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#1 Norule04
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First they remove ps2 backwards compatibility for the ps3 while still keeping the price pretty high. And now after almost 4 years they are still ast expensive as a Wii and 360 put together. Seriously drop the price and i'll be one of your first buyers..

anyone else really upset they didn't even consider a price drop at e3?

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First they remove ps2 backwards compatibility for the ps3 while still keeping the price pretty high. And now after almost 4 years they are still ast expensive as a Wii and 360 put together. Seriously drop the price and i'll be one of your first buyers..

Norule04
Hmm, Nov 06 to June 09=4 years? or maybe 2 years 7months? But yea they do need to reduce the price.
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#3 Norule04
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[QUOTE="Norule04"]

First they remove ps2 backwards compatibility for the ps3 while still keeping the price pretty high. And now after almost 4 years they are still ast expensive as a Wii and 360 put together. Seriously drop the price and i'll be one of your first buyers..

GreyFoXX4

Hmm, Nov 06 to June 09=4 years? or maybe 2 years 7months? But yea they do need to reduce the price.

My bad meant 3 years..

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#4 Odrec
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No, since they are still losing money with every PS3 sold it would be a stupid move to cut its price. Given that the PS3 is selling its console at twice the price of the other consoles and still selling as much as they are is a pretty good sign. The price drop would come but not until the hardware becomes cheaper enough to do that.
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#5 primitive013
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thats all i wanted to hear at e3. im about to give up and get a 199 xbox arcade.
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#6 BigBadLanTerN
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I have a strong feeling they will announce a price drop at Tokyo Game Show. The price drop wont take place until the fall. If they announced it at e3, they would be eating console sales up until that point. TGS is the perfect place for a price drop. Plus they already said that E3 isnt the right venue to say anything about a price drop.
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#7 bdum_pshhh
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I'm sure Sony wants to too, they just can't.
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#8 simslifer
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First they remove ps2 backwards compatibility for the ps3 while still keeping the price pretty high. And now after almost 4 years they are still ast expensive as a Wii and 360 put together. Seriously drop the price and i'll be one of your first buyers..

anyone else really upset they didn't even consider a price drop at e3?

Norule04

they don't need to drop the price it's at 23 Million it's killing the cheaper xbox 360 in japan and right now PS3already beat the gamecubes lifetime sales and has high quality exclusives left and right.

why lower the price when it's doing this good ?

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First they remove ps2 backwards compatibility for the ps3 while still keeping the price pretty high. And now after almost 4 years they are still ast expensive as a Wii and 360 put together. Seriously drop the price and i'll be one of your first buyers..

anyone else really upset they didn't even consider a price drop at e3?

Norule04

Why don't you take 3/4 of all the money you have to your name and burn it in a dumpster? The lack of basic business knowledge in here is embarrasing. Sony would love to give PS3's away if it meant more money for them, but that is not reality nor is cutting ther own throats to move a few more consoles.

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#10 -ArchAngeL-777-
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From what I was told by Gamestop recently, Sony has just started making a profit on the PS3. That was from a Sony rep that was in the store. That is why they havent dropped the price yet. They want to make some profit first, then later this year see what can be done about a price drop. Aside from that big surge from 360 at the end of last year with its price drop, the PS3 has been selling nearly as many as the 360 even with a price difference. You also have to realize the 360 is 1 year ahead in its lifecycle. The 360 price drop last at the end of last year was in its 3rd year. If PS3 gets a price drop later this year, that will be in its 3rd year as well.
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... lems pay $60 every year for online ontop of paying for 360 so im sure they can get a ps3

Generalmojo

Uhm....I paid $38.97 with free shipping at newegg.com for a 12+1 month Gold subscription, that's under $3 a month for the best online experience of this generation.

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#13 simslifer
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[QUOTE="Generalmojo"]

... lems pay $60 every year for online ontop of paying for 360 so im sure they can get a ps3

10thwonder

Uhm....I paid $38.97 with free shipping at newegg.com for a 12+1 month Gold subscription, that's under $3 a month for the best online experience of this generation.

best .. lol joke

try plaing gears 2 online

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[QUOTE="Generalmojo"]

... lems pay $60 every year for online ontop of paying for 360 so im sure they can get a ps3

10thwonder

Uhm....I paid $38.97 with free shipping at newegg.com for a 12+1 month Gold subscription, that's under $3 a month for the best online experience of this generation.

for your own sake, i hope you mean best online experience on consoles

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#15 Silverbond
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A PS3 doesn't cost as much as a Wii and 360 together. So there.

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#16 Supa__Mario
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ps3 is awesome......get one....
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#17 finalfantasy94
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When I was watching some of the roundtables in GT or just happen to pass by an artical most were saying its possible that they would announce a price drop near the holidays.

