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US Console Price Drops Widely Rumored
After being rumored on newsgroups and messageboards for a while, larger news sources like IGN.com are reporting the likely imminent price drop for all 3 major consoles in the US. This would make the Playstation 2 $149, the Xbox $149, and the Gamecube just $99. If true, will this spur you into buying one or all of these consoles?
well my sister has long wanted a ps2, while i find my computer good enough... she mainly wants it for the DVD, the cheap entertainment is a plus. i don't have the extra cash for it but i'm sure my parents would more likely consider it.
all i see are 1's and 0's
...seeing as I already own a GameCube and a PS2, and the only way I'll ever own an Xbox is if someone gives it to me, I'd say no, this won't get me to buy one of these consoles. (However, if the price drop happens on PSOnes as well, I very well may pick one of those and the Sony screen up. Good way to chop away at those insanely long RPGs I've collected when I'd otherwise be tossing and turning trying to get to sleep.)
Though this _will_ likely spur the entire console gaming industry to get far bigger. With a price point of $99 for a console, and quality preowned titles going for $25 or less on the Cube, it's going to be much easier for mom and dad to not ignore the cries of their children over the winter for the new digital nanny. The only real danger I can see is that the market actually becomes saturated quickly...every house where someone wants a console has a console.
Then I guess it becomes the car industry... "Ma'am, are you aware of the wonderful things an Xbox can do for your life?" "We offer great trade-in values...trade in your Xbox or PS2 and your old game library, and we'll give you a GameCube with 1 title for every two of the competing console!" "Does your household need a second console?"