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]

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.

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]

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.

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.

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. 

[africas seed]

looks like im gonna have to hold on to the n64 then.

[Don Jacob]

i'll just wait 3 years to buy it when it's like 150

[Black_Smoke]

i'll just wait 3 years to buy it when it's like 150

yea i think most ppl r just gonna wait it out,its gonna be interesting to see how many units it sells in like the first 3months, prolly gonna have to drop the price if not that many units r sold 
plus with the revolution coming out the same month, that could also hurt sony since its gona be like $300 cheaper lol,ill prolly pick up a revolution if theres a solid launch lineup and the controller is tight and not just a gimmick

[Shallow]

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. 

If Sony really does sell this thing in the high hundreds then there won't be much of a battle for X Box to win. The real loser will be the industry. In the last round there was about 120 million consoles in the homes of the consumers. 80 million of that came from Sony. If the PS3 plummits then the entire market could fall to 50 or 60 million consoles and every game developer in the world will make half as much as they did the last time around.

[Black_Smoke]

Sony Released a statement today:

Sony stated today that comments regarding the price of the PlayStation 3 made by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) executive Georges Fornay on French radio were "misinterpreted", according to a report at gamesindustry.biz.



Nick Sharples, SCEE corporate communications director, told the industry website that the notion that Fornay's mention of a price range of €499 to €599 for the next-generation console was a "mistranslation or misunderstanding of the discussion, which was actually focused on the relative value of PS3 as a Blu-ray Disc player."

According to Sharples, the pricing discussion on French radio station Europe 1 was intended to focus on the fact that the PlayStation 3 would be priced "very competitively" when compared to other products that would use the Blu-ray optical technology if it were to be priced at €500, but that this pricepoint would put it "well above the range of other game console products."

Sharples claimed that Fornay was explaining that with both Blu-ray and high-definition functionality, the PS3 would be "cheap" relative to other products that have these features but more expensive when compared to other "current" game consoles which retail at "far below €500."

Sharples stated that any reports that suggest Fornway was providing a specific price point or price range for the PS3 were completely "incorrect."


from IGN.com

[Sikotic™]

Hahahahaha they're hilarious. I'll just wait for Revolution.

[Just Another Sunny day in California]

props Black Smoke you're the man when it comes down to info on game consoles 

[Black_Smoke]

props Black Smoke you're the man when it comes down to info on game consoles 

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