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Sony VP annouces PS3 price in Europe?? (betta start saving)
Black_Smoke:
The word is out. Yesterday, Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe George Fornay let the PS3's European price slip. According to Fornay, the PS3 will cost between 499 and 599 euros. That translates to between $613 and $736 for us in the States.
Sony has been saying that the PS3 will be expensive for months now, and Fornay followed up his blunder by insisting that these price points are a quality deal for a Blu-ray player. Nevertheless, all previous attempts at selling videogame consoles at this price point have been rather dramatic failures, even when the systems incorporated 'new' multimedia features.
There may be some hope for lower price points in America. The European market generally gets screwed in consumer electronics, like the $299 iPod selling in Europe for 299...euros. That's a huge difference. Will we see the PS3 launch in the States at $499? Let's hope so, or else we'll be looking at the 360 to carry the industry for the next 5 years.
Sony has recently stated that Fornay was making completely personal statements and speculation, and that the announcement is in no way official. On the other hand, they said the very same thing after Sir Howard Stringer, Presiden of Sony, let slip to Variety, of all places, that the PS3 would be delayed until this fall. It would seem that Sony executives need a refresher course in minding their tongues when speaking to the press.
From IGN.com
Interesting..
BizzyR.I.P.:
I think it will be lower here. Like when they release the new systems in Japan, they're usually $100 more over there. But who knows what the final price will end up being.
Teddy Roosevelt:
--- Quote from: black_smoke on April 05, 2006, 04:31:01 PM ---There may be some hope for lower price points in America. The European market generally gets screwed in consumer electronics, like the $299 iPod selling in Europe for 299...euros. That's a huge difference. Will we see the PS3 launch in the States at $499? Let's hope so, or else we'll be looking at the 360 to carry the industry for the next 5 years.
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No way anyone in America is going to buy a PS3 for $613-$736 plus tax. They better lower that shit if they want it to sell. Even $499 is steep when you consider how much you an Xbox costs.
Black_Smoke:
--- Quote from: Dat Nigga Ted aka The 10th Nazgûl on April 05, 2006, 04:42:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: black_smoke on April 05, 2006, 04:31:01 PM ---There may be some hope for lower price points in America. The European market generally gets screwed in consumer electronics, like the $299 iPod selling in Europe for 299...euros. That's a huge difference. Will we see the PS3 launch in the States at $499? Let's hope so, or else we'll be looking at the 360 to carry the industry for the next 5 years.
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No way anyone in America is going to buy a PS3 for $613-$736 plus tax. They better lower that shit if they want it to sell. Even $499 is steep when you consider how much you an Xbox costs.
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yea its gonna be interesting ,cuz sony cant sell it too cheap because then ppl would just buy a ps3 and not buy the standard bluray player, which would make the standard bluray player worthless n they'd lose money,gonna be very interesting also bluray is going up against HD-DVD for the winner of next gen DVds so idk what sony is gonna do
Trauma-san:
I've said it before, Microsoft will clearly win the battle this time, Sony may even be beaten by Nintendo's Revolution. Sony has made huge mistakes and this PS3 will just be a continuation of that.
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