Recently, it was revealed that Sony is now making a profit on each PS3 sold, that made me wonder how that could actually be of benefit to the customer.  Since Sony has new, smaller chips that is making this possible, then presumably, they could afford to make more inexpensive Playstation 3s.

      I think that Sony could use this to their advantage to rapidly pass the 360 and make it seem like more of a game between Sony and Nintendo.

     If Sony was to bring out a $200.00 PS3 model (and include a 40 to 60 gig hardrive in the box, something 360's budget Arcade model lacks) and bring back backwards compatability with PS2 games to the PS3 as a selling point, then, I think we could see the PS3 pass the 360 in six months.

     Also, even though Wii's lead over PS3 is practically insurmountable at this point in time, I still believe that a $200.00 PS3 offering backwards compatabilty with PS1 and PS2 games, blu-ray, a harddrive, and the ability to play PS3 games (plus with the PS3 having motion control of its own coming in the near future) all for $200.00 would be too much of a bargain for most customers to turn down.

     Even though Wii has for all practical purposes won this console gen, it would be a big feather in Sony's cap if they were to start winning every fiscal year until the end of the gen.  I think the PS3 model I envisage could handily sell 20 million units by this time next year eclipsing what Nintendo has said as its goal of 18 million consoles during the next year and even take away several of those sales from Nintendo in the process.

      In conclusion, I think drastic pricecuts or changes in sales strategy (eg. Microsft would have to include  harddrive with each 360 sold) for Wii or 360 would be the only way the competitors could compete with this version of PS3.

      What do you thinki would happen in the console race if Sony brought out a $200.00 PS3 with full backwards compatability with PS2 games and a 60 gig harddrive in the next couple of months?

well, I can only wish you good luck!

Sony's game division just announced losses of nearly 1 billion dollars and you want them to again make losses on each console sold?

It would be like Christmas every day

I dont think so, its not gonna happen, there will probably be a small $50 price cut later this year, about Sept-Oct timeframe same as last year but thats about it. Plus I dont think BC is ever coming, not to mention that would eat into Sonys bottom line on each PS3 as well.

Also, do they even make 60GB HDDs anymore?


No we probably wont see another sku from Sony for awhile, maybe e3 next year, the only thing that will happen is the current ones will get cheaper.

$249 120gb, $300 250gb

So a cheaper PS3 will sell more!?

I'm gonna need to see some proof of that trend.

sony would actualy haft bring out 2 different sku's. one with (BC) and the other with atlease a 20g hardrive and game bundled. gamers that already have PS3 would favor the console with (BC) so they would be selling minerly to PS3 owners. but i think this would be there nitch. and a great selling point.

or cheaper    (i was going to make a LoL monint but i changed my mind)

How much cheaper can they make them really?   Without getting back into a situation they dont want and that is losing alot on each console sold?.   I guess you could say the best case scenario would be offering only one console and that being the 250gb for $249.   That way it could be looked at as a $100 price cut, but the only incurred cost would be the bigger HDD(over the 120GB), which wouldnt be that much of an increase.   Kinda like what Microsoft did with the 360 Elite and 360 Pro last year

price drop will boost PS3's chance to defeating Xbox 360 xD