Sony Price Cuts

The Sony PlayStation 2 has had its price drop from $150 to $130. The PlayStation Portable has a new core system for $200. Not big news, but its a chance for some people to buy the PSP now that its not so expensive.

That's starting to look a bit more attractive to me. I really want to play Mega Man Powered Up.

A token effort to not look like total bastards. It's still more expensive than Gamecube and Xbox.

Nice to see the price drop for people who haven't bought one yet.

Why is this in GGC?



Anywho, I'd actually buy the PSP now just for the new Guilty Gear. So the price drop is a very good thing.

As far as I know, the PS2 and Xbox are nearly the same price, here. I didn't see the PSP bundle when I was out today, but regardless, I think I'll wait a bit longer on that. At least they finally did it.

Doesn't really affect me, but it's nice to hear.

Since this concerns more than 1 system, it wouldn't fit in either the PS2 or PSP boards, so this should be the best place.



The PS2 price drop is fairly insignificant, especially since it's been out for so long most people who want one have one and it's STILL more than a GCN. And the PSP price drop seems more like a spit in the face than anything, because $200 for the core system is still expensive. As has been stated, they're total bastards.

sony shouldnt even bother making a second psp, it's obviously failing to the ds. And this isn't help sony's finanacial problems either. At this point I would be surprised if they team up with microslop to help out at a later date, and even if they do, microsloth will just end up screwing em over, just like they did with: Winzip, sega, Apple (compare the old macs desktop to that of windows 93) and a few others.

Really! That's great, I was planning on purchasing a PSP soon. Good, good news...

The PSP will have to drop about $50 more before I spend the money for one and the PS2 can drop to a $9.99 bin and I probably wouldn't pick one up.

PS2's breaking agrivate me >:O

Sorry.. Bad experiences..

I want a PSP but it seems to be fading away...

I don't care to much for the PSP, truly to expensive for me. I hear a lot of guys in my school saying "yeah I want a PSP cause its so cool" then I say well whats cool about it right now? It costs to much and does not have a lot of great games. I did hear there will be a lot of new hope for the PSP, but I still won't bother with it.

But anyways it is great that it cut its price, same goes for the PS2.

I heard a rumor that the PS3 is announced to be only $400 ... cheaper than expected. I dont know if I believe it.

Source? Because I highly doubt it. It'll be a huge blow to Sony if they release it so cheap. Sure it may appeal to more people, but they'll be losing around $400 per sale.

How exactly are they planning on gaining profit with the PS3?

I don't think they're looking so much of the short term as they are the long term. A few years down the road they maybe breaking even on the PS3 system but they'll be gaining money with games and accessories. They make a lot of money on Accessories and Games. Or I should say thats where a majority of their money comes from. The system itself they expect to lose money on for at least a while. If they didn't lose money on the system who would buy a PS3 for $900? I probably wouldn't spend anymore than $400 for the system. However selling it for $400 right off the bat would probably kill the company.

$500 loss per unit... Sell a million units would be 500 million dollar loss.

Indeed. And hopefully they won't have any software that'll sell a million copies for about a year, like with the ps2.

I'm not really sure how well the PS3 will launch off the ground. It depends on how much party support they get from developers. I see Wii being very innovative and very successful. I really think Wii will easily outsell what the Gamecube did. And I see the XBox 360 as something popular, not quite as popular as the PS3 but also cheaper and gaining a lot of developer support. I think if Microsoft manages to get more games like Resident Evil 5, Phantasy Star Universe, Smackdown vs Raw 2007 games that Microsoft didn't have before and they gain more, it'll in return hurt Sony sale wise especially if it's over priced. I'm waiting to see what Square-Enix and Rockstar games do. If they jump on board mainly with Microsoft and Sony both then I think that'd be a blow to Sony.

Don't misunderstand me I think Sony will outsell both again. Sony has such a fan base it's rediculous it seems.

Pretty sure Sony CAN'T recover. It takes a normal console about three years to start seeing a profit, and that's when it's losing about $150 per. So unless they plan on leaving the PS3 out on the market for upwards of ten years, I doubt it'll ever profit. Sony will just have to take the loss probably.

