BREAKING: $100 PS3 Price Drop

[gigapixels Veteran]

Just wanted to let you all know my friend called me back and it certainly is in the ad for the week of 7/15! :woot:

[Tech Star]

Yes. Sony this is great news! Now, if Microsoft was distracted enough for them to miss this topic of news and let them think that its just stores going on sale. :p

[WooSH]

Sony are thinking with their heads and not their asses for the first time in 10 years!

its a small move on their part but it will surely cause a huge impact

for the first time their big corporate name isnt getting them anywhere. Sony used to be a name that meant a product that will last for generations to come. now its just pure fashion statement.

their huge drop in market scared the **** out of them and hopefully knocked some sense into them.

thanks for listening sony!

[Nightz]

looks like canada is getting a $150 drop

http://www.platformers.net/index/index.php...id=1&show=1

[firen]

Although a $100 lower in cost, it still too high for most cosumers. Personally I think they will see a small increase in sales for now and then when the games come out, with the $499 price tag, Sony will infact move some consoles. Hopefully it's enough.

[SonComet]

When this price drop happens it will be interesting to see how ebgames prices the supply of 20gb PS3s they still have available on their website.

[L3thal Veteran]

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[AlphaPrime]

I guess we can expect an Elite price drop then, as it'll be way too close to the 60GB PS3 price. Hurray for competition!

[gigapixels Veteran]

I guess we can expect an Elite price drop then, as it'll be way too close to the 60GB PS3 price. Hurray for competition!

Maybe we'll see the Core drop completely and the Premium and Elite both drop down the price tier... :shifty:

[soniqstylz]

Do you even realize the amount of games and accessories each buyer well need to buy to just make the console not a loss for Sony ? on the other hand this si somethign they have to do to evn get the consoles they have made and ###### on the shelves sold.

But there won't be any games to buy if developers **** all over Sony for lagging behind in the so-called "console wars".

And how did you get "######" past the censors here?

edit: and how did I?

[AlphaPrime]

Maybe we'll see the Core drop completely and the Premium and Elite both drop down the price tier... :shifty:

Here's hoping. Premium at $299 would be great. It looks like Sony will be announcing the price drop at E3.

Sony is allready losing 300 $ on each console sold. with a 100$ price drop, they'll be subsdizing nearly half the rpice of the PS3. and loosing a ridiculous amount.

No they aren't. They were losing a bit over $200 at launch. With the removal of the EE, Cell moving to 65nm, and the plummeting cost of blue diodes, as well as the reduction in price of the other parts, PS3 is getting close to the $600 mark for each console. In Europe, they maybe even making a bit of a profit or breaking even due to the much higher price.

[soniqstylz]

No they aren't. They were losing a bit over $200 at launch. With the removal of the EE, Cell moving to 65nm, and the plummeting cost of blue diodes, as well as the reduction in price of the other parts, PS3 is getting close to the $600 mark for each console. In Europe, they maybe even making a bit of a profit or breaking even due to the much higher price.

Which is something a few of us mentioned a while ago. Because of the new technology, the price of manufacturing would drop much faster than that of a console using a $30 DVD player.

[neoadorable]

good, give the whole rate race a shot in the arm.

[Shadow XL]

good, i hope it makes it to australia, $999 is just a crazy price a clean $800 would be better :p

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Which is something a few of us mentioned a while ago. Because of the new technology, the price of manufacturing would drop much faster than that of a console using a $30 DVD player.

Are you kidding? Both MS and Nintendo can drop the price of their consoles at the drop of a hat with no problem doing so. They don't need to when there hasn't been any competitive pricing going on until now.

I know especially from past interviews on Major Nelson's show that MS went about the 360 with a long term price technique and know exactly what they are doing, e.g the core version which can be dropped in price very easily.

[gigapixels Veteran]

No, I think what they're saying is with an emerging technology, the actual cost of materials drops much faster than that of an older technology. That being true, Sony will be able to drop the price of the PS3 faster and still have the same (negative) margin they've had.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

No, I think what they're saying is with an emerging technology, the actual cost of materials drops much faster than that of an older technology. That being true, Sony will be able to drop the price of the PS3 faster and still have the same (negative) margin they've had.

Don't really agree with that, but it could be true. The price drop will be greater yes, but dvd drives are cheap as dirt these days. It really wouldn't take much effort to cut costs, especially with two new formats coming into play, the older ones drop price very quick.

[gigapixels Veteran]

That is also true, but I would guess that the price drops at an inverse exponential rate, thus the newer technology materials dropping faster than the older to begin with. We'll never know for sure, but it makes sense to me :p

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

That is also true, but I would guess that the price drops at an inverse exponential rate, thus the newer technology materials dropping faster than the older to begin with. We'll never know for sure, but it makes sense to me :p

End of the day consumer wins really. Wonder when the price drop will go International.. :/

[Danrarbc]

Although a $100 lower in cost, it still too high for most cosumers. Personally I think they will see a small increase in sales for now and then when the games come out, with the $499 price tag, Sony will infact move some consoles. Hopefully it's enough.

Exactly my thoughts.

This drop alone will only show a small spike in sales. It's going to need more games that can't be found elsewhere (and that are actually worth excitement) to get anything that lasts.

[Samboini]

I would love to see this price drop reciprocated across all consoles.

[FreqFace]

Giggity Giggity!!!

heh heh heh, oooh riiight.

Anyway, this is good, but I'm wondering how much it'll come down in the UK, since it won't be the equivelant of $100. I'm guessing it'll come down to about ?370.

[5Forty]

Cant see this effecting the UK yet as the PS3 hasn't been out that long, maybe towards christmas

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Cant see this effecting the UK yet as the PS3 hasn't been out that long, maybe towards christmas

Yeah it's US and Canada only for now

[Budious]

Gran Turismo 5? PS3 doesn't do me a bit of good without it :(