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60GB PS3 Price Cut Not Just a 'Fire Sale'

Posted by Zonk on from the sony-you're-killing-me-here dept.

Heffenfeffer writes "Those excited about the $100 price cut that the 60 GB PS3 recently received should act quickly — according to an interview from SCEE president David Reeves: 'All they're doing is taking their stock in trade that they've got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July.' When asked if the 60GB PS3 would be no more after the fire sale, he confirmed, 'In America, yes ... what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD $599 version with one game.'" Meanwhile, the EU won't be getting the 80GB system at all. Instead, they'll be getting a new starter pack bundle pack with two games and an extra controller for the same cost as the current system on its own (£425, or $862). Update: 07/13 17:17 GMT by Z : Okay ... it's really challenging to understand what's going on when Sony as an entity is saying two different things. Despite the above coming from a Sony executive, it looks like this is completely untrue. Says a Sony of America spokesperson: "SCEA has reacted with puzzlement to the European perspective, suggesting that there may have been an incorrect interpretation. The spokesperson said, 'Those quotes from David Reeves are not accurate.'"

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  1. Hear that? by BlueParrot · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is the sound of another champagne bottle being opened over at Nintendo ...

    Seriously. It starts looking as if Sony WANTS to lose Europe.

    1. Re:Hear that? by Tol+Dantom · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, it really seems like they're locked in a box with no windows over at Sony HQ. It took a $100 price cut to start to turn the overwhelmingly negative vocal consumer response, now people are ready to buy if only there were some games, but before they can get things going they announce that they're going to ruin it ahead of time. What is wrong with these people? Deny good things vehemently but rushing to tell the bad news must be some new form of corporate Tourettes syndrome.

    2. Re:Hear that? by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm from Europe. Who or what is Sony?

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  2. Re:Fire Sale?! by _xeno_ · · Score: 3, Funny

    BRB, Ordering some Sony fire.

    Ordering a spare laptop battery? (It had to be said.)

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  3. Bad headline by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's only a fire sale when Sony is selling laptop batteries.

  4. Re:If I were MS by *weasel · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't even think Microsoft has to worry about Sony at this point. Sony's too busy shooting themselves in the foot over and over.
    Apparently, the only reason their E3 announcements went over faily well, was because they'd paused to reload.

    Microsoft would be better suited pricing the 360 core to compete with the Wii and reinvigorate sales in the premium.
    (sales numbers have been falling off; they're pretty close to the limit on people willing to spend $400 for a console).

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  5. Re:I just dont get it by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    The 88% is probably the average amount of a game you play through before it freezes for good and toasts your safegames in the process.

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  6. Re:Only Zonk by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Funny

    "would post a $100 price drop and turn it into an his usual anti-sony campaign."

    Ha! If you think Zonk's behind Sony's bad PR, you've gotta lotta back reading to do, my friend.

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