Sony- what price cut??

[Timmah!]

redspear said:

Timmah! said:

redspear said:
The new 80 GB PS3 is watered down it DOES not have an emotion engine chip and therefor limited campatability. Because of this and the fact that 60 and 80 GB HD cost the same to produce means that the New 600 dollar PS3 is cheaper to produce than the 60GB.

It makes sense for them to discontinue the 60GB model sell off its stock at a 100 dollar discount and have only the 80GB model left and than introduce another price cut to 500 later this year to bump sales again.

If that's the case and they are also discontinuing the 60GB, the 'price drop' will actually be a value DECREASE if they keep the 80GB model at $599 once the 60GB's are gone. An upgrade from 60GB to 80GB is costing sony PENNIES, and is more than offset by the removal of the emotion engine (if that's true)

Which is exactly why they are doing it. They introduce a cheaper model at the full price wiht a small upgrade in HD to entice consumers while they sell out there remaining system stock at the lower SKU price. The make the money back with the new SKU and even though they lose money on the old SKU they increase their user base through the inital spike after the price cut and the 10% increase in monthly sales afterwords. Then they can drop teh price for real to 499 later and see another spike on a cheaper to make system.

 

OH and they did remove the EE from the 80 GB on the Box there is a limited compatability warning.

Wow... screw the consumer. Sony just continues to spew BS. Why can't they just be honest? That sucks, because I would have concidered a PS3 in a few years when the price REALLY drops, now I just can't do it.