Sony Makes PS3 Price Cut Offical: no word by how much

First we had Moore pushing a Wii60
Now we got Stringer pushing the PSWii

I find the whole thing extremely amusing

I'm not touching the PS3 till it hits $299 minimum (if ever). I can do with my 360 for a while.

 

All MS or Sony has to do is set up their own controller rig that emulates the Wii's abilities, it is old technology the Wii is using.

Once Wii loses that advantage........well.....

DD

 

a price cut will help but i doubt they go over $100 off...thats still a pretty penny for the system. A price cut alone wont boost sales. games. games. games. games. Sony has this bad case of ADD recently. Bluray, psp, home, entertainment center, etc...how about games?

 

the same could be said about the DS...but thats dominated the handhelds.

 

spoken like a true lazy developer work for EA? LOL

j/k

 

Yeah, I don't know what Sony's thinking. The PS3 ain't even worth 200 bucks if there's no game support.

And the Blu-ray titles are frankly lacking as well. Fox is now on the sidelines permanently it seems and Disney isn't offering up too much either. I won't count WB and Paramount since they also support HD-DVD. That leaves Lion's Gate and Sony themselves and there's only so much those two studios can do.

 

Well, if they still have the price advantage, that would still probably help a lot (it has a larger impact on Wii sales than the controller IMO, although it takes a number of things to get sales like that). Adding Wii-like controls to the PS3 isn't going to help it sell much more than what it has been selling IMO.

I guess Sony could really push the new Eye camera (more so than they would have), and there have been rumors that Microsoft is cooking up something related to motion controls (something more like the Eyetoy than the Wiimote though...may not happen until their next console however). If they can just get their systems cheaper (under $200), and put out a great library, I don't think they'll really have to worry about.

I guess you were looking for this article instead:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14323

They seem to be amassing a nice Fall lineup, although there are still some uncertainties. For example, there are a number of questions about arguably the biggest PS3 title, MGS4, relating to its release date and exclusivity that could really hurt them. On the other hand, there are rumors that perhaps UT3 might be a timed exclusive on the PS3 (and even if it isn't, the 360 version might be "gimped"). I'm looking forward to E3 and the following months, where hopefully these questions are answered (while leaving me with some more unanswered questions most likely).


Back to the original point, it is nice to see confirmation that Sony is working on cutting the price this year, although I was 99.9% sure that was the case. With or without games, they won't be getting very good sales at their current price point. They've had some decent games released so far (Resistance, MotorStorm, VF5, F1, Gundam, RR7, etc.), but they haven't been able to keep the system from selling horribly. Of course, I don't think a $100 drop (the most I see them cutting the price this year) will help THAT much, but it would be a start.

 

I think it will be $100, maybe just $50

I'm just anxiously waiting Home beta to get out

 

well thats nice that they claim to have a ton of games coming (and they do of course) but will they really differentiate themselves? I just have doubts until they make their 1st game for the system that really wows people...they havent done that yet.

 

I'd say they've already made at least one game for the system that wows people. I guess that depends on your definition of what wows people though.

The PS3 could certainly use more of them though (one or a few games won't sell a system, especially when it costs $600), but I'm pretty confident they'll get them in the near future based on the positive impressions received by some of their upcoming releases at recent events. Well, that and the fact that SCEWWS is extremely talented.

 

you know the sales data for this month is out. where's that post cola? you're slowing down.

 

I already posted about it in the sales thread (link in my signature). I started posting all sales numbers in that thread ever since someone suggested I do that a few months ago. Good idea IMO since it gives me a chance to post some sales from outside the US that wouldn't normally get posted here.

 

RC..which game are you referring to when you said they already have one that wows people?

about that sega comment...i disagree on the depth that the wii can go. I think its the developers that have the lack of creativity and depth

 

How much are used 360s and PS3s going for on eBay right now?

 

Resistance and MotorStorm certainly come to mind due to their impressive visuals, their solid gameplay, their good sales (particularly in Europe IIRC), and a few other things. I could add a few other titles depending on what you meant. For example, F1's visuals seem wow-worthy (photo-realistic), at least in certain aspects, although the game itself is a bit mediocre if you're not really into the sport. Of course, none of them are on par with a major title like GTA or Halo, but then again, not many games are.

 

i wouldn't buy used for either systems.