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zorg1000 said:
DonFerrari said:


Maybe because Xbox and PS2 haven't released for this price and haven't got close to that before GC was already pretty cheap.

What are u talking about?

PS2                           Xbox                       Gamecube

Launch-$299          Launch-$299         Launch-$199

May 2002-$199     May 2002-$199     May 2002-$149

May 2003-$179     May 2003-$179     Sept 2003-$99

May 2004-$149     March 2004-$149

Also of note is that a around 80% of PS2s sold were priced at $199 or less (or the equivalent local price*).

*In Japan in May 2002 the price was 27,800 yen (~$217), in November 2002 it was 24,800 yen (~$202).

In Japan the launch price was 39,800 yen. 

*In the UK in May 2002 the price was £199, in August 2002 it dropped to £169, in October 2003 it dropped to £139.

In the UK the launch price was £299.