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#1 -Hassan-
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www.playfuls.com. go to the news section.
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#2 longhorn7
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i dont see it....
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#3 shuriken_ninja
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how dare they call us cheap!
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#4 KrazyC18
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i dont see it....longhorn7
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#5 shuriken_ninja
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what are you talking about???
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#6 bihballer
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I don't see it..but im not going to lie, US americans are pretty cheap. Don't act like were not. Its not everybody but the majority of US are. I def am not though.
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#7 Flavante
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[QUOTE="longhorn7"]i dont see it....KrazyC18

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#8 -Hassan-
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my browers doesnt support cut/ paste. but if you dont see it go to digg.com and look for "Sony Uk Boss Calls US a Land Of The Cheap People" to justify the PS3 Price.
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#9 jdt532
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Thread starter, do us a favor and provide a direct link to the article.
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#10 -Hassan-
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tell me how to do it, and i will.
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#11 longhorn7
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i am cheap though but thats because i dont have a lot of money to throw around :lol:
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#12 jdt532
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Here's the article.

 http://www.playfuls.com/news_06695_Sony_UK_Boss_Calls_the_US_a_Land_of_Cheap_People_to_Justify_PS3_Price.html

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#13 chembro84
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That's some good logic, if your product costs too much money it's not that you made some mistakes and made it too expensive, the consumers are cheap.  Well if your a good business person, you do some research, realize your consumers are "cheap" and release a cheap system so you can make lots of money, not release an expensive one and then complain about it.
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#14 longhorn7
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i dont think he meant to be insulting to me it seems like he was making a point about the cost of living. he did seem a bit like a nationalist but thats a good thing. he loves his country. we love ours. its all cool 8)
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#15 -Hassan-
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thanks dude.
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#16 cheatymcshifty
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It's the beauty of capitolisim, great for prices and consumers.. but bad for advancement (why japan has way better cell phones.. every things standardized).. i'll take the cheaper stuff and get a better cell phone next year thank you.
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#17 jay24k
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Down with the uk! :)
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#18 ModernTimes
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It's sony UK. Can anyone say that they really care what they say?
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#19 JestaDude
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We are cheap. Take the price of the PS3 in the UK and transfer it into US currency... We're getting one heck of a deal by comparison.
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#20 MGSFan27285
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I don't see it..but im not going to lie, US americans are pretty cheap. Don't act like were not. Its not everybody but the majority of US are. I def am not though.bihballer

i ammmmmm!

totally agree though 

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#21 shuriken_ninja
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there arecheap not us!
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#22 dondidit2u
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WE ARE CHEAP WE COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERYTHING! THATS WHY THE WORLD IS THE WAY IT IS NOW!

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#23 sainraja
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That's some good logic, if your product costs too much money it's not that you made some mistakes and made it too expensive, the consumers are cheap. Well if your a good business person, you do some research, realize your consumers are "cheap" and release a cheap system so you can make lots of money, not release an expensive one and then complain about it.chembro84
The guy who said that isn't in charge of Sony U.S....so you may very well look at that as a European calling Americans cheap.
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#24 jim8015
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I am NOT cheap.  I actually own the UK and it will be going on EBay very shortly.  :)
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#25 jonesy1911
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Shuriken_Ninja you've taken what he said out of context, me being from the UK and having just paid £590 for my PS3, 3 games and an extra controller can see exactly what the guy is saying, if we convert our money into dollars you see we pay a ton more than you guys, now the main thing hes trying to say is the cost of living in the states is far less than the cost of living in the UK, shuriken_ninja before you make stupid comments how about you take a vacation to the UK convert your US dollars to pounds and see if you complain about prices in the states again. Because i for one know that the first thing you'd say is. "I can get this from the US for much less". I've had the good fortune to be able to visit the states and i can tell you i was living it up with the amount of cash i had from the exchange rate, i couldn't believe how cheap things were over there, please don't open your mouth and speak upon things you do not know. Oh and to the topic creator you've blatently taken it out of context too, have a nice day evening life yada yada yada. Common sence goes along way people.
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#26 m3Boarder32
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Im offended...

 

Seriously...Im tired of Sony's arrogant BS 

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#27 jonesy1911
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Im offended...

