I smell a ps3 price drop! ! !

Since this fall will be abig gaming season and the ps3 will be celebrating its first year (anniversary). All the good games will come out then such as

• Lair
• Heavenly Sword
• Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
• Little Big Planet
• GTA IV  *PS3/360 Exclusive*
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma
• Ratchet & Clank: TOD
• Warhawk
• Folklore
• Sing Star
• Socom Confrontation            
• HOME (PSN)                         
• Firmware 2.0
• Pain (PSN)                        
• High Velocity Bowling (PSN)  
• Eye of Judgement               
• PS EYE

Also some great multiplat games will widen the ps3 library with the help of those exclusives. The ps3s Sales will increase in that period and in the ps3s anniversary Sony should lower the price and i guess it would do that because of these reasons :

-Fall sales will be high due to releases of great games a price drop then will increase the demand for ps3s and sales will go higher also due to ps3 first year and 360s price is going down so sony should do something about it and i think they will.

-65nm Cell chip will be out by then and it will reduce ps3 cost

-Blu-ray player production cost will be lower. (this happens because technology advances in 1 year and as all new player when they first launch they are very expensive one year later the production costs are lower and price is reduced)

-Emotion Engine chip will be removed so again the ps3's cost will be reduced.

Overall this can help sony to reduce the price by 50-100$ and christmas will be a very good period for a price drop.

And If sony releases the White/Silver ps3s it will also give consumers a choice and sales would increase.

Your thoughts ? Ideas ?

I smell a $100 drop in September.

I smell a $100 drop in September.

 

Nike_Air

They cannot do a price drop. Its not as simple as you people think,  a price drop costs them alot of money it takes a year or two for that to happen. Look at the PSP, people were screamin for a price drop and the first one didn't happen for  a year and then another year after that.

Just because their production cost is dropping, it doesn't mean they are going to drop the cost for the consumer. They are losing $200 on every PS3 and with the things mentioned above they will begin manufacturing them at closer to cost.

Don't expect a price drop until the Holiday season 2008 

They cannot do a price drop.Bread_or_Decide

They can. They will make the money back in the long run from Bluray as the primary media format for the next 15-odd years. 

If so, Sony is going to lose even more money.

And why drop the price when big titles start coming out? 

They cannot do a price drop. Its not as simple as you people think, a price drop costs them alot of money it takes a year or two for that to happen. Look at the PSP, people were screamin for a price drop and the first one didn't happen for a year and then another year after that.

 

Bread_or_Decide

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]They cannot do a price drop.Lilac_Benjie

They can. They will make the money back in the long run from Bluray as the primary media format for the next 15-odd years.

[QUOTE="Lilac_Benjie"]

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]They cannot do a price drop.pins_basic

They can. They will make the money back in the long run from Bluray as the primary media format for the next 15-odd years.

Exactly what I was thinking.
I don't see a pricedrop occuring any time soon with that in mind.

your list of games is a bit off.  Little big planet is 2008.  The others might be fine actuallyGunSmith1_basic

LOL, your so desperate for good games you actually put the Firmware update on your list!!!!!! :lol:daytona_178

Nope, Firmware 2.0 has lots of features and it will help fixing PS3s image in the media. I am sure you heard about background downloading threads and articles when the ps3 was released.

They need to tie a price drop with a big release.

If they screw up the Playstation 3 then they risk Bluray as a media format, which puts the entire company into a bit of a gamble. 

i smell my feettoxicmog

Gross dude. 

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]They cannot do a price drop.Lilac_Benjie

They can. They will make the money back in the long run from Bluray as the primary media format for the next 15-odd years. 

First of all we don't know if BD will win and I don't care which wins, I really don't and secondly if we look at the trends in movie formats DVD hasn't been the primery media format for more than 4 years. Did you know the first time a DVD outsold a VHS was in 2003?

[QUOTE="Lilac_Benjie"]

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]They cannot do a price drop.JohnTheGamer

They can. They will make the money back in the long run from Bluray as the primary media format for the next 15-odd years.

First of all we don't know if BD will win and I don't care which wins, I really don't and secondly if we look at the trends in movie formats DVD hasn't been the primery media format for more than 4 years. Did you know the first time a DVD outsold a VHS was in 2003?

Sony are gambling there companies future on Bluray. They would most likely survive a defeat, but face a mammoth setback. 

The thing sony has to worry about, is that even if they gambled on a price drop (which finanically is not a smart move for at least 2008). Microsoft at any point could drop their price more into the mass market prices...and with the games they got coming this year...could be a big blow unless they do something.

Example, after Halo 3 releases..if MS price dropped in november right before the holidays....lord all mighty. That would be a double peak for them.

They need to tie a price drop with a big release.

 

If they screw up the Playstation 3 then they risk Bluray as a media format, which puts the entire company into a bit of a gamble. 

Lilac_Benjie

i kind of agree with you there even tho ps3 is not the only deciding factor for Blu-ray. But a price drop with some great games and some new features and close to christmas will blow sales and that will change every developers mind and wont port games but actualy utilize the power of the ps3.

And in 2008 more system sellers will just get better MGS4, FF13, FF 13versus and some new ips and exclusives will just increase sales. people wont look at the ps3 as waaa 600!!! damn insane!

