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SpartenOmega117 on 15 August 2011

I saw this at CAG from someone who works at Fred Meyer

"Price drop is coming. I work at Fred Meyer and saw an email today that the ps3 will be dropping to $249.99 8/17. I also believe the Infamous bundle will be lowered to 299.99"

 

Again this could be 100% false but it seems like there wil be a $50 price cut rather than a $100 one.



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arcane_chaos on 15 August 2011

all will be revealed tomorrow!



postofficebuddy on 15 August 2011

Has there been ANY rumors about a 360 price drop? Their 'best selling for the year' prediction just doesn't seem to be adding up. The Gears 3 bundle is going to be $400, right? So October is the earliest a price drop could be coming it seems like. With a probable 5k yen price drop, Xillia, and MH3HD all coming within a few weeks of each other PS3 sales in Japan look ready to explode to 50k+ levels.



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MARCUSDJACKSON on 15 August 2011

either way a price cut is good news for sony. the $50 price cut may be a move to see if MS will drop price the same or lower so Sony can drop price another $50.

it seems as if wht i was telling snakenobi days ago maybe true.



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Seece on 15 August 2011
postofficebuddy said:
Has there been ANY rumors about a 360 price drop? Their 'best selling for the year' prediction just doesn't seem to be adding up. The Gears 3 bundle is going to be $400, right? So October is the earliest a price drop could be coming it seems like. With a probable 5k yen price drop, Xillia, and MH3HD all coming within a few weeks of each other PS3 sales in Japan look ready to explode to 50k+ levels.

Star Wars bundle is $450 and that's suppose to be late November, yeah I agree it doesn't add up.

If MS think they're gonna be #1 WW with a PS3 price cut and with them having Gears (Vs Halo Reach last year) and a couple of Kinect games that sell well to casuals, well, they're going to be dissappointed. I'm sure they'll try and fudge the numbers somehow though.



 

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Darth Tigris on 15 August 2011
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
either way a price cut is good news for sony. the $50 price cut may be a move to see if MS will drop price the same or lower so Sony can drop price another $50.

it seems as if wht i was telling snakenobi days ago maybe true.

Except that, considering Sony's financials, a $50 price cut makes far more sense.  Several of us have been saying this for at least half a year.



Darth Tigris on 15 August 2011
Seece said:
postofficebuddy said:
Has there been ANY rumors about a 360 price drop? Their 'best selling for the year' prediction just doesn't seem to be adding up. The Gears 3 bundle is going to be $400, right? So October is the earliest a price drop could be coming it seems like. With a probable 5k yen price drop, Xillia, and MH3HD all coming within a few weeks of each other PS3 sales in Japan look ready to explode to 50k+ levels.

Star Wars bundle is $450 and that's suppose to be late November, yeah I agree it doesn't add up.

If MS think they're gonna be #1 WW with a PS3 price cut and with them having Gears (Vs Halo Reach last year) and a couple of Kinect games that sell well to casuals, well, they're going to be dissappointed. I'm sure they'll try and fudge the numbers somehow though.

Every single time they make that statement about being the top selling console worldwide this year, all I hear is "price cut is coming".



Seece on 15 August 2011
Darth Tigris said:
Seece said:
postofficebuddy said:
Has there been ANY rumors about a 360 price drop? Their 'best selling for the year' prediction just doesn't seem to be adding up. The Gears 3 bundle is going to be $400, right? So October is the earliest a price drop could be coming it seems like. With a probable 5k yen price drop, Xillia, and MH3HD all coming within a few weeks of each other PS3 sales in Japan look ready to explode to 50k+ levels.

Star Wars bundle is $450 and that's suppose to be late November, yeah I agree it doesn't add up.

If MS think they're gonna be #1 WW with a PS3 price cut and with them having Gears (Vs Halo Reach last year) and a couple of Kinect games that sell well to casuals, well, they're going to be dissappointed. I'm sure they'll try and fudge the numbers somehow though.

Every single time they make that statement about being the top selling console worldwide this year, all I hear is "price cut is coming".

Yeah, if they wernt 90% sure I don't think they'd keep repeating it so often. If they come 2nd or 3rd they'll look stupid.



 

blkfish92 on 15 August 2011

Hoooooray.



           

Cirio on 15 August 2011

I think a price-cut is guaranteed because if you look back at Sony's history this gen, their announcements tend to get "leaked" many times. We consistently hear rumors from various sites until Sony eventually unveils whatever it was.

I also think the 360 will get a cut. I'm not sure if it'll have the same impact as a PS3 price-cut though.