Seriously...Im tired of Sony's arrogant BS

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how is it arrogant... people love to hate on sony these days, explain to me how its offended you because you sir will have taken it out of context and that is a damn shame that so many people are quick to take the wrong idea, rather than read something and understand what the person is saying.
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#28 kevass007
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well i'm from canada, and mine cost $1000.00
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#29 UntoldDreams
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Useless trolling topic:  Confirmed.

 

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#30 Gamefisher86
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so we're cheap and?  I think they jealous... :P
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#31 Richard871
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the uk is just mad because we won the revolutionary war

 

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#32 Richard871
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the uk is just mad because we won the revolutionary war

 

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#33 bsin94
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well i'm from canada, and mine cost $1000.00kevass007

:roll:  A canadian PS3 retails at $699, unless you bought your PS3 somewhere else lik ebay durring launch, it does not cost $1000 in Canada.

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#34 jonesy1911
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wow how ignorant, you felt the need to post this because of what...? America is a country made and built by the british..... don't forget that, why do you think we have so many ties with America.
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#35 Wii26
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I used to live in the UK and I currently live in Canada. I've been to the US so many times especially around Rochester Hills, Michigan. I have to say that when I go down to the US I spend a lot of money. Everything is considerably cheaper. I mean 6% tax and low prices. Glorious. I can't say that Americans are cheap though. A lot of people can afford the PS3 but they chose to spend it on other things.
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#36 Wii26
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[QUOTE="kevass007"]well i'm from canada, and mine cost $1000.00bsin94

:roll: A canadian PS3 retails at $699, unless you bought your PS3 somewhere else lik ebay durring launch, it does not cost $1000 in Canada.

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So he didn't buy an extra controller or a game or two? Come on man. Use your head. 

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#37 choasgod
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pfft ...

  Everything he said is 100% true ...

 American is the land of cheap !
    Why ? Because 1) no VAT on RRP but rather smaller tax AFTER RRP ...
                          2) Cost of Living is MUCh lower, therefore products cost less and wages are usually less ....

  He didn't call American citizens cheap but rather their cost of living as cheap -- compared to the UK ...

i mean how much tax did the US pay for PS3 ? In Australia i payed $108.06 ( or approx $92 US ) ! However this is included in our RRP ... so PS3 retailed for $999 -- i payed $999 a large chunk of it was TAX ... ( note i also got PS3 cheap due to staff discont :P so less tax )

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#38 m3Boarder32
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pfft ...

Everything he said is 100% true ...

American is the land of cheap !
Why ? Because 1) no VAT on RRP but rather smaller tax AFTER RRP ...
2) Cost of Living is MUCh lower, therefore products cost less and wages are usually less ....

He didn't call American citizens cheap but rather their cost of living as cheap -- compared to the UK ...

i mean how much tax did the US pay for PS3 ? In Australia i payed $108.06 ( or approx $92 US ) ! However this is included in our RRP ... so PS3 retailed for $999 -- i payed $999 a large chunk of it was TAX ... ( note i also got PS3 cheap due to staff discont :P so less tax )

choasgod

 

Quit the Bullsh**...Stop sugarcoating what Sony said...They flat out said "america is the land of cheap people"  that translates into calling American  citizens cheap... 

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#39 m3Boarder32
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So is Sony going to start calling Europeans cheap after the PS3 proves to sell like crap in Europe?
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#40 Trigun1
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So wait are you telling me people in the PAL areas would not have wanted to pay less for the PS3? The fact is "In 2002, the ONS calculated the United Kingdom's average wage as £23,607." per hour. The national wage index says the wage is $18(that is more than double minimum wage then in most states) . That is a huge difference. People in the UK makes more on average about $27.78 more then people in the U.S.(23,607.00 GBP=46,260.38 USD). And do not forget the reason my ancestors left the UK is because of the intolerant government and its prejudice religion laws.
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#41 gamefan
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Cheap people wait 2 years until the ps3 price goes down.
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#42 Acenso
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Yes. I am so cheap. I do not want to buy a system that is overly priced and has no games that interest me. I am sorry you do not get my monies.