Even tho the x360 made a bundle with forza 2 and steering wheel for 700$ thats crazy and this infact will help the ps3 pick up in sales

Ask me what I smell.:odonalbane

wat do u smell ?

"sony can't afford" :roll: Thats an oxymoron.jack_russel

That's not true.

If Playstation 3 falls into last place this generation, Sony risk loosing the format war. Sony can't afford that. A price drop is necessary.

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Ask me what I smell.:oarabi_89

wat do u smell ?

[QUOTE="arabi_89"]

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Ask me what I smell.:odonalbane

wat do u smell ?

r u in the toilet ?

I don't think $100 is big difference, like I said alot of times the consumers are waiting for big games then they will buy it, they can afford it but they won't cuz there isn't good games yet, think about this, how much did you spent for gaming over the years?, it's really don't matter if there is a price drop or not.bad82man82

What you say makes sense but every1 will say 600 noo!!!

Since this fall will be abig gaming season and the ps3 will be celebrating its first year (anniversary). All the good games will come out then such as

• Lair
• Heavenly Sword
• Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
• Little Big Planet
• GTA IV  *PS3/360 Exclusive*
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma
• Ratchet & Clank: TOD
• Warhawk
• Folklore
• Sing Star
• Socom Confrontation            
• HOME (PSN)                         
• Firmware 2.0
• Pain (PSN)                        
• High Velocity Bowling (PSN)  
• Eye of Judgement               
• PS EYE

Also some great multiplat games will widen the ps3 library with the help of those exclusives. The ps3s Sales will increase in that period and in the ps3s anniversary Sony should lower the price and i guess it would do that because of these reasons :

-Fall sales will be high due to releases of great games a price drop then will increase the demand for ps3s and sales will go higher also due to ps3 first year and 360s price is going down so sony should do something about it and i think they will.

-65nm Cell chip will be out by then and it will reduce ps3 cost

-Blu-ray player production cost will be lower. (this happens because technology advances in 1 year and as all new player when they first launch they are very expensive one year later the production costs are lower and price is reduced)

-Emotion Engine chip will be removed so again the ps3's cost will be reduced.

Overall this can help sony to reduce the price by 50-100$ and christmas will be a very good period for a price drop.

And If sony releases the White/Silver ps3s it will also give consumers a choice and sales would increase.

Your thoughts ? Ideas ?

arabi_89

I smell a price drop also, because that is the lamest list of upcoming games. Try this list

Mass Effect

Bioshock

Halo 3

GTA IV        

These will keep me busy long enough to wait for PS4.

[QUOTE="Nike_Air"]

I smell a $100 drop in September.

here in nz its $1200 and for that I could get 2 8800s which would compeltly kill the ps3

 

Pizza_Guy450

[QUOTE="jack_russel"]"sony can't afford" :roll: Thats an oxymoron.Lilac_Benjie

That's not true.

If Playstation 3 falls into last place this generation, Sony risk loosing the format war. Sony can't afford that. A price drop is necessary.

[QUOTE="arabi_89"]

Since this fall will be abig gaming season and the ps3 will be celebrating its first year (anniversary). All the good games will come out then such as

• Lair
• Heavenly Sword
• Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
• Little Big Planet
• GTA IV  *PS3/360 Exclusive*
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma
• Ratchet & Clank: TOD
• Warhawk
• Folklore
• Sing Star
• Socom Confrontation                                      
• Pain (PSN)                        
• High Velocity Bowling (PSN)  
• Eye of Judgement               

 

 

VladTheImpaler

I smell a price drop also, because that is the lamest list of upcoming games. Try this list

Mass Effect

Bioshock

Halo 3

GTA IV        

These will keep me busy long enough to wait for PS4.

Ermm non of these games impress you, gameplay or graphic wise ?

LOL, your so desperate for good games you actually put the Firmware update on your list!!!!!! :lol:daytona_178

sorry lemming the exclusive list for ps3 is bigger and after e3 it will be monstorous

Yeah, in two years. Don't you know how much money Sony is losing per PS3? In order for a price-drop to be effective, they would have had to have MADE money off of the product to counter the amount they would lose from a price drop. Simple economics people.Verge_6

[QUOTE="Verge_6"]Yeah, in two years. Don't you know how much money Sony is losing per PS3? In order for a price-drop to be effective, they would have had to have MADE money off of the product to counter the amount they would lose from a price drop. Simple economics people.jack_russel

They cannot do a price drop. Its not as simple as you people think, a price drop costs them alot of money it takes a year or two for that to happen. Look at the PSP, people were screamin for a price drop and the first one didn't happen for a year and then another year after that.

 

Bread_or_Decide

[QUOTE="donalbane"][QUOTE="arabi_89"]

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Ask me what I smell.:oarabi_89

wat do u smell ?

r u in the toilet ?

[QUOTE="jack_russel"][QUOTE="Verge_6"]Yeah, in two years. Don't you know how much money Sony is losing per PS3? In order for a price-drop to be effective, they would have had to have MADE money off of the product to counter the amount they would lose from a price drop. Simple economics people.Verge_6