Analyst: PS3 a Crutch to the Blu-ray Market

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Viper1 said:

Kasz216 said:

Yeah, that's true. Still... we'll see when standalones are signficantly cheaper then PS3s. Are the standalones even cheaper yet?

 

Actually, stand alone players got more expensive after HD DVD pulled out of the market. With no compeition in the format, all the manufacturers raised their prices.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36428/113/

 

The MSRPs never changed.  It's just that the sales, etc. started ending.  And if you look at that chart, prices were fluctuating all over the place.  The cheapeast prices were generally within the first two weeks after Christmas, when stores usually drop prices to try and sell off excess stock.