A PS3 in the US in 2011 will be retailing for around $199.

[HappySqurriel]

leo-j said:

HappySqurriel said:

Realistically, I don't think that any console will be able to pass the 40 Million user mark while it is priced above $200. Beyond that, pricing the PS3 at $199 in 2011 and expecting the PS3 to (suddenly) start selling well, and for it to have a long life is silly. In 2011 it will be trivial for Nintendo and Microsoft to produce much more powerful, much more feature rich consoles, sell them at $199 and have the benefit of being the new product (rather than the 'unpopular' old product).

Which is why the ps2 is outselling the new "popular" products world wide.

;P

On topic:

The ps3 will never be $199.99 its got to many things for it to be priced that low, also I dont believe sony need it to be $199.99 to steal market share from nintendo.

I think that this year the 40gb will drop to $349.99, and the 80gb will be no longer bundled with MGS4 and priced at $449.99

Games is what will drive sales, sure it may still be expensive, but sony have to make money.

Had Nintendo decided to continue to push the Gamecube against the PS3 or XBox 360 do you really think they would have sold 25 Million Gamecube's in 18 months? One of the main reasons why established systems sell the way they do is how they have sold in the past ...