Xbox, PS2 Get Near-Simultaneous European Price Cuts

Thanks to Reuters/CNET for the news that both the Xbox and PlayStation 2 have received price cuts in Europe, as: "Microsoft said it would cut 25 percent off the price of its Xbox in continental Europe, bringing the price to 149.99 euros ($183.70). The software giant also cut the U.K. price to 99.99 pounds ($183.10) from 129.99 pounds ($236.96)." Almost immediately following this: "Market leader Sony cut the price of its top-selling PlayStation 2 console by a quarter to 105 pounds ($191.43) in the United Kingdom and to between 149 euros ($183.74) and 159 euros ($196.05) in the euro zone." Gamesindustry.biz adds: "Retailers will hope to see a significant sales boost for both consoles from the price cuts, much as was experienced by US retail back in June when Microsoft, and then Sony, slashed the price of their consoles within the space of a month of each other."

Comments

Re:I might be able to afford the system . . .

[2nd Post!]

8 games with 20+ hours of gameplay vs a computer and 160+ hours of porn...

Hmm, the decision is difficult.

Re:I might be able to afford the system . . .

[MadChicken]

I hate gaming on my computer (OK RTSs are the exception). Installation problems, crashes, driver problems, endless upgrades, being hunched over a desk...

But let's look at this face value...

Let's see, for $120 you get Windows, $300 gets you a video card, $100 a hard drive, $100 for RAM... and no actual computer yet. No game controllers, no mouse/kb.

Then you pay $30-50 per game ANYWAY. I'd say you sure don't know how to bargain shop...

Or is this computer just for nethack?

Excellent news

[Sockatume]

Considering how well the PS shifted units at that price point, things should really pick up. One concern is how this will affect the handhelds launched next year, though... the NDS will probably cost more than the GC's current RRP, and the PSP's price will most likely be ludicrous in comparison to the XBox and PS2. Of course, this is hardly new, as the GBA SP currently costs more than the GameCube, and it doesn't seem to have dramatically affected sales of either unit.