PS3 price-cut coming October 12th?
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted October 1st 2007 2:03PM
posted October 1st 2007 2:03PM
Well folks, it looks like the funky, PS3 price-drop happenings you've been hearing about lately may very well be dropping all over the place. Apparently, hot on the heels of a new filing with the FCC, and various rumors concerning an approaching $399 console, Sony (which has heretofore denied the chatter) has announced a "Big Bang" press conference to take place on October 12th, where many believe they will intro a new, lower priced 40GB console. With nothing big slated for the holiday season yet, and Xbox 360 price-cuts and bundles being bandied about, it makes sense that Sony would come out swinging before holiday shoppers hit the stores. It's truly a good time to be a buyer.Read -- PlayStation 3 getting holiday makeover: $399 PS3 rumor has legs
Read -- Rumor: Sony has 'big bang' announcement Oct. 12
Well aren't they kind of in a desperate situation right now?
I bet they're not losing $2B like Microsoft is on their extended warranties...
The 80GB also pack in Motorstorm which is a great game.
"I bet they're not losing $2B like Microsoft is on their extended warranties"
Nor are they making money like Nintendo. Just because Microsoft is losing billions of dollars doesn't make it okay.
They make loads of money back because of the still awesome PS2 attach rate, and the hotly selling (but not nearly as well as the DS) PSP.
It HELPS (notice I said helps) offset the loss of the PS3, instead of just a flat out crap loss like the 360.
I suspect they lsoe a couple hundred million dollars, hard to chew, but any billion dollar corporation as large as Sony could take the hit and sustain themselves effectively.
and they did take that 2B or whatever IPO not long ago didnt they?
This is a desperate move, the things aren't selling anywhere near the pace of the competition. Also, it's better for Sony to lose $200 on selling a system than lose $600 on not selling a system.
Personally I think $400 is not bad, especially since there are some very nice PS3 titles coming out soon, and while it had a slow start (and still has ways to go till 360) PS3 is picking up steam now. I just wish they'd slim it down somewhat. I actually ran out of space on my media shelf and the next console would need to park itself on top of the TV and there ain't that much space there.
I wonder if this "new model" isn't just going to be the system san hard drive and emulator chip. Or maybe they'll take the hard drive out and put the chip back in. Of course, it'll still be over priced, but it's really the only thing hasn't tried to sell this thing.
It is a great Blu-ray player and upsacles DVDs. I also use it to stream video, music, and pictures using upnp. As for games, yeah it's not as vast as we would like but there are great games coming out for it. FFXIII, GTAIV, and MGS4 are names we've heard about but all of you might want to consider Little Big World.
http://www.mediamolecule.com/games.html
Just watching those guys play the game is fun.
I've certainly become interested in Final Fantasy versus XIII recently. Unfortunately, more of my favourite films are on HD-DVD, and the same goes for games, so this make no difference to me. Both could change.
The 20GB reduction they're utilising to try to not look desperate is laughable, though. Market share's what's important in this game though, although unless you're reaching massmarket price (as the Wii has demonstrated by selling bucketloads, even when it's second wave of good games is only just coming, it was just worth it for the several available), games matter more (as demonstrated by the japanese who would probably buy it for FFXIII even if the price had never dropped and there were no other games they wanted).
Hi, I was a Playstation 1-2 gamer for years. Then, Sony didn't make ANY kind of price drops at all (that i can recall) Sony has always kept their products expensive. A price drop of any kind in their Playstation 3 platform is a huge step towards competing with Microsox and their Xbox 360 line. Would it be $400.00 now instead of $599 or so? I sure hope so. I haven't bought a Xbox 360 due to the fact theire getting the "red rings of death" on some systems. Has Microsoft fixed that? Playstation 3 owners rejoice: There is a Metal gear Solid coming out next year and it looks awesome!
They've made large steps towards fixing it, they just release a new chip-set as well as a new heatsink, juries still out though.
Now all PS3 needs are GAMES....
