libellule said:
no the PS3's lowest price point has not changed.
==> WRONG,
the 20gb was a not full PS3 version that laked a lot of things compared to the 60GB version. It was not a complete PS3 version.
At the oppposite the PS3 60GB is only laking 20 little GB compared to the 80GB version. So it is definively the same console that u can get for 500$ , that is cheaper than the 600$ u were paying in the past = price drop
I dont even metion that the 20GB model was stopped some month ago because people were NOT buying it since it was not a COMPLETE PS3.
I add this from Bodsatva that saied it better than me :
"I think Sony's decision to make the 599 version a "limited edition" was a very smart move. Even to the casual consumer, this screams "This is optional, you don't have to buy the new 80GB limited version." Even if the 80GB model does take over eventually, for now I think even uninformed consumers will understand that the 599 version doesn't contain essential components that the 499 version does not (that's always a nagging concern -- I'm sure you've purchased items that have multiple SKUs in markets you no little about, and wondered "why is this one cheaper?"
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Ok really, enough with this. Stop playing symantecs!The 20GB PS3 was in fact a PS3, just because you don't view it as a full version does not mean the mass consumer sees things the same way. And honestly you are trying to debate what is fact, the lowest retail price for a PS3 was $500 before this price change, and it still is. This is a fact, disputing this is intellectually dishonest.
That said, I realise many people think that the 20 GB version was watered down..and it was! But if you are living on a fixed income with 3 kids that $100 difference can mean the world, and your kids are just going to have to suck it up and not have the extra frills. Nobody is debating that the 60GB at $500 is the best value so far, it most certainly is.
The contention being made is that a price cut is designed to regain the interests of consumers who had deemed the console too expensive in the past. Some of those people will still think it is too expensive because to them the price hasn't changed anything(un-informed consumers are a reality), and to some the value of the $500 60GB PS3 is now worthwhile and they will buy. What it boils down to is Sony will likely not see the full impact of an across the board price cut, but they most certainly will (and already have) see a boost in sales.
You can add lots of bias and spin to that but those are the facts. Ultimately how you or I choose to view these facts has no bearing on what will happen, but it makes for a much more interesting conversion if we can dispense with the symantecs and get to the core of the issue. And the core of this issue to me is how many of the people who were waiting for a price cut are now going to buy?
