PS3 Enjoys Retail-Wide Sales Spike After Price Cut 167
donniebaseball23 writes "Sony, after nearly two years on standing firm on PS3's price, dropped the console to $249, and it's been having an immediate impact. GameStop has already noted a 'significant' increase in PS3 sales, while big box retailer Target confirmed an 'immediate lift' in sales and recommended PS3 as a 'great option' for its customers. Not only that, but leading e-tailer Amazon saw PS3 sales explode by 400% in the days after the price cut. All told, in the months ahead, analysts are expecting Sony to see as much as a 30% sales bump for PS3 this holiday season."
PS3 now costs as much as a midrange BF3video card (Score:2, Insightful)
I know quite a few people who have consoles and are looking at buying a new video card for their PC instead of getting BF3 on their console (PS3). The PS3 getting the price drop before several high end games (MW3, BF3, Mass Effect 3, etc) come out this fall doesn't seem like a huge surprise. For the less technically inclined, a $250 console might look like a better option than a $200-250 video card + installation + buggy drivers.
Heck, as a "PC guy", I might finally consider getting a PS3 simply as a HTPC replacement. Blu-Ray + Netflix + PC for web browsing on my TV @ $250 is way cheaper than buying a used mac mini or similar device. Not to mention the much better resale value...
Re:I have personally been waiting for this day (Score:4, Insightful)
Heh, I have to pay the MS tax every time I buy a laptop, even if the first thing i do is to wipe Windows off the hard drive. So why should I give them even more money?
At least all the money I've used for buying Sony stuff (not much more than a PS3 + games really) is based on a voluntary decision.
Re:PS3 now costs as much as a midrange BF3video ca (Score:1, Insightful)
Actually its pretty easy to set up a media server for a PS3/Xbox. I have an application that can share to both Xbox and PS3 I've never had a problem with it.
So much for the boycott... (Score:2, Insightful)