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#18 Nocturnal_Speed
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ps3 is awesome......get one....Supa__Mario
WERD ;)
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#19 Odrec
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Also I don't get why people complain about the PS3's price while buying an Xbox and then buying the wireless add on, hard drive, controller batteries and online subscription which alone brings the price closer or even higher than that of a PS3 and they still have no Blu-Ray player. If they have an Xbox Arcade without any of those features I could understand but once they buy all that stuff saying that the PS3 is expensive sounds like bull.
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First they remove ps2 backwards compatibility for the ps3 while still keeping the price pretty high. And now after almost 4 years they are still ast expensive as a Wii and 360 put together. Seriously drop the price and i'll be one of your first buyers..

anyone else really upset they didn't even consider a price drop at e3?

Norule04
Sony is most likely waiting for inventories to drop before announcing any cut. I'm 100% certain there will be one between August-December.
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#21 Kahuna_1
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You do not announce price drops at E3. You announce them one week before they happen.

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#22 carljohnson3456
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I'm sure Sony wants to too, they just can't.bdum_pshhh
I kinda expect them to towards the holiday season. Maybe that's when the Slim might be announced? I think it would be dumb to announce a price cut mid-season. The 40 GB PS3 wasnt announced until around the fall of 2007, so I expect a slim model or at least a price cut going into the holidays. Just my two cents.
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#23 Sonicplys
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The PS2 is still the best selling system, Now why do you think that is?The Wii is better than the Gamecube and 360 is better than the first Xbox. PS3 is no where near is good as the PS2 , $ony, lower the price now.

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#24 SerpentX541
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Sony loses money for every PS3 they sell...sure if they lower the price then more would buy it but it would only make it worse for them

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#26 samuraiguns
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I'm sure Sony wants to too, they just can't.bdum_pshhh
That is exactly what I was thinking...
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#27 carljohnson3456
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The PS2 is still the best selling system,

Sonicplys

Total? Yes. In current week to week sales? No.

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#28 mD-
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[QUOTE="Norule04"]

First they remove ps2 backwards compatibility for the ps3 while still keeping the price pretty high. And now after almost 4 years they are still ast expensive as a Wii and 360 put together. Seriously drop the price and i'll be one of your first buyers..

anyone else really upset they didn't even consider a price drop at e3?

mD-
Sony is most likely waiting for inventories to drop before announcing any cut. I'm 100% certain there will be one between August-December.

I'm going to re-quote myself for emphasis...
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#29 Odrec
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[QUOTE="Odrec"]No, since they are still losing money with every PS3 sold it would be a stupid move to cut its price. Given that the PS3 is selling its console at twice the price of the other consoles and still selling as much as they are is a pretty good sign. The price drop would come but not until the hardware becomes cheaper enough to do that.getyeryayasout
This is a line of thinking I can only understand if you are holding a major amount of Sony stock. I know I'm not getting a PS3 until it's $300 or less.

I'm not holding any Sony stocks I was just pointing how it is very easy to understand Sony's way of doing things. It is basic marketing logic. You don't sell something cheaper than what it costs you to produce it.
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#30 Phazevariance
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thats all i wanted to hear at e3. im about to give up and get a 199 xbox arcade.primitive013
Its nto giving up, the arcade will play all of the multiplatform games that are on both 360 and ps3, so really you're jsut makign the smart choice by doing that.
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[QUOTE="The_Brodeo"]

[QUOTE="Norule04"]

First they remove ps2 backwards compatibility for the ps3 while still keeping the price pretty high. And now after almost 4 years they are still ast expensive as a Wii and 360 put together. Seriously drop the price and i'll be one of your first buyers..

anyone else really upset they didn't even consider a price drop at e3?

Why don't you take 3/4 of all the money you have to your name and burn it in a dumpster? The lack of basic business knowledge in here is embarrasing. Sony would love to give PS3's away if it meant more money for them, but that is not reality nor is cutting ther own throats to move a few more consoles.

Too true. These companies don't care about this race as much as we think they do. It's the bottom line that matters. And Sony's is in the red right now so a price cut is stupid. Getting more consoles out there would make some sense if there was a fee for PSN to recoup some loss. But most Sony fans would cry.
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#32 brennan7777
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Um you guys realize that sony cant "just drop the price" right? There is a little thing that plays a big role in all of that called money...

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#33 deactivated-59da85d821feb
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[QUOTE="10thwonder"]

[QUOTE="Generalmojo"]

... lems pay $60 every year for online ontop of paying for 360 so im sure they can get a ps3

simslifer

Uhm....I paid $38.97 with free shipping at newegg.com for a 12+1 month Gold subscription, that's under $3 a month for the best online experience of this generation.

best .. lol joke

try plaing gears 2 online

Good point cow. One slightly buggy game, that from what I've heard isn't even that bad anymore. I'm sure some PS3 games have dodgy online.
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#34 10thwonder
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[QUOTE="10thwonder"]

[QUOTE="Generalmojo"]

... lems pay $60 every year for online ontop of paying for 360 so im sure they can get a ps3

Mr_Apple_Soup

Uhm....I paid $38.97 with free shipping at newegg.com for a 12+1 month Gold subscription, that's under $3 a month for the best online experience of this generation.

for your own sake, i hope you mean best online experience on consoles

Of course, I thought that was a given. PC'z is tha sechs in terms of powa!!!!

