| S.T.A.G.E. said: Sony is so stupid sometimes. They cut the price of the already cheap PS2, making it easier for people to buy more PS2's and less PS3's. Way to go Sony! |
Yawn.
Name me one business that DOESN'T do this. You sell your product for as long as it makes financial sense to do so.
It's good advertising, Keeps the Playstation/Sony name in the limelight and gives people more reason to maybe purchase a PS2 over a 360/Wii. (Mind you people who are buying a PS2, 9 years into it's lifecycle probably don't care nearly as much about graphics or controls, More than likely price and price alone.
provides several different entry points into your brand, PS2 for $100 / PS3 for $400. Which also allows people to potentially get hooked into PS2 exclusive games that have become PS3 exclusive games (Metal Gear Solid, God of War, etc).
facilitates an increased chance of the possible future evolution to another 'newer' product of the same type based on brand familiarity. (For example, I bought a PS1 and enjoyed it. so I got a PS2 and I enjoyed it, so I got a PS3 and I enjoyed it.) Or (I bought a Samsung LCD monitor about 2 years ago was impressed with it's quality/price ratio. Looked at TVs the other day and bought a Samsung TV for many of the same reasons but also because I knew they were reliable because of my personal experience with my monitor.)
