S.T.A.G.E. on 23 June 2009
| makingmusic476 said: The PSP Go is probably priced like it is because of retailer relations. According to my district manager, corporate GameStop were threatening to stop carrying the PSP if it went UMD-only. Retailers, much like the console manufacturers themselves, generally don't make much if anything on hardware sales, and instead make their money on software and accessories. They wouldn't be able to make any money on the Go from software, so Sony probably allowed them a higher margin on the product just so they would even carry it. They do not have this issue with the ps3. Ultimately, the price of the ps3 needs to drop, and everyone, including GameStop, is telling them to do so. Sony obviously has something up their sleeves if they plan to ship 13 million ps3s this year, and I don't see how it could be anything other than a $299 price point. |
Gamestop always makes things work in their favor. Those guys are a bunch of theives. Sony is no better for keeping their price point so high.
