PS3 price cut already?

Gabriel013 · 10-02-2006, 01:24 PM

According to BlueYonder, Sony could cut the launch price of the PS3 for it's Japanese launch to make it more competative.

I won't believe it until I read it here but I thought I'd share the rumour.

It's not April 1st and I've slept through christmas is it?

hawkster · 10-02-2006, 02:24 PM

Gabe, it was on the BBC the other day. Check here, only going to be for Japan though

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5369720.stm

Ben D. · 10-02-2006, 03:50 PM

TGS news story here-

http://www.psxextreme.com/scripts/ps....asp?newID=275

And they didn't specifically mention Europe, but the U.S. isn't getting that Japanese price cut-

http://www.psxextreme.com/scripts/ps....asp?newID=282

Gabriel013 · 10-03-2006, 01:39 AM

Thanks guys, I must have missed the PSXE articles (even though I do go to the website before coming here

)

EDIT::

I've just read this in the first PSXE article:
"Furthermore, Kutaragi revealed the Japanese price tag for the aformentioned 20GB PS3: 49,999 yen (about $429), a good $70 cheaper than what it will retail for here in the U.S. The 60GB version will cost $599.99 USD, but has an "open price" in Japan, which means retailers can charge whatever they want on launch day."

Open price?! That's a terrible idea. We'd have all the major retailers selling the PS3 for £1000+ knowing that with a limited number of machines they would get people to buy it.

Ben D. · 10-03-2006, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabriel013

Thanks guys, I must have missed the PSXE articles (even though I do go to the website before coming here

)

EDIT::

I've just read this in the first PSXE article:
"Furthermore, Kutaragi revealed the Japanese price tag for the aformentioned 20GB PS3: 49,999 yen (about $429), a good $70 cheaper than what it will retail for here in the U.S. The 60GB version will cost $599.99 USD, but has an "open price" in Japan, which means retailers can charge whatever they want on launch day."

Open price?! That's a terrible idea. We'd have all the major retailers selling the PS3 for £1000+ knowing that with a limited number of machines they would get people to buy it.

Well, I didn't write the damn articles for nothing.

And yeah, I'm VERY glad they're not doing that open price thing in the U.S. or Europe. But I'm not surprised they'd do it in Japan...it's just a bigger part of their culture there, and you could easily make a huge amount of money because people there are really willing to pay a giant amount......even more than in the U.S. and Europe, probably.

IEATLEAD · 10-07-2006, 12:26 AM

I beg to differ, I think the gaming monkeys here in the states are more adapt to pay out the ass for a PS3 then in Japan.

Ryan H. · 10-07-2006, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IEATLEAD

I beg to differ, I think the gaming monkeys here in the states are more adapt to pay out the ass for a PS3 then in Japan.

The 360 may as well be non existent in Japan. The only other viable option there is the Wii, which is crap compared to the PS3 in most respects, technologically, and Japan is a very technology oriented market.

Here in the states, the 360 is a legitimate and currently favored competitor that can match the PS3 in many respects.

10-02-2006, 01:24 PM	#1
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10-02-2006, 02:24 PM	#2
hawkster One sexy bitch! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Essex, UK Xbox Live ID: xHawksterx Posts: 1,165	Gabe, it was on the BBC the other day. Check here, only going to be for Japan though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5369720.stm __________________ Current Forum Tokens : 5

10-02-2006, 03:50 PM	#3
Ben D. Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 481	TGS news story here- http://www.psxextreme.com/scripts/ps....asp?newID=275 And they didn't specifically mention Europe, but the U.S. isn't getting that Japanese price cut- http://www.psxextreme.com/scripts/ps....asp?newID=282 __________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something." -- Plato "Small minds are interested in the extraordinary, great minds in the commonplace." -- Elbert Hubbard

10-03-2006, 01:39 AM	#4
Gabriel013 ArchAngel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sheffield, England PS3 Network ID: gabriel013 Xbox Live ID: Gabriel013 Posts: 6,689	Thanks guys, I must have missed the PSXE articles (even though I do go to the website before coming here ) EDIT:: I've just read this in the first PSXE article: "Furthermore, Kutaragi revealed the Japanese price tag for the aformentioned 20GB PS3: 49,999 yen (about $429), a good $70 cheaper than what it will retail for here in the U.S. The 60GB version will cost $599.99 USD, but has an "open price" in Japan, which means retailers can charge whatever they want on launch day." Open price?! That's a terrible idea. We'd have all the major retailers selling the PS3 for £1000+ knowing that with a limited number of machines they would get people to buy it. __________________ \"...and he shall ascend from the fires of Hell...\" "everyone knows second hand squirrel kills." - Svosen 3 forum tokens Last edited by Gabriel013 : 10-03-2006 at 01:45 AM. Reason: Extra bits to add

10-07-2006, 12:26 AM	#6
IEATLEAD He'll eat your kitty! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 460	I beg to differ, I think the gaming monkeys here in the states are more adapt to pay out the ass for a PS3 then in Japan. __________________ ReunionTour - Tactical Forum Action Last edited by IEATLEAD : 10-07-2006 at 12:32 AM.

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