An excellent move by Sony

Not long ago I made a thread about Sony and its pricing strategies of the PS2 and the PS3. I stated that Sony should consider lowering the price of the PS2 first, and give the console one more strong surge. So, it's fantastic that Sony dropped the price of the PS2 to $99.99 today! As for the PS3, I don't think that it has to have a price drop too early in the year. Sony should concentrate on profitability for right now, and then announce a new price around E3, or at least before Thanksgiving. I don't think that SCEA should be in that much of a rush. The value of the PS3, the PlayStation brand name, and the commitment to a long life cycle wil ensure that it will be stay competitive for a long time.

Personally, I wasn't asking for a price drop of the PS3. I'm not planning to buy a PS3 this year anyway (though I will buy one sometime). I think that Sony can hold out for a while longer with the current prices because of the strong batch of games coming this year.

I wouldn't call it excellent. I'd call it meh but that's just me.

No, they should have done a price drop on the PS3 to increase the sales on that, considering that the PS2 sales overall are still top notch.

The move was mainly to undermine the Wii, and to the lesser extent the $199 360. I would expect Sony to really start focusing on the PS3 now, and potentially announce a price cut at E3, or latest TGS if they intend to drop it this year.

At least BC is cheaper for people thinking of buying a new PS3 ;).cool_beans1

Well i guess it's a good move if Sony absolutely refuses to re-add BC to the PS3.

I have a ps3 with BC...so...yeah

How is it an "excellent move" for Sony to drop the price of an 8 year old system? I think this a desperate move by Sony to get more people to by PS2's, since it's the only thing keeping Sony's gaming division afloat.

An excellent move? I'd file it in the "Who gives two **bleep**s about the PS2 any more?" bin.DJ_Lae

THere's about 150 million PS2 sold and roughly 3 billion people on this planet. THere are potential buyers out there. With all price cuts, there will be a temporary rush of sales.

Well i guess it's a good move if Sony absolutely refuses to re-add BC to the PS3.

Lionheart08

There's over 6 billion people on the planet dragonpuppy.

An excellent move?

Maybe for the ten people left on the planet who don't own a PS2 yet.

But for the rest of us...it's pretty lame.

An excellent move? I'd file it in the "Who gives two **bleep**s about the PS2 any more?" bin.DJ_Lae

My Grandparents bought one last month and my cousins (14 and 16 year old girls) got one as a present a few months ago.

It still has a lot of support from Sony with new games being released on it and is still a very popular "casual" system. My cousins play it just as much as they do their Wii.

There's over 6 billion people on the planet dragonpuppy.

LoseEagles1245

Which just means more potential sales. Unlike the PS3, Sony gains profits from PS2 sales. I see this as Sony bracing for a future PS3 price cut.

An excellent move?

Maybe for the ten people left on the planet who don't own a PS2 yet.

But for the rest of us...it's pretty lame.

The_Game21x

There are still many people buying PS2s, it's even frequently selling more than 360 in Japan.

That was good news, even though I already have a PS2. I was told by one of my friends that he would get one now. Awesome, even if he's a few years late.

If anything they're taking sales away from the PS3 which is what they really want to sell.LoseEagles1245

If anything they're taking sales away from the PS3 which is what they really want to sell.LoseEagles1245

completely agree w/ this ^

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]An excellent move? I'd file it in the "Who gives two **bleep**s about the PS2 any more?" bin.GrumpyWalrus

My Grandparents bought one last month and my cousins (14 and 16 year old girls) got one as a present a few months ago.

It still has a lot of support from Sony with new games being released on it and is still a very popular "casual" system. My cousins play it just as much as they do their Wii.

as much as their Wii huh...so your saying they don't play either system:lol:

it was a stupid move, they kept the ps2 at 129 for no reason at all they could have lowered its price from 150 to 99 instead of 150-129 easily infact they could have done it back in 2006 yet didn't.

At least BC is cheaper for people thinking of buying a new PS3 ;).cool_beans1

If anything they're taking sales away from the PS3 which is what they really want to sell.LoseEagles1245

[QUOTE="LoseEagles1245"]If anything they're taking sales away from the PS3 which is what they really want to sell.lancer_87

[QUOTE="lancer_87"][QUOTE="LoseEagles1245"]If anything they're taking sales away from the PS3 which is what they really want to sell.tirralirra

[QUOTE="LoseEagles1245"]If anything they're taking sales away from the PS3 which is what they really want to sell.lancer_87

[QUOTE="lancer_87"][QUOTE="LoseEagles1245"]If anything they're taking sales away from the PS3 which is what they really want to sell.LoseEagles1245

software bc is coming sooner o later

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]An excellent move? I'd file it in the "Who gives two **bleep**s about the PS2 any more?" bin.dragonpuppy

THere's about 150 million PS2 sold and roughly 3 billion people on this planet. THere are potential buyers out there. With all price cuts, there will be a temporary rush of sales.

software bc is coming sooner o later

tuvideo87

I see Ps2 selling 200M consoles

Wait I'm confused, I thought all the Sony fanboys were saying that the PS3 price would drop today....

Way to drop the price on a console that pretty much anyone who is interested in it has one and I'm guessing those that are being sold at this time are more than likely replacements (mine was about a year ago) for their old fat PS2 models. $30 off a console that was $130 isn't going to compete with the Wii, and all Sony is doing is carrying the PS2 forward just to make that 10 year mark out of spite, even though we all know the thing is pretty much dead in the water. Honestly the PS2 is just in a coma right now and is waiting for someone to pull the plug and finally let it die, no console should be forced to live on a steady diet of sports games.

Sony, you're doing it wrong.