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Sony is not going to drop the price in the Spring/Summer (the slowest part of the year for sales), they will cut the price sometime between Sept-Nov for maximum holiday impact. Does this make sense to you why they would do that? Good. Now that you realise this, you should certainly realise why they would not announce a pricecut at E3. That would basicly be shouting to the world: "Hey everyone! Don't buy a PS3 for the next 3-6 months because we are gonna cut the price by $100 soon!" This is a fairly easy concept to grasp, but some people just don't get it.
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#36 mD-
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[QUOTE="MegajerkNYC"]Sony is not going to drop the price in the Spring/Summer (the slowest part of the year for sales), they will cut the price sometime between Sept-Nov for maximum holiday impact. Does this make sense to you why they would do that? Good. Now that you realise this, you should certainly realise why they would not announce a pricecut at E3. That would basicly be shouting to the world: "Hey everyone! Don't buy a PS3 for the next 3-6 months because we are gonna cut the price by $100 soon!" This is a fairly easy concept to grasp, but some people just don't get it.

This, in addition to what I said. Close thread.
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#37 PurpleHaze89
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Check Ebay? I bought my PS3 for 250 euro

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#38 WhyuStillAlive
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people still think $399 for a ps3 is too much? this is a gaming machine! you can browse the net, free online, home, great exclusives, wi-fi, blu-ray, no hidden fees, reliable... Okay a price drop is coming but don't expect a $199 ps3! I can see the ps3 for $349 by christmas. 80GB bundle with InFAMOUS for $399

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#39 EVOLV3
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Sony has commented on the issue

http://kotaku.com/5278758/sony-e3-not-proper-venue-to-announce-any-ps3-price-drop

E3 is not the venue. I would say expect it at TGS before the holidays

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[QUOTE="10thwonder"]

[QUOTE="Generalmojo"]

... lems pay $60 every year for online ontop of paying for 360 so im sure they can get a ps3

simslifer

Uhm....I paid $38.97 with free shipping at newegg.com for a 12+1 month Gold subscription, that's under $3 a month for the best online experience of this generation.

best .. lol joke

try plaing gears 2 online

Gears2 was fixed a long time ago with an update. It plays great online.
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[QUOTE="getyeryayasout"][QUOTE="Odrec"]No, since they are still losing money with every PS3 sold it would be a stupid move to cut its price. Given that the PS3 is selling its console at twice the price of the other consoles and still selling as much as they are is a pretty good sign. The price drop would come but not until the hardware becomes cheaper enough to do that.Odrec
This is a line of thinking I can only understand if you are holding a major amount of Sony stock. I know I'm not getting a PS3 until it's $300 or less.

I'm not holding any Sony stocks I was just pointing how it is very easy to understand Sony's way of doing things. It is basic marketing logic. You don't sell something cheaper than what it costs you to produce it.

You do if you can make the money on the backend (via game sells), especially if you have 2 other hungry competitors who might get the sale if you don't.
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#42 jakehouston88
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First of all they can't afford to do it, it's not about You.

Second of all it's $400, get a job, it's not that much. It's worth it.

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#43 _Verm
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Its actually more cost effective than the 360 when you consider what you get..
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#44 Supa__Mario
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Its actually more cost effective than the 360 when you consider what you get.._Verm
alot of people dont realize this.....or they are pirates
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[QUOTE="simslifer"]

[QUOTE="10thwonder"]

Uhm....I paid $38.97 with free shipping at newegg.com for a 12+1 month Gold subscription, that's under $3 a month for the best online experience of this generation.

lhughey

best .. lol joke

try plaing gears 2 online

Gears2 was fixed a long time ago with an update. It plays great online.

So was SOCOM. But the GS reviewer didn't bother to play GeoW2 online as in not lan. So guess which one got the higher score.

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No, since they are still losing money with every PS3 sold it would be a stupid move to cut its price. Given that the PS3 is selling its console at twice the price of the other consoles and still selling as much as they are is a pretty good sign. The price drop would come but not until the hardware becomes cheaper enough to do that.Odrec
if they were to switch out the blu-ray drive for a cheaper, more reliable one, it would be 127 dollars profitable, allowing 300 dollar ps3s. the current blu-ray drives in ps3s still cost 250 dollars, but there are some available to sony for about 90. cow out.
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#48 MaximumD
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Don't blame Sony cause you are cheap. If you can afford a 360 with all those addons and online fees, you can get a PS3. No excuses here. Kids needs to learn how to save and buy there stuff.
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#49 SionPT
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i think if sony cuted production costs and released a lower cost PS3 slim sonner they would be doing a lot better

if they dont drop the price then sales wont increase, if the cdont increase no money to cover the costs...

They should fier whoever started with this strategy in the first place

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#50 MaddenBowler10
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not only is the Xbox cheaper..but it's a more badass gaming system