Have you seen the game offering for PS3 in Japan, though? lol it's pathetic, and that's putting it nicely. The hardware outsells the software, for heaven's sake. I think they have leg room to drop the price in Europe, at the least, and perhaps some heavy bundling in the states. And I think the other divisions in Sony, particulary the one dealing with movies, would be willing to foot the bill. Blu-ray needs PS3, and Sony wants Blu-ray to win badly. This isn't just about a gaming console, you can believe that.

Japan is getting most if not all the games we are.

Blu-Ray doesn't need PS3, Blu-Ray has all the movies, and with Blu-Ray players dropping in price, the PS3 has become a moot stepping stone.

Uh ... have you taken a look at PS3 stand-alone player sales?

Believe me, Blu-ray NEEDS PS3.

They are barely beating HD-DVD in disc sales, yet HD-DVD has barely 20% of the capable hardware out to play HD-DVDs. If they are lucky, there might be 400,000 HD-DVD players in the wild compared to Sony's PS3 sitting at 3 million, and another 100,000 in standalone players.

Blu-ray performance is pathetic without PS3, and that's putting it as nicely as the game offering in Japan.

Oh, and the games that are available do not go well with the Japanese audience. The 360 software sells better. 

how many people are using their Ps3s as Blu-Ray players though, its still a moot point. The PS3 only acts as a promotional device, not a vehicle of supply and demand.

The link Dolla Dolla provided is short but good enough.

I never said they will, but I did imply they should and might. You, on the other hand, have bastardized everyone who thinks different because you are so sure there won't be a price cut. The burden of proof falls on you. Show us the hard, concrete evidence that there won't be a price drop from Sony. Don't provide analysts; their job is to interpret crap whatever way to their own liking.

I'm simply the voice of reason here, at worst, the Devil's Advocate. The only thing to suggest bias in this thread is to think a price drop is even possible in the first place.

The burden of proof lies on who makes the initial positive claim and that is those in this thread suggesting a price drop is even possible. You don't make the initial claim like "Sony will drop the price of the PS3" then ask people for proof when they question it, that's not how it works.

Suffice it to say, there's no way of telling how many people use their PS3 as a Blu-ray player. But Blu-ray wouldn't be "winning" without the PS3. I'm glad this hasn't disintegrated into name-calling. But, I suppose it helps that I'm not a fanboy.

Ironically Blu-Ray is what is killing the PS3.

Yes, the voice of reason and the only thing being biased is this thread, and not the member whose reasoning is based on her bias towards a company.

F'n genius.

It's Sony's official position that there will be no price cut anytime soon. Just about every Sony executive has made statements consistent with that position. Along with Sony's own profit/loss estimates, there is plenty of evidence that a large price cut is unlikely soon.