pinata242

Sure takes the pressure off of Microsoft. I wonder if they knew Sony's plan would amount to essentially a NO-OP and decided to just ride out these 2 or 3 weeks.

Michael Corvin

Only if he really, really means it.

Good news to those on the fence, it will take 9 months to clear out the existing 60GB anyway. I wonder what kind of kool-aid Mr. Reeves is drinking. Even if MS didn't sell a single console starting today, that means Sony would have to sell 7 million in 9 months to even catch up. So if you factor in MS selling a mere 3 million between now and then, Sony would have to sell 10 million by March to be on even ground and even more than that to be a "clear leader." Sounds just a tad unrealistic to me.

pinata242

Plus he's not considering the Wii at all in his "winner" calculations.

cerial442

Fuck that. Its too bad because Sony had a decent E3 and showed some games I actually want to play. The waiting game continues.

This is the Saturn all over again.

penguin42

lol

yea i can see why microsoft did not rush out and make a price cut themselves. they must have known what sony was doing all along.

sony is dumb.

taffer

At this rate, I will NEVER own a PS3. Not because I don't want a PS3, I really do want one, but I will NEVER pay such an outrageous price tag no matter what. I really want Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, God of War 3, and Lair, but if the PS3 never gets to within my price range, I can live without them.

Everyone knows the "magic" price point is $200-$300. If Sony keeps dropping their lower-end model and keeps sticking with that insane $600 price tag they WILL lose. The average consumer will never buy it. It does not matter if they have God of War 3, 4, and 5 and half a million other AAA exclusives. The average consumer is not going to pay 600 fucking dollars for a fucking video game machine.

stingermck

I was thinking about getting one yesterday, when I heard an employee at Babbages say the used 20gb's are now $350. But I just hate supporting Sony after dumb ass decisions.

Even my PSP is sitting around waiting for Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow to come out. And now I read SF Dark Mirror is coming out for PS2. God, I got a PSP for these 'exclusives'

Michael Corvin

Really? That's actually a good deal. Or did you mean $450? $150 off seems kinda high.

Babbage's is still around? I thought EB bought them out and in turn GameStop bought EB out.

stingermck

They did, but they kept the name the same. At least here.

Yeah I heard the girl telling a customer that Used 60gb was $450, and 20gb was $350. I didnt have time to really inquire, but im going to stop at another today, (that online shows instock) to check.

taffer

He did say the 20GB model which would essentially be $400 new if it was still in production now that the 60GB is $500.

PixyJunket

Wow, that's not bad.

Michael Corvin

That's a decent deal. Just pop in your own hard drive and you are set. Assuming you don't need wireless.

Groucho

It's like they're writing the playbook on how to be the third place console.

Gdrlv

I can't believe Sony could be so stupid. The really sad thing is that the PS3 really is a great machine. The company is doing everything it can to ensure it fails.

PixyJunket

The problem with the wired/wireless thing on the PS3 is that if you ever decide to take advantage of the PS3/PSP connectivity, you are screwed.. if I am recalling that correctly.

Corvin

QFT.

msdmoney

Unbeleivable, how could Sony be so stupid, they need continually high sales, not a short term price drop sales boost.

They were just starting to reverse their image with gamers and the media outlets too.

mbs

The only way this would make any sense at all is for the 80GB to drop in price (to $499) as soon as the 60GB stocks run out. That would also jive with what Capcom and a few analysts have said about a second PS3 price cut. Maybe as the 60GBs start to disappear, they will lower the remaining few to $399 with the 80GB at $499. This would assure a PS3 could be had for $499.

This is likely just a way for Sony to get rid of the EE once and for all from every unit. While we dislike the decision, it would save them a lot of money. And they probably see the 360 doing well with software-only emulation.

But if they don't drop the 80GB as soon as the 60GBs are gone, this will be yet another horrible decision by Sony.

GreenMonkey

I think you can also hook up the PSP to the PS3 via USB...not sure...

DVD Josh

Good thing it's a blu-ray player too.

Michael Corvin

So in essence, we won't see a sub $500 PS3 for a long while. Horrible strategy.

cerial442

[quote]The only way this would make any sense at all is for the 80GB to drop in price (to $499) as soon as the 60GB stocks run out. That would also jive with what Capcom and a few analysts have said about a second PS3 price cut. Maybe as the 60GBs start to disappear, they will lower the remaining few to $399 with the 80GB at $499. This would assure a PS3 could be had for $499.[quote]

The only way I could see them lowering the 80GB to $499 is if a 100GB model were to come out.

I suspect that next spring the same thing will happen. A $500 price cut for the 80gb and no game and the 100gb and game are $600.

If Microsoft would have dropped the price, that would have been a huge blow to Sony. I guess Sony can't handle getting good press after the E3 event.

lotsofdvds

So I mean, what the hell? Is Sony saying that the 20gb and the 60gb models were just test marketing or something?

mbs

In a few months, they will likely tell us that the consumers prefer the 80GB version with its "added value" to the 60GB variety. Bye bye 60GB.

GreenMonkey

I'm hoping that the 20GB models get near $400 on the used market.

Nobody really cares about that outside of the HT / AVS type crowd. The top selling HD disc in the first quarter was Casino Royale with 59,680 sold.

Numbers like that don't matter. 60,000 discs is the top selling #? Almost no one cares. Blu-ray/HD-DVD continue to be the next laserdisc - not the next DVD.