thank god
sony has announced that the price for a ps3 will be dropped prior to its release in japan to around 44,800 yen ($410)
Merrill Lynch is predicting a price of $399 in the U.S.
this is creating a major major shift in next gen console sales forcasts
the ps3 is still thought to be the third popular of the three
however news of the price decline from around $600 has turned heads
will i buy one if it is priced at $400?
no.
because of the early uproar the $600 price tag caused, game companies parted ways with sony and banded with the xbox and wii
which means all the games we have come to love on the ps2 will ship for the wii or xbox as well
sony is also slate to lose $1.18 billion with the lower price tag of the ps3
compared with the $458 million loss with the ps2 whose launch price was $299
sony is going to have to round off that $1.8 billion somehow…
i figure they will do it with games… sell enough people on the system, and you WILL sell games, no matter what price they are
so i no longer feel that sony is going the way of the dreamcast, i now feel its going the way of the jaguar.
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Having grown up in the sweltering Florida heat, George enjoys staying indoors, and air conditioning. A Level 7 Elvish Photoshop Mage with +10 Dropshadow Power, George specializes in visual design & interaction design — two fancy terms he uses to make himself sound important and to explain that he cares about both how things look and how things work.