PS3 Console Prices

[Little Jerry]

I am hoping too get a PS3 soon and i was just wondering if anyone knew if there will be a price drop for the console anytime soon or will to price stay at $700 for awhile.
Thanks

 

[13_Stitches]

there's a pretty good deal at harvey norman i think that gets you a ps3 and 3 games for under $700. i think the games are uncharted, metal gear and something else. all pretty good games.

 

[Little Jerry]

there's a pretty good deal at harvey norman i think that gets you a ps3 and 3 games for under $700. i think the games are uncharted, metal gear and something else. all pretty good games.

Yeah there are afew of those deals going around ATM but i am thinking should i cash out now and buy it or wait and see if there are better deals around christmas

 

[CarterS]

I believe they have explicitly said there will be no price reductions any time soon, I believe. They are focusing on making it better, not cheaper, so to speak.

 

[Gouldy]

Yeah there are afew of those deals going around ATM but i am thinking should i cash out now and buy it or wait and see if there are better deals around christmas

you could probably just NOT be a tightarse and buy it now? lol
now is an awesome time to have a PS3... well or an XBOX, buy they suck balls anyways.

 

[Jabso]

you could probably just NOT be a tightarse and buy it now? lol
now is an awesome time to have a PS3... well or an XBOX, buy they suck balls anyways.

A spare $100-200 can buy you 1 or 2 more games or just keep the money in your pocket (and that's no figuring in the time value of money ).

If there is any indication of a price drop you'd be smart to wait for that price drop if it's not too far away. We bought a Bravia TV 4 weeks before they gave you a free PS3 with the TV.

 

[Gouldy]

A spare $100-200 can buy you 1 or 2 more games or just keep the money in your pocket (and that's no figuring in the time value of money ).

If there is any indication of a price drop you'd be smart to wait for that price drop if it's not too far away. We bought a Bravia TV 4 weeks before they gave you a free PS3 with the TV.

Yes but is that 2 months of not playing worth a $100? i geuss it depends on how old the OP is...

And yes that does suck massive gonads about the Bravia.

 

[Little Jerry]

you could probably just NOT be a tightarse and buy it now? lol
now is an awesome time to have a PS3... well or an XBOX, buy they suck balls anyways.

I'm 15 so money doesn't come too easy for me

 

[Gouldy]

I'm 15 so money doesn't come too easy for me

yep. that would make sense then lol.

 

[Little Jerry]

so no one knows about a price drop?

 

[CarterS]

As said in Post #4 and backed up today.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sony-makes-it-pretty-clear-no-ps3-price-drops-this-holiday-seas/

 

[HBK619]

so no one knows about a price drop?

No price drop.

Source: http://www.videogamer.com/news/28-10-2008-9778.html

Sony has rejected calls for a PS3 price cut in time for Christmas, claiming the perceived high price of the console won't be an issue during the crucial holiday season.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at the Games 3.0 conference in London yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment managing director Ray Maguire said that while there will always be pressure on price from consumers, Sony "has a business to run" and has to "do the right thing" for its shareholders.

Microsoft has enjoyed a 360 sales surge in the UK following the price cut in September, which saw the Arcade cut to £129.99, the 60GB cut to £169.99 and the Elite down to £229.99.

When asked if Sony was feeling any pressure to cut the price of the PS3 in time for Christmas, Maguire replied: "Well the pressure comes from the consumers obviously and so therefore there's always pressure on price, but you know we have a business to run, and we have to make sure we're doing the right thing for the shareholders as well.

"At the moment there's a marketplace for PS3 and I think for this particular Christmas, with the kind of quality of games we're seeing coming out this Christmas, I don't think the price of the console is going to be an issue at all."

Maguire said that sales of the PS3 in the UK were "absolutely on target", adding: "It's obviously selling extremely well in the UK and it's the third largest single territory in the world. In the UK it's absolutely on line. Obviously actual sell through is always relevant to price point. Now the price point we're at, with the features we've got, that we obviously have to charge for, it's absolutely on target."

Be sure to check the site later this week for the full interview with Sony Computer Entertainment managing director Ray Maguire.

 

[Little Jerry]

oh well. thanks anyway guys

 

[Team Mo']

ebay is the way to go man.

Just make sure there is a warranty and you are able to communicate with the seller.