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Sony has no plans for a PS3 price cut

Gothic Girl | July 13, 2008 | News | Playstation 3

With the Xbox 360 recieving a price cut this month, many gamers were left wondering if the PS3 was soon to follow. But if you were hoping to pick up a slightly cheaper PS3 in future, you might be waiting for a while. Sony has no intention of dropping the console's price ...

Sony has no plan to cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console, the company's chief financial officer Nobuyuki Oneda said Friday.

"This year, our strategy is not to sell more quantity for PS3 but to concentrate on profitability," Oneda told a forum in Singapore. "Our plan is not to reduce the price."

His comments followed a report in the Wall Street Journal which said Microsoft plans to cut the price on a popular model of its Xbox 360 game console in an effort to boost sales in the face of stronger competition from rival Sony.

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Marshal Loss | July 13, 2008

Oh man, that blows. Price cuts are always nice
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Marshal Loss | July 13, 2008

Oh man, that blows. Price cuts are always nice
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Cruxis Mana | July 13, 2008

But if they did have a price cut planned, do you really think they'd announce it before E3 ?
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Deadman Rules | July 13, 2008

I hope they cut it by the time GT5 comes out because that's around when I plan on getting one. If not then I might wait a little while longer.
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  Red 9 | July 13, 2008
  
  Just buy it. It's not really THAT expensive. If you want it for GT5, that's plenty reason to spend that much money.
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    Gothic Girl | July 14, 2008
    
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    Just buy it. It's not really THAT expensive.
    Tell that to the Aussies who have to pay $700+ for one.
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      Play ISDF | July 15, 2008
      
      For that price we really should be getting backwards compatibility or something nice. It's bloody bullshit.
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  Final Blade | July 13, 2008
  
  _{There's plenty of games for you to get for the PS3 besides GT5, MGS4, Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank perhaps?}
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    Deadman Rules | July 15, 2008
    
    No. If I gave a shit about those games I would have gotten a PS3 a while ago. I may not even buy one now. It's juse one game, I can live without. I didn't even play GT4 and Forza 3 will probably happen eventually. I like the Forza series alot better anyways. GT5 was just going to fill the void until more PS3 games came out but I'm not seeing anything in the near future. Maybe next year.
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      Final Blade | July 16, 2008
      
      _{You should honestly try them, cause they're some of the best titles around. Even for rent.}
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Zero and X | July 13, 2008

I have my PS3 already so I dont really care, but the cheaper it is, the more people are willing to buy it.
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BlackLabel | July 13, 2008

Don't Sony say this every E3 and then when Microsoft go "I halve thy price" Sony a week later are like "i know we like umm said like umm we wouldn't cut the price but like umm Microsoft did so heres umm a new SKU and a $20 price cut" this is nothing new lol.
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Bandito | July 13, 2008

They specifically said they are doing this just for profit, and losing exclusives certainly isn't a good thing. If they won't drop it now for profit what makes you think they would have dropped it at E3? What odds did you factor in?

If anything you are the troll here because two seperate people have said something negative about PS3 and you have gone on the defensive calling them trolls and you have nothing else to say.
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  Cruxis Mana | July 13, 2008
  
  I can see the logic in that.
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Mr Sponget | July 13, 2008

There has been enough price cuts for the PS3. It used to be $600 and now it's down to 400-450. Isn't that good enough?
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  Slumpy monkey | July 13, 2008
  
  not for poor people who think everything should be free and no one should have to work for stuff.
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Demonfurby | July 14, 2008

Ahh, another way Sony will eventually fall out of the good graces of gamers.
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  Red 9 | July 14, 2008
  
  You ever get bored of being a troll? Sony's not the Devil just because they won't drop the price.
  
  In fact, odds are they probably will drop the price at E3.
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Demonfurby | July 14, 2008

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You ever get bored of being a troll?
Pfft, never.
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Zeon I | July 15, 2008

Well, since FFXIII is no longer PS3 Exclusive, they'll need all the money they can get. :/
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  Red 9 | July 15, 2008
  
  Like I said above, you tired of trolling?
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    Deadman Rules | July 16, 2008
    
    They specifically said they are doing this just for profit, and losing exclusives certainly isn't a good thing. If they won't drop it now for profit what makes you think they would have dropped it at E3? What odds did you factor in?
    
    If anything you are the troll here because two seperate people have said something negative about PS3 and you have gone on the defensive calling them trolls and you have nothing else to say.
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Demonfurby | July 16, 2008

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In fact, odds are they probably will drop the price at E3.