont come with a memory stick. Just the PSP, the charger adn there you go, it costs 170, or 200 with a small plastic memory stick. They added 16GBs and Bluetooth built into the new PSP, thats why its the extra 50 bucks. They wont raise the price for the PS3 slim becuase:

A.) EVERYONE is complaining about the price, companies too, raising the price would add to this

B.) Its VERY doubtful they would add features requiring a price hike.

Sony isn't stupid. After 60+ years of being in this industry they know how to turn a system around by slimming it down and dropping $50-$100 off the price tag. They will no doubt win fans over this holiday season perhaps with a PS3 Slim+GT5 bundle. I don't see why they wouldn't with their manufacturing costs down 70% since 2006, which is I don't know if you noticed almost 4 years ago now. They can fit everything and more the PS3 currently has.

NotToBeDied

The slim isn't even real.