Sony Open to Considering PS3 Price Cuts

njkid1 writes with word that Sony is considering dropping the PS3's price. The Mercury news reports that Sony Senior Vice President Takao Yuhara has admitted they are investigating whether to drop the PlayStation 3 in price around the world, despite statements previously made that the 'lower' PS3 price in Japan is hurting Sony's bottom line. Profits for the company slipped some five percent in the October-December period, and the shortfall expected through March could be even worse than previously predicted. The article points out the possibly risky nature of a price cut for such an expensive item so early in its lifespan, and notes the stiff competition from the Xbox 360 and the Wii.

Drop the price?!

[Threni]

You'd be mad not to want to pay £700 or whatever it's going to cost in the uk, for a games console! Why not round it up to £1000, and charge £100 a game!

Re:That's nice...

[FinchWorld]

According to Sony its a "feature". Stops people playing too long... apparently.

Reminds me of some of the (orginal) xbox demo units that were sealed in so tight they got to hot and crashed:P

Re:Stupid

[J-Doggqx]

"Bundle a second sixaxis and resistance:fall of man with every 60GB unit for the same price."

But I thought they could sell 5 million without any games?

Re:That's nice...

[IcyNeko]

That's pretty much you own fault. If you weren't standing in the PS3's weak spot and attack for "massive damage", the PS3 would still be ok!

Re:That's nice...

[Lehk228]

that includes the automated demos... can't have people monopolizing those

Re:Well...

[CokeBear]

Didn't they see the episode of the Simpsons where Homer built the car?

Re:Well...

[Anonymous Coward]

They seriously need to figure out that, when someone buys a game system, we want to PLAY GAMES ON IT. We don't need to watch movies, listen to MP3s, view images, surf the web, do our dishes, and drive to work using the same machine.

Some one should tell this to Steve Jobs, before he tries to sell some crazy expensive phone.

Unfortunate wording

[thatguywhoiam]

"Stiff competition from the Wii..."

Someone mentioned a huge throbbing joke in there somewhere, but I'm boned if I can find it.

an offset troll for your amusment

[wardk]

I had an xbox, but it caught my house on fire. so I got another one, but it cracked open and spilled battery acid on mom's new rug.

then I got another one, and it broke the TV, make the cat crazy and insulted my parakeet.

and it doesn't even have blue-ray

Let's make a deal Sony

[elrous0]

Well, I *AM* looking for a cheap Blu-Ray player to compliment my HD-DVD 360 add-on. So, I tell you what, Sony. You lower the price down to $300 for the base model and I'll buy one. Think of it like this: It's 2 a.m. and you're the ugly girl alone in the bar. Well, I'm willing to take you home and give you a sympathy fuck. No need to even thank me in the morning.

-Eric