How about call me when you actually get games...for a gaming system^^ BluRay is pointless to me. I want quality online. I want about a handful of good exculsive games. I want your PS1 downloads to actually work on the PS3 and how about games I want? How about tell me when you have ZOE3, FFXIII, Atlus Games, Online Dynasty Warriors, and many more games exculsive.

But what would I know...I am just a cheap American. Why would I want to play games on a gaming system?

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Yes. I am so cheap. I do not want to buy a system that is overly priced and has no games that interest me. I am sorry you do not get my monies.

How about call me when you actually get games...for a gaming system^^ BluRay is pointless to me. I want quality online. I want about a handful of good exculsive games. I want your PS1 downloads to actually work on the PS3 and how about games I want? How about tell me when you have ZOE3, FFXIII, Atlus Games, Online Dynasty Warriors, and many more games exculsive.

But what would I know...I am just a cheap American. Why would I want to play games on a gaming system?Acenso

You make me sick. And I don't usually say that either. Your inability to understand the intracacies(sp) of the complaints you're listing is what makes your consumer philosophy so erroneous.

Consumer support is what churns out progressive produce, it's only with a stable consumption of products that a company actually stands a chance of meeting your particular demands. It can't operate on sporatic sales that are made only by people who wait till the price goes down.

Also, Sony already has a "handful of good exclusive games" even if it's lost quite a few. This isn't even counting the fact that it still retains all the other cool titles.

You also need a lesson in patience; the firmware that's going to be the system emulator will not only allow you to play your old games, but also upscale them. So it's technically better than the presence of an emotion ship.

And yes, you are indeed a cheap American. The PS3 is a sales bundle for crying out loud. You're asking for a price-drop on a $650 product that costs twice that amount to make! Do you realize how insane it is to just pass that up?

And if ZOE3 is going to come out on any machine, it's going to be on the PS3.
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#45 BenderUnit22
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that man has a point
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#46 Gen-Gawl
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We just don't like paying more than we think is fair. I don't see that as a bad thing. Being frugal lets me get more mileage from my dollar.
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#48 call112
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[QUOTE="Acenso"]Yes. I am so cheap. I do not want to buy a system that is overly priced and has no games that interest me. I am sorry you do not get my monies.

How about call me when you actually get games...for a gaming system^^ BluRay is pointless to me. I want quality online. I want about a handful of good exculsive games. I want your PS1 downloads to actually work on the PS3 and how about games I want? How about tell me when you have ZOE3, FFXIII, Atlus Games, Online Dynasty Warriors, and many more games exculsive.

But what would I know...I am just a cheap American. Why would I want to play games on a gaming system?Pariah_001

You make me sick. And I don't usually say that either. Your inability to understand the intracacies(sp) of the complaints you're listing is what makes your consumer philosophy so erroneous.

Consumer support is what churns out progressive produce, it's only with a stable consumption of products that a company actually stands a chance of meeting your particular demands. It can't operate on sporatic sales that are made only by people who wait till the price goes down.

Also, Sony already has a "handful of good exclusive games" even if it's lost quite a few. This isn't even counting the fact that it still retains all the other cool titles.

You also need a lesson in patience; the firmware that's going to be the system emulator will not only allow you to play your old games, but also upscale them. So it's technically better than the presence of an emotion ship.

And yes, you are indeed a cheap American. The PS3 is a sales bundle for crying out loud. You're asking for a price-drop on a $650 product that costs twice that amount to make! Do you realize how insane it is to just pass that up?

And if ZOE3 is going to come out on any machine, it's going to be on the PS3.

So true. Something i've also noticed is the trend to say the PS3 is far more expensive in Europe, wich is not quiet true. The price tag in Europe is according to the Euro corrency. Everyone should know it's not accurate to compare prices of different countrys (in this case, continents) with different currencys. If PS3 in the UK were $600 it would be far more cheaper to the UK consumers than it would be to the Americans, since the UK has a better economy and the consumers certainly have more buying power (or however you spell that). It would not be equal to all countrys if sony had put the price tag of $600 in the whole world. I don't really see what's so wrong by calling americans "cheap". Is it that offensive ? P.S. Sorry about any grammatical error since my main language is no english, and no, i'm not british.
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#49 SolidSnake2020
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Well I'm not American or European but thats just stupied, some people look at the PS3 like just a video game console not as a BLUE-RAY player. the console is expensive.