Yeah a decent or small boost seems realistic.

Wow, Sony is beyond desperate now. 0.03 pricecut is clearly a sign!

@ Aion, What the fuck are you talking about?

3p? lol very funny...when i first read the title i thought it would be you explaining your logic as to why it won't sell in the uk and then i opened the thread and read the first line and thought that slim must have gotten like a 30 dollar price cut...sorry for using dollars i am just used to writing that so whtever

That's the price drop I've been waiting for!!!

*clicks over to Amazon and orders a PS3 Slim*

I wouldn't even call that a price drop... more like a price drip LOL!

Too bad, I guess the only thing left now is to wish SONY better luck next gen, slim is doomed

Ha ha slim is doomed, what you can't have it that Playstation dominated GC en is dominating the news the past week with the price cut???

My god you sound like a frustrated fanboy..

I actually feel sorry for you..

When did the GC come into this? We are only talking about the slim.

I suggest you read through this thread again, because I think most people feel sorry for you.

ioi said: Lol

so the cheeky smile means PS3 slim is actually selling like mad in UK  right

OK so lets ask the question why does Amazon drop the price of a product by 3p. I have seen it happen on few items. I think it is fair to say that the PS3 Slim is taking pre orders and I am sure that initial supply will be limited. It just seems plain crazy.

The other issue is the Amazon rankings. From what I understand they are dynamic and change passed on recent transaction so really are only good for understanding what people are buying in short window. They are not good for trends. I have tried to use them this way previously and they are simple misleading.

I think the micro-price-drops are due to price comparison sites. If you drop the price by £0.01 that may be enough to make you the cheapest place to get a PS3, potentially resulting in more purchases.

As for your last point, Amazon is a single retailer which is VERY different from other retailers. It only sells online, so the demographics it attracts may be completely different from the market as a whole. What you said about short term windows is probably also true. Amazon rankings are a good way to find what's cheap at Amazon, btw. When they do promotions, the items quickly shoot up in the charts.