"Also, it's better for Sony to lose $200 on selling a system than lose $600 on not selling a system."
Sony doesn't loose $600 by not selling a system. They lose potential license fees in future game sales.
And some of you continue to whine about the price!
I am betting the majority of the "whiners" are either Nintendo fanboy's or just haters of Sony. I got my PS3 for 500 and that to me was a great value considering everything you are getting with gaming, Blu-Ray, etc...
At 400 bucks that is a freaking steal!
Stop whining so much about the damn price already and start to live a little!
I agree, why is everyone complaining about the price! These are same individuals that buy an Elite Xbox 360 for $479. $400 would be a great deal, it's very close to the mid-line Xbox 360. (I don't know why a person would buy a Core right now)
Yes I have a PS3 and Yes I think there aren't enough games right now.
Lets check the name: "PLAYstation"
I think the main reason to buy a SONY product is to PLAY games - No games - no PLAY in PLAYstation should be given.
Is nice to have a built in BlueRay player or whatever, but exactly how much would it cost me to buy my entire DVD movie catalog again? How much are those Blue Ray DVDs anyway? $30-45 dollars ea. ?
No thanks, I'll wait until BlueRay and HD DVDs drop in price just like history tells us (remember audio CDs at priced at $30.00 when they first came out?) exactly. Til then, sure, you'll get a nice Blue Ray player for $400 or whatever. It's about the games stupid...
There were not many good 360 games in its first year either...give them time...plus a bonus of a blu-ray player,ps1 and ps2 console,7 usb,wifi,free online gaming and ability to have dual displays...and oh yeah HDMI
Having recently purchased a PS3 (60gb model) and as a long time Playstation owner (PS1, PS2), I think this system will take off eventually. Sony lost a good amount of gamers to the Xbox 360, but it's had it's own share of issues (red rings of death) even though it's managed to build a descent library of games.
The 40gb model sounds ok, but I'm happy that I got the model with the hardware emulation chip, WiFi and a good sized hard drive (you can drop in a 250gb SATA drive for under $180).
Now all we need are more games and some platform-specific titles that are "must own" and Sony still has a chance to make things work for it.
As for the BluRay player, it's great and works very well on my Vizio LCD set.
So, if you do a little research you would see there are a bevvy of games coming out soon for the PS3, some exclusive, others not such as Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, Eye of Judgment, Singstar, RockBand, and these should be here before Christmas. Yes, MGS4 and Final Fantasy and Gran Turismo are on the horizon, but so are many other games like Haze and UT3, plus Half-Life. These coming months are going to kill my wallet. I'm picking up HL-2:Episode 2 for my MacPro with PC however, since I prefer mouse for that type of FPS. This where are the games sentiment is really past its prime.
wow funny how u guys use stats and numbers and stuff from the ps3 luanch the ps3 dose have games have u not heard of hevenly sword or lair or war hawk do u not relize that geres of war was teh first major app for 360 and bio shocked hasn't meet the press it desivers becuase of halo? 360 has all 3 of there killar apps this x-mas look what teh schedual is for next year?> u cant make a triple A game in 3 or 5 months. and you know what i only have a xbox and had a 360(i sold to my friend) but u knwo what i might just get a ps3 if teh price drops becuase i like having peace of mind when i turn my ps3 on(wit a faluir rate of less then 1%) but when ever i had my 360 i felt like playing russion rullet and then with this halo 3 studf corrupting hard discs whats 1 more bullet in the barrel?
