PS3 Price cuts!

Booner! · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:28

Yes already!

Just seen an article on eurogamer.net which states that a online pc component retailer - competitor of OcUK - Has cut the price of the Ps3 by £25.00 to make it £400inc. Here is an exert:

He went on to confirm that the price cut is part of their attempt to secure a foothold in the gaming market and not a move to shift excess PS3 stock, adding, "We have regular stock coming in."

Strange move, looks like they save on marketing as they are online based, so pass the savings on.

Still pricey IMO. But i'm tempted

Darkaber · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:32

I wonder how much money a shop makes per console sold?

msmalls74 · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:37

Its on a "special" and there are only 16 left at the minute. They were £489 before hand though!

V4NT0M · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:45

msmalls74 said:
Its on a "special" and there are only 16 left at the minute. They were £489 before hand though!

The old charge too much, then charge too little gag, they end up making the same, some customer swindled and some not...

Booner! · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:48

msmalls74 said:
Its on a "special" and there are only 16 left at the minute. They were £489 before hand though!

According to the source, they said "we have regular stock and this deal could last months"

Bit silly really, cause now that they put price down, surely its logical to expect a sudden rise of sales and therefore unexpected amounts of demand for the PS3

msmalls74 · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:49

Well for next day shipping etc it only works out £5 cheaper than say other online places with free next day delivery!

Burned_Alive · 27 Mar 2007 at 12:10

msmalls74 said:
Well for next day shipping etc it only works out £5 cheaper than say other online places with free next day delivery!

It has free shipping included in the £399.99 price tag and with the value of the item i very much doubt they'll use anything less than a courier which means its probably next day delivery as well.

Metalface Mark · 27 Mar 2007 at 12:14

I can see a lot of people getting annoyed that they paid £425 and can get it cheaper already.

I was quite happy with my deal with my high street store - paid £489.99 with 2 £40 games - and got £15 worth of store credit too, so i feel i kinda paid under £400 for mine anyway.

Its a bit like deal or no deal though - when you buy something your happy to pay that price - you could wait and get a better price - but you were happy to take it at the time.

The woman on deal or no deal last night was delighted to get £29k until she got offered 160k in her next deal, when she was left with the 75 and 250k boxes.

Darkaber · 27 Mar 2007 at 12:23

InwardSinging said:
I can see a lot of people getting annoyed that they paid £425 and can get it cheaper already.

It reminds me when i got the first Xbox at launch it priced dropped within weeks

Metalface Mark · 27 Mar 2007 at 12:24

Darkaber said:
It reminds me when i got the first Xbox at launch it priced dropped within weeks

That was a price drop and a half though, what was it about £100? Microsoft gave us a couple of games and a joypad though, which was nice

If Sin City comes on again ill take some pics of that, it looks incredible, the blacks are incredibly deep and rich.

Chaos · 27 Mar 2007 at 12:28

Those poor ebayers arn't gona be happy

Darkaber · 27 Mar 2007 at 12:33

InwardSinging said:
That was a price drop and a half though, what was it about £100? Microsoft gave us a couple of games and a joypad though, which was nice

I cant remember how much the drop was but im sure it was something like that and yes i got 2 free games and a joypad which was nice, I guess they had no choice to do that.

$anch3z · 27 Mar 2007 at 12:55

Thats a dam good price already even just for a blueray player ....now to find 400 quid :cool:

Mr Latte · 27 Mar 2007 at 13:11

Next big offers/bundles will appear the Easter weekend.

Mr Latte · 27 Mar 2007 at 13:13

$anch3z said:
Thats a dam good price already even just for a blueray player ....now to find 400 quid

No id say now find movies that are worth watching on it, thats my problem.

Blu Ray player great n all it is limited with a poor selection of titles and classcs.

Sony more games and Movies please if you dont mind.

Booner! · 27 Mar 2007 at 13:13

Am I aloud to say that i'm tempted? I fancy a new toy.. it's either new alloy wheels or a PS3.

I havn't bothered reading ANYTHING about a PS3 as soon as the whole console war started, so i barely know if its going to be worth it, but just saw motorstorm screenshots and was blown away!

Please help me either come to senses or persuade me.

I have a decent Pc, Decent xbox 360 setup so do your worst

Jabbs · 27 Mar 2007 at 13:18

Get one imo can't hurt to have another console

t@xman · 27 Mar 2007 at 13:21

Just to point out that there's actually 2 or 3 online retailers that have dropped the price to £399......and it's surprising how much of a psychological difference it makes bringing it below that £400 barrier.

Also noticed and article earlier that said over £10million PS3 orders were cancelled in the run up to launch! Works out at ~23k orders - that's a hell of a lot of ebayers! :eek:

Bonjour · 27 Mar 2007 at 13:57

Still got 13 left. Thought they'd be snapped up within hours..

Booner! · 28 Mar 2007 at 09:33

Same here,

Well is there any PS3 owners that could persuade me to get one? They look "ok" and i suppose its a cheap blue-ray player at worst!

The only three games that take my fancy are:

>Motorstorm
>Resistance
>Heavenly blade - not out yet? - one with the movie like gameplay sword action

If I was to get one, what should i get with it? (HDMI cable, etc)