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nightsurge on 06 November 2009
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Xoj said:
NJ5 said:
Xoj said:
NJ5 said:

Sony could afford to wait to cut the price
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The machine has so much staying power that Sony can afford to slowly cut the price


Is that why they dropped the price by 200 € / 33% in Europe before the PS3 even had its first holiday season?

If these are slow price drops it should be amusing to see fast price drops.

 

those are small price drops, it have 500$ - 400$ -300$ price cuts and sony as a whole didn't loose money until the depression start to hit hard.

and compared to the 360 it have 2 price cuts in europe in 2008- they are small.

In Europe the PS3 launched for 600 € in March 2007. 7 months later, it cost 400 € (and lost 20 GB of hard drive space in the process).

If this is a slow price cut, I'm Santa Claus.

 

hi santa.

there was a ps3 500$ the 20gb version 60gb version was 600$.  as price cut  it went down 100$ replaced by 40gb,400$, but the more expensive 600$ also have a cut.

u are making look like ps3 only had a 40gb version at 400$, the more expensive 80gb was still 500$+.

it took 2 years for the ps3 to go from 400$ to 300$ of course when your console cost more to manufacture price cut can be seen as bigger, 360 have way more price cuts compared 360 which had 2 price cuts in the region.

wtf@ all-

360 can be bought for 199$, u guys are comparing the cheapest ps3 to the most expensive 360 in price cuts.

ps3 highest model was launched at 600$ most expensive now it's 400-350$ 160gb-250gb

lowest was 500$ it's now 300$ after 3 years.

elite was $479.99  April 29, 2007 in North America and it's now 300$.

arcade 299$ in 2007 now 199$ but looks like it's going to be 100-150$ soon

Huh?  Could you try to speak clearer english?  Also, you are completely ignoring his point.  600€ to 400€ is a drop of 33% in the first 7 months.  Why are you only giving US prices when you yourself do not live in the US and that is not what he is referring to.  Either way, the PS3 went from $600 to $300 (or 350 if you count the new 250GB Slims), a drop of $250-300 in just under 3 years, while the 360 only dropped $100 overall on any of its SKU's in 4 years, using the US region you are quoting prices from (Except for the Elite whose price really never was justified until recently.  It was a pure profit SKU so dropping it to replace the Pro SKU really didn't cost them anything and was the same as removing the Elite and upping the Pro's HDD).  It doesn't matter the number of cuts, but the price that was cut....  You can't use the US pricing where you think it suits your argument then claim the 360 had more cuts in Europe than the PS3 without even trying to negate his argument.

Let me spell this out for you:

November 2005 Arcade(Core)/Premium(Pro):  $299/399

November 2009 Arcade/Elite(Pro):  $199/299

Stop trying to compare the Arcade launch (renamed Core with a few packins) to it's price a year later with the Elite launch to it's price now.  The Elite now is the Pro.  The only reason they didn't discontinue the Elite is because now it has the illusion of something better for less money.  The Pro with a 120GB at $300 would have seemed less cool or valuable than an "Elite" with 120GB at $300.  Their profit margins with the new Elite SKU compared to the 60GB Pro are nearly identical save for a couple dollars for that larger HDD.