DO NOT FORGET SONY MADE THE PS2 THE BEST SELLING GAME CONSOLE OF ALL TIME and the second best console of all the time the SONY PLAYSATION 1
so next time u diss sonys game divison think about that.
and ye sthe new ps3 will be backwords compatiable
The Xbox 360 is actually supposed to overcome the cost deficit and become profitable in November I believe. With their new 65 nm chips inside the new consoles that people are picking up their warranty issue will be lighter, and Halo 3 is a enormous profit for Microsoft. If you have a Xbox Live gamer tag, you can see this just my seeing that 90% everyone is playing Halo 3. This means a. They're selling more hardware for Halo 3, b. They're selling millions of copies of Halo 3, and c. They're selling thousands of Xbox Live subscriptions to all the new console owners. And that 2 billion dollars is an amount estimated on the basis that Microsoft would have to replace every single Xbox (which is a very likely possibility)
And to all the people who said that there weren't any great games for the Xbox, lets think... Oblivion, Call of Duty 2, Project Gotham 3, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell... trust me, that first year, there were great games.
And one more thing to the people who think PS3's online gameplay can compete with Xbox Live... The Xbox Live user interface is well worth the $50, and it will take Sony a few years to create anything as extensive and streamlined as Xbox Live is into all of the games that integrate online play. Whether the voice chatting and messaging set-up, the marketplace, xbox live arcade... it really does bring gamers together globally.
PS3 already has a lot of great exclusive games: Resistance, Motorstorm, Warhawk, flOw, Blast Factor: Advanced Research, Heavenly Sword, Loco Roco, Super Stardust HD, Calling All Cars, Tekken 5 HD Online; and quite a few very good cross-platform titles: Rainbow Six Vegas, The Darkness, NBA 2K8. And, aside from the obvious MG4 and FFXIII, PS3 has a lot of great games on both the near and distant horizons (Wipeout HD, Eye of Judgment, SingStar, Pain, UT3 (with mouse & keyboard support!), NBA 08: Game of the Week, Everyday Shooter, Echochrome, Uncharted, Rathcet and Clank, Little Big Planet).
I like 360 better for online gaming and will pick up Call of Duty 4 and Smackdown 08 for it. But dismissing PS3 because it isn't exactly the same as 360 means you miss out on some really groundbreaking gaming concepts. SIXAXIS control makes games like Motorstorm, flOw, NBA 08, Loco Roco, and Heavenly Sword refreshingly exciting.
Like an earlier commenter, I spent $600 to get a PS3 on day one. I have never regretted the decision. It is a great game machine; the Blu-Ray player and multimedia center are nice bonus features.
The only system I own that doesn't get much play is Wii. After playing games in 1920x1080 with 7.1 surround, I can't go back to 720x480 stereo.
Hopefully the price drop (if that's what the 10/12 announcement is - why would a US price drop be revealed in a French magazine?) will get PS3 in more homes. It deserves to be.
JET
$400?? Time to pull the trigger!!! I was about to go for the 360 but at $400 sony will get my money. For the hardware the ps3 is tops wifi, blu ray, upscaling dvd,and free net play. My friends got a 360 and wants me to get one but he said he filled up his 20gig drive and needs to shell out for the 120gig. Its like 150bucks!!!!! @#$% that. And i don't want an ethernet cable to drag around $100 for wifi???? please!!!! live is cool but they make plenty selling games and such for arcade.$50 a year for the life of the system if it lasts that long 5years=$250. O and of course Japan will not touch the 360 in the end the games for the japanese will be on ps3. I happen to like those games. Games and net service aside tell me whats a better hardware deal a $350 or $450 xbox or a $400 ps3.
I still plan on picking up the XBOX 360 Elite. XBOX live just seems hard to beat compared to the almost non-existent PS3 online gameplay. I'm not into MGS4 or FF XIII (or most Japanese RPG games) so the PS3 doesn't have any draw towards me in the gaming area.
Perfect.
Since this is the "Big Bang" presentation, I think they're actually going to announce the price drop along with the open beta for Little Big Planet.
Remember!
Why do they want you to buy a PS3? Oh play a couple of games now and then?
NO..It`s all the money in the movie business! thats where the big bickies are?
And sony has that pretty well sewn up...So go ahead and buy their PS3 and then their movies...
And what ppl going on "oh this PS3 won`t be backwards compatable"???
What u don`t have a PS2 console? just the games?? FFS get over a simple game system....
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