Price drop rumored to happen at TGS.

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#1 shortbus3829
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I heard on G4's Attack of the showtonight that Sony was rumored to announce a price drop of the PS3 at next weeks Tokyo Game Show. What will it be and when if it is actually true? Any one heard anything?
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#2 Nike_Air
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Don't expect one for NA.

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#3 MGSFan27285
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yea i heard that too. i heard a seperate RUMOR that there will be a 40 gig one in america, probably for $450. i think they are staring to realize that average joe consumers wont buy much over teh price of $400-$500. also heard that part of G4.
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#4 shortbus3829
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If it does drop, I'll get one since I cannot depend on my 360.
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#5 Miles0T0Prower
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it'll most likely be a 40 gig model for 399( the one I want)
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#6 jackle2071
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If they do, the playinf field just got alot more intresting!
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For Japan maybe.
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#8 deactivated-5f768591970d3
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if so i want a rebate for extra 200 dollars i spent on mine heh, i dont care which console wins as i have all of them, but more ps3's in more households means more games that will come out, so its a good thing i guess.
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For Japan maybe.ultima-flare
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it'll most likely be a 40 gig model for 399( the one I want)Miles0T0Prower

Hopefully.

I'm not spending more than $400 on a PS3 as much as I want the games on it. Sony needs to get their act straight and realize that they're not the king anymore. They expected everyone to buy it just because it had Playstation on it, and it failed.

I want Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII. I'm kind of worried that by the time those games come out it wont even be price dropped just because their the equivalent to Kanye West.

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It will more than likely be another SKU, therefore really eliminating most of its potential effect on the market, people don't want tard packs...why cant Sony and MS see this.
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#12 BigNiceJohn
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I want Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII. I'm kind of worried that by the time those games come out it wont even be price dropped just because their the equivalent to Kanye West.xDonRobx

You gotta pay for quality goods.

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#13 bsbowman
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[QUOTE="Miles0T0Prower"]it'll most likely be a 40 gig model for 399( the one I want)xDonRobx

Hopefully.

I'm not spending more than $400 on a PS3 as much as I want the games on it. Sony needs to get their act straight and realize that they're not the king anymore. They expected everyone to buy it just because it had Playstation on it, and it failed.

I want Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII. I'm kind of worried that by the time those games come out it wont even be price dropped just because their the equivalent to Kanye West.


Kanye West?  ...Did you just try to take a metaphor waaay too far?
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It will more than likely be another SKU, therefore really eliminating most of its potential effect on the market, people don't want tard packs...why cant Sony and MS see this.TheSystemLord1

Haha, tard packs. It's true, the 20 gig didn't do well at all and now they're REPEATING their mistake????

As for hte price drop, there have been heavy rumours of the 80 gig droping to 499 and a new 40 gig coming for 399. Problem is, Sony STILL doesn't have the games to convince consumers to purchase the console. If I were them, I'd at least go out to the indie dev scene and buy about thirty games for PSN...

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#15 BigNiceJohn
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Sony STILL doesn't have the games to convince consumers to purchase the console.osirisomeomi

Might be a problem this holiday season. (Though a price drop to $400 should help with this)

Won't be a problem in the first quarter of 2008.

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#16 justinpate
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how much will the 20gb cost then its still $450 on gamestop.com
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[QUOTE="osirisomeomi"]Sony STILL doesn't have the games to convince consumers to purchase the console.BigNiceJohn

Might be a problem this holiday season. (Though a price drop to $400 should help with this)

Won't be a problem in the first quarter of 2008.

Not necessarily. Games/Apps are starting to come out in bunches for PS3 so it won't as bad as people think. I agree though next year will be PS3's time but end of this year will be good too.

Exclusives:

Folklore, Home and R&C in Oct.

Haze, UT III, TC4, Uncharted in Nov.

I am not going to mention the great non-exclusives because this is for purely PS3 but those will be awesome too. [COD4 and Assasain's]

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#18 tfaa
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We'll only have to wait and see. I just want TGS to come on already! Im tired of hearing about M$'s Pre-TGS meeting and how Tecmo is now the devil. I want some news from Sony. I know they got someting good cooking for us :]

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#19 fluffers623
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well i waited for the 100 dollar price drop on the 60gb, but now an even further price drop. i hope i can get some money back from best buy
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#20 BigNiceJohn
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[QUOTE="BigNiceJohn"][QUOTE="osirisomeomi"]Sony STILL doesn't have the games to convince consumers to purchase the console.werty007

Might be a problem this holiday season. (Though a price drop to $400 should help with this)

Won't be a problem in the first quarter of 2008.

Not necessarily. Games/Apps are starting to come out in bunches for PS3 so it won't as bad as people think. I agree though next year will be PS3's time but end of this year will be good too.

Exclusives:

Folklore, Home and R&C in Oct.

Haze, UT III, TC4, Uncharted in Nov.

I am not going to mention the great non-exclusives because this is for purely PS3 but those will be awesome too. [COD4 and Assasain's]

Whoops. That's my bad. I had assumed those games were coming in 2008.

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#21 Eclipse83Lives
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If it sells no, If it does notsell, yea "but not sure when." But its selling now. It dont matter what road it goes. No sales, and the system is priced low latter, and everyone buys it. Orit sells now. PS3 will spread. Its just a matter of how. So yea it might drop again within a year or so, seeing how it blasted off when they droped it once. But if it sells now it wont.
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#22 jyoung312
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Yeah I think that this rumor has too much steam not to happen especially with sony needing something to draw attention away from 360's only game even though it is a juggernaut. I expect a $399 40gb ps3 bundled with spiderman3 and it will be exactly like the 80gb (i.e. w/o emotion engine) and it might also lack the card readers or wifi but i doubt that they will take wifi out. I think it is a good move on their part, the more ppl with ps3s the better for us. I do not think that MS will drop there price in response because they don't need to with halo3. I also think that Sony needs to have an aggressive ad campaign this holiday for games like UT3, Haze, Uncharted, R&C, GTprologue, and I think they need to get a killzone 2 demo or beta out there with lots of progress updates that build hype.
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#23 NIGHTHAWKAK47
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Well i was on my third xbox360 and when it died out i asked for a refund put an extra 100$ and got the PS3 at least it has superior build quality and lets me play for hours on end without any problem.i am not a fanboy but as far as power and build quality and quality price ratio PS3 wins hands down
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#24 BigNiceJohn
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build qualityNIGHTHAWKAK47

Some will say games are the most important feature. But at the end of the day, I say this one wins out. (for me at least)

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#25 Eclipse83Lives
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[QUOTE="NIGHTHAWKAK47"]build qualityBigNiceJohn

Some will say games are the most important feature. But at the end of the day, I say this one wins out. (for me at least)

The game part needs time. Time will come.

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#26 AgentZero225
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If it does drop, I'll get one since I cannot depend on my 360.shortbus3829

LOL i think that goes for ever 360 owner.

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#27 dbzfreak
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[QUOTE="NIGHTHAWKAK47"]build qualityBigNiceJohn

Some will say games are the most important feature. But at the end of the day, I say this one wins out. (for me at least)

PS3 owners will enjoy both in the not so far future here.