I would be the first to laugh uproariously at sony's misfortune if the ps3 just drove them into the ground and caused the demise of sony computer entertainment at the hands of the parent company's shareholders and board of directors, but really all I'll ask for is a leveling of the playing field. No company as poor at making video games as sce should be as respected in the industry as they are, and no company as good at making games as Nintendo should be dismissed without a glance by most consumers.

[quote=Last Fog]Who cares how good they are at making games. Sony has great third party support, and Nintendo has next to nothing at this point, so first party titles dont make a difference in the big picture.

HAHAHAHA, not only do the majority of Japanese developers have more interest in Wii, but the majority of American developers have more interest in Xbox 360. Sony just got stripped down.

And 1st party titles don't matter? Um, if I remember correctly pretty DS is kicking PSPs ass almost entirely because of 1st party titles. Sure there are some good 3rd party games, but the majority of killer DS games have been from Nintendo.

You are so ignorant it's hilarious. Do what the rest of us do and base your opinions on facts, not what you and your 3 friends think.

The "good" games arguement is just opinion. Trying to list which has more "good games" wont work- for example, Last Fog didn't mention Resident Evil 4 or Super Smash Bros Melee. The general consensus is that these are "good games", but since he clearly doesn't think they qualify, any arguement with him that there are plenty of good games for the GameCube cannot possibly change his mind, making his arguement nil and void.

Getting back on topic, if I had some spare cash, I probably would get a Playstation, as I really enjoyed playing Star Wars Battlefront and Call of Duty...

[quote=Last Fog]Umm, did you read my previous post? You can't judge anything right now because neither Wii or PS3 are anywhere near release. Everything is subject to change, as it did last generation.
He can judge all he wants. Developers tend to start supporting a console before it's released, so, well, like, it actually has games when it goes on sale. There's nothing to be judged - What Speedy says is fact.

[quote]Actually, they're kicking their *** because they've had control over handheld market for years, having virtually no competition. PSP is Sony's first attempt at handhelds.
This is true, but it's also ill on Sony's part due to having ****ty first-party games, stupid firmware upgrades and a (relative to the DS) short battery life.

I was recently on Amazon.com and saw that the PS2's current best seller was GT4 with a price of... $10! I was surprised to see GT4 already at $10 while some old and unpopular games were still $15-20.

Cool. I was thinking of picking up a PS2 once they dropped in price in conjunction with GT4 and Gran Turismo steering wheel system. Lookin' more attractive by the day.

Hmm some of these comments sofar about wii 3rd party support. I've heard most these comments before but they were about the gc.

wonder why people here keep mentioning ds vs psp?

[quote=Prince Shondronai]You're just tired of Mario, so you dismiss Zelda, Metroid, Smash Brothers, Star Fox, Resident Evil, Fire Emblem, Harvest Moon, Ikaruga, and countless others out of hand.
Plus the multitude of third-party titles which are on all three platforms. Third-party games are still games.

You hated the controls in Zelda, yet the herky-jerky controls of shadow of the colossus entertained you? The controls were remapped around the GAMECUBE controller's triggers, face buttons, and C-stick. There's nothing about them that didn't work. Explain.

Resident Evil REmake and Resident Evil Zero are exclusive, and I thought Eternal Darkness was superior to both.

I don't think you're telling the truth about anything but your love for sony.

I don't have a love for Sony... FYI the only systems I own are SNES, N64, gamecube, and ps2. Whats that tell you. I'm just not a fan of gamecube or anything nintendo has put out this generation. But theres plenty of room for change. All I'm saying is its gonna take a lot of persuasion to gain the support they've lost over the last decade.

Dont accuse me of being a fanboy.. just cause you're one to the fullest doesnt mean everyone else is.

I myself own a ps2 and a number of games for it. If that's all it takes to not be a fanboy, you can't call me one.

If you don't love sony pointlessly, you seem to me to dislike Nintendo shallowly. The other things I mentioned in my message that you ignored, for instance?

Wait, what was wrong with Zelda's controls?