Sony cuts their console price, MS raises their's. (At least in Europe)

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#1 dream431ca
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I got this info from Cnet from their show called Loaded. It's near the end of the video. Here is some bullets I made up from that video:

  • Microsoft will raise their price of the 360 arcade from 129 to 159 euros
  • The Arcade version will no longer come with 5 arcade games
  • The price will not just affect the arcade but rumored the Elite and accessories
  • Price change begins september first, so if you want to buy a 360, you better do it quick, if you live in Europe.

Sony lowers their console then MS raises their's? Pretty strange strategy MS has.

Link to the video (You may have to start the Loaded show yourself) http://cnettv.cnet.com/?tag=hdr%3bsnav

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#2 Brawl578
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When's the regular PS3 getting a price cut? I'm getting one pretty soon.

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#3 dream431ca
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When's the regular PS3 getting a price cut again? I'm getting one pretty soon.

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Tomorrow, actually I think right now.

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Haha I can't get enough of this. They take out the stuff from the Elite, which was the best value. One of the big things about it was that it came with HDMI, while the PS3 didn't. Hell, the PS3 didn't even come with component cables while it still came with the Pro and Elite. Now they're raising the price (as of now, for Europe)

:lol: what is going on at Microsoft? Did Bobby Kotick secretly become the CEO of Microsoft? None of this makes any sense. The only thing that would confirm Kotick secretly being the CEO of Microsoft would and XBL Gold price increase.

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There must be more to it, unless they want to commit suicide... My guess is that they are rebranding the Pro.
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#6 ManicAce
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Hmm, can't be sure but from what I recall arcade has always been 159 in where I live. Anyway, it's common for companies to use direct price coversion such that 1dollar equals 1euro, just wringing this off the top of my hat but wasn't ps3 priced like that while 360 was priced relatively lower in eu? I could be totally wrong. So this could just be bringing the prices closer to that unfortunate "strandard". And wasn't wii price raised too, and acti raising its uk game prices. I'm no economist but europe always has things a bit more expensive and maybe whatever causes that has changed for the worse lately.
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#7 -DrRobotnik-
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No, thats in pounds, not euros. Plus its UK only, not Europe.
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#8 metalgear-solid
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Shops in Europe already dropping the PS3 price! SWEET! Just buy the damn console now, people!

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#9 12345678ew
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When's the regular PS3 getting a price cut? I'm getting one pretty soon.

Brawl578
it already has it. it happened along with the slim. i suggest reading the gamespot articles, then fanboy filters don't block any info. it's much more reliable than most posts on here, although i must say SW always has a thread on something before gamespot has an article.
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#10 deactivated-5f19d4c9d7318
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Just so you know i think it's confirmed that the PS3 will be £250 in the UK as of tomorrow.

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#11 SolidTy
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That's life, Sony made plenty of mistakes this gen, I guess M$ wants dibs for 2009.

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#12 Nintendo_Ownes7
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[QUOTE="Brawl578"]

When's the regular PS3 getting a price cut again? I'm getting one pretty soon.

dream431ca

Tomorrow, actually I think right now.

Yeah Sony said the price cut is to start on August 19th which is Tomorrow

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#13 TehSonofUgly
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Just so you know i think it's confirmed that the PS3 will be £250 in the UK as of tomorrow.

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no 299

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#14 -DrRobotnik-
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[QUOTE="hoosier7"]

Just so you know i think it's confirmed that the PS3 will be £250 in the UK as of tomorrow.

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no 299

No 249.99. Also, the microsoft price hike is because of the weak pound, and affects the UK only.
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#15 jwsoul
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No, thats in pounds, not euros. Plus its UK only, not Europe.-DrRobotnik-
Ok whats going on with the UK market? Is not Activision doing the same with MW2 over in the UK 2?
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http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/08/18/ps3-slim-249-in-the-uk-fw-3-00-september-1st/ PS3 Slim £250 in UK. Who knows what the old models could be priced at?

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[QUOTE="ThePistolGod"]

Haha I can't get enough of this. They take out the stuff from the Elite, which was the best value. One of the big things about it was that it came with HDMI, while the PS3 didn't. Hell, the PS3 didn't even come with component cables while it still came with the Pro and Elite. Now they're raising the price (as of now, for Europe)

:lol: what is going on at Microsoft? Did Bobby Kotick secretly become the CEO of Microsoft? None of this makes any sense. The only thing that would confirm Kotick secretly being the CEO of Microsoft would and XBL Gold price increase.

Whats going on with MS? Heck what is going on with consumers when they think a console is great value and its selling point is a hdmi cable? Geez. The name elite was always laughable to me when it launched and it didn't come with a bulit in hddvd player.
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#18 MortalDecay
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I got this info from Cnet from their show called Loaded. It's near the end of the video. Here is some bullets I made up from that video:

  • Microsoft will raise their price of the 360 arcade from 129 to 159 euros
  • The Arcade version will no longer come with 5 arcade games
  • The price will not just affect the arcade but rumored the Elite and accessories
  • Price change begins september first, so if you want to buy a 360, you better do it quick, if you live in Europe.

Sony lowers their console then MS raises their's? Pretty strange strategy MS has.

Link to the video (You may have to start the Loaded show yourself) http://cnettv.cnet.com/?tag=hdr%3bsnav

dream431ca

The Euro pretty weak right now, so they raised the price to compensate. Nothing wrong with that. Expect other companies to follow.