The thing is, the PS3 isn't overpriced; it's overengineered. Its debut price frankly should have been even higher than it was, and that's the whole problem: Sony has made a system that can't be sold profitably for an amount that people are willing to pay for a game console. Rather than scale the technology back to something that could sell for a price people would pay, they pulled an Icarus: they pushed the limits too far and got burned.

My $39 pen is better than that $19 pen.... they do the same thing but mine comes with a coupon for 2 free haircuts at any hair saloon!!

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great but i'm bald...

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So? it's 2 free haircuts man!! it's a great deal, you get more than what you pay for, the price should be $59!!!

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That, upthere, is what I read from your lines...except you could always resell the coupons... you can't detach the blue ray player...

The price is too high and BR is the reason (officially), people who don't want BR just see the price...

The PS3 will be fine this winter. The most important thing for Sony right now is getting back the 3 billion dollars they have sunk into PS3. At the current install base they can make plenty back on games. A price drop right now will be way less effective than a cut in march. Right now people will pay the slightly high price, and a $50 cut will mean nothing. In March a cut of 50 - 100 dollars can make a much larger impact.

HE IS ONLY TALKING ABOUT NA

(just to be sure everybody is realizing it)

I personnaly think, NA, is the only region where a price cut may be needed

""Keep dreaming there, Sony won't drop the price until after the holiday, they have been in the game long enough to know better than to take advice from some random fanboy. 15 million+ people bought the system at $600 - $400 price range and that says a lot. ""

==> so true loy310

Sony doesn't need casual right now, it only needs to focus on hardcore as it is a hardcore console with a hardcore line-up, with a

with a ... hardcore price.

(sorry for double post)

Right now, PS3 is not at all casual.

ps3 price is spot on, in fact the 399 ps3 was regulary selling more than the 360 untill recent price cut. for consumers that re in the know, they know what they are paying for and i belive it offers tremendous value for money. with amoungst the best games this fall ps3 is a very good purchase..................... but the economic climate might make it a bit different as ppl wont have that much cash 2 spend. i hope sony sticks to this price nd get through the holiday season and they will. then ging into 2009 they can think about a price cut once there unit base is 20mil plus

i want to point out that to people without the possibility of getting a hdtv, the b-ray player in the ps3 is meaning less, so that cant justify the price, i got i ps3 but it took me a year to get one, im happy with it but is just to expensive. now if it reaches $300 that could change things a lot. is like saying x console is in good price cus it comes wiht and astronaut helmet, only those that can get in a rocket can care.
i think the ps3 is a great machine but is still too expensive.

another thing is i think the 360 is going to get the dreamcast result if it keeps getting lower. Remember people sega tried to get more gamers by lowering the price, but in the eyes of people the low price was a sing of low value. Could that happen to the Xbox?

I think the guy is an idiot. The ps3 has been selling fine at this price all year and just because Microsoft out sold them for a month after a big price cut Sony is supposed to panic and lose another billion? I don't think so.

I have to say the PS3 even at $399.00 is selling well, the analyst can say all he wants but Sony seems to be doing just fine. I do feel a $299.00 PS3 would cause major problems for the 360 but dont see it happening.

If 360 holds it lead through 2009 that would be awesome for them since a new console will come out 2010-2011.