PS3 Price cut to $250

[bl4ckfl4g]

Just announced at Gamescom. Same price as the 3G-less Vita.

 

[Tristicus]

Nice.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Nice. Besides games it has the best Netflix streaming (HD + 5.1 for some titles) and also supports Hulu Plus, Vudu, and of course blu-ray. And there's no $40/year Live Gold charge.

If you're a multiplayer FPS junkie you'd still probably want a 360 for your first console, but for single-player + media player or a second console it's now an even better choice.

 

[Macamus Prime]

$250 for BluRay, streaming movies/music, gaming and internet (multiplayer and surfing) is an excellent price. I wonder if the 360 will now drop down to $200.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Nice. Besides games it has the best Netflix streaming (HD + 5.1 for some titles) and also supports Hulu Plus, Vudu, and of course blu-ray. And there's no $40/year Live Gold charge.

If you're a multiplayer FPS junkie you'd still probably want a 360 for your first console, but for single-player + media player or a second console it's now an even better choice.

I definitely game more on my 360 but I use my PS3 much more as a media player + exclusive games.

 

[purbeast0]

wow that is great for sony, that is definitely going to push much more ps3's, and i'll be shocked if 360 doesn't lower it's price either.

 

[Queasy]

The effective price of the 160GB PS3 has already been $250 for much of the last year with all the credits and gift card offers with the purchase. It will push more units but with it lagging even behind the Wii in North America right now I don't know how much.

The Wii is still $150 less and there's still a version of the Xbox 360 that is $50 cheaper. Microsoft already has stronger momentum in NA over the past year and a price cut for the 360 will likely mean that sales will remain more or less where they have been through the holidays.

 

[Aikouka]

I paid $250 for a new 80GB PS3 about 2 years ago.

It does make me wonder if retailers will still offer gift cards and such to make the deals even sweeter.

 

[Drako]

About time - I need to replace my launch PS3.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

Your move M$.

 

[Queasy]

It does make me wonder if retailers will still offer gift cards and such to make the deals even sweeter.

Depends on how consumers react to the price drop. When the sales eventually stall or falter, then we'll likely see gift cards again.

 

[Todd33]

The Wii is still $150 less and there's still a version of the Xbox 360 that is $50 cheaper. Microsoft already has stronger momentum in NA over the past year and a price cut for the 360 will likely mean that sales will remain more or less where they have been through the holidays.

$250 - $150 = $100, not $150..

The $199 360 does not have a HD, so apples to oranges.

 

[blurredvision]

$250 - $150 = $100, not $150..

The $199 360 does not have a HD, so apples to oranges.

More like red delicious apples to granny smith apples, but whatever. Some of you act like a hard drive is the defining factor of a console, when it's not.

 

[Kromis]

More like red delicious apples to granny smith apples, but whatever. Some of you act like a hard drive is the defining factor of a console, when it's not.

LMAO :awe:

 

[Drako]

More like red delicious apples to granny smith apples, but whatever. Some of you act like a hard drive is the defining factor of a console, when it's not.

Yes, the inclusion of a HDD defines this generation. Just look at the Wii - oh wait :hmm:

 

[Queasy]

$250 - $150 = $100, not $150..

Typo. Didn't mean to type 'less' but fingers were on auto-pilot.

The $199 360 does not have a HD, so apples to oranges.

Neither does the Wii but it is still cheaper and has sold more than the PS3.

Look, I'm not trying to make this a fanboy thing but just stating my thoughts as reasonably as possible. The PS3 price cut is good but likely not enough to help significantly with sales because, as I previously stated, $250 has been the effective price for much of the last year and was already supposed to be given a boost from certain exclusive already released this year that didn't do much of anything to drive sales.

Additionally, the cost of entry to the Xbox 360 is still lower and guess what happens when Microsoft drops the price on its consoles which have better sales momentum at the current time? It will easily match or best the current PS3 sales momentum.

 

[Todd33]

More like red delicious apples to granny smith apples, but whatever. Some of you act like a hard drive is the defining factor of a console, when it's not.

Well the difference between having 160GB for movies, music, DLC, installs, etc. is massive over a 4GB flash system. Hell, the full game install option for the 360 is huge, it speeds up loads and eliminates the tornado sound from the DVD drive.

 

[ZYFER]

Also to note a funny, at the moment on Amazon, it is $200 for the 4GB Xbox 360, and it is $300 for the 250GB model. The separate 250GB hard drive is $90. Actually making it cheaper right now, to buy the cheap model and upgrade it... You can then take the 4GB flash to Gamestop or something for a little cash. Only value of getting the 250GB, is if you want the bundled headset.

Let us see if the Xbox 360 comes down in price any. I believe the PS3 is dropping to remain more competitive, also to fall more in line with Blu-ray players, as their prices are dropping as well. To note, they are the only players that supported every new feature released with a simple update. The only annoyance is having to update to use Netflix. It certainly works good when you combo it with something like Tversity as well. The Xbox 360 has always been kind of iffy in that regard.

 

[dougp]

Well the difference between having 160GB for movies, music, DLC, installs, etc. is massive over a 4GB flash system. Hell, the full game install option for the 360 is huge, it speeds up loads and eliminates the tornado sound from the DVD drive.

Typical consumer won't know or utilize these features outside of DLC, and even then you can use a 16 GB thumb drive. And the new 360s have very quiet drives, so that argument can be thrown away.

 

[chalmers]

When will this new price be reflected on Amazon?

 

[Tom]

Typical consumer won't know or utilize these features outside of DLC, and even then you can use a 16 GB thumb drive. And the new 360s have very quiet drives, so that argument can be thrown away.

I agree. I've had a 250gb xbox slim for almost a year and everything I've done would fit on an 8 gb thumb drive.

 

[Beev]

lol @ thread basically becoming an Xbox vs PS3 debate, yet a-fucking-gain.

 

[Tom]

PS3 never quite reaches the 'buy' price for me. I woulda bought one for $199 a year ago, but best I could find was $229.

Now it'll probably be $199 on sale sometimes, but I'll probably skip it unless it comes with a good game bundle.

If I had a lot of friends or family with PS3s I'd feel differently, but they all went with xbox. Sony should have lowered the price a long time ago. They tied the PS3 to Blu-Ray which didnt work out because Blu-Ray isnt worth much to most people; who are happy with dvd quality and price.

 

[Beev]

Blu-Ray isnt worth much to most people; who are happy with dvd quality and price.

Which really saddens me.

New release blu-rays are $20, and I've gotten tons of good deals (Dark Knight for $11, etc.). I think people still wrongfully assume blu-rays are expensive because they're "new." As for the quality? Well, people who still have shitty old CRT's need to not give their input, because those people are just all around irrelevant.

 

[dougp]

Which really saddens me.

New release blu-rays are $20, and I've gotten tons of good deals (Dark Knight for $11, etc.). I think people still wrongfully assume blu-rays are expensive because they're "new." As for the quality? Well, people who still have shitty old CRT's need to not give their input, because those people are just all around irrelevant.

I think he's wrong - I just don't think someone would consider a PS3 for BluRay. Quite simply, it's not the best BluRay player around anymore. It was quite a few years ago when all BluRay devices were within ~$50-$100, but now you can snag a BR player for under $100.