Ps3 PRICE DROP THIS FRIDAY

Shamikebab · 14 Jan 2008 at 17:16

Bonjour said:
How exactly is that a price drop?

roboffer · 14 Jan 2008 at 17:25

the shadow said:
Ps3 PRICE DROP THIS FRIDAY 349.99 + 2 GAMES any 1 gona buy one?

Is THAT much OF A PrICE DROP? THOUGHT tHEY weRE ALWAYs around £350?

bingham67 · 14 Jan 2008 at 17:40

Its not a price drop really its just Pick and Mix bundle.

Now, for the new year, there's a new bundle for the 40GB model, called the Pick N Mix. The bundle includes a 40GB console, plus two games from a list of 12, for £349.99. The offer will launch on January 18.

The games are: Resistance: Fall of Man, Genji: Days of the Blade, Formula One Championship Edition, Ridge Racer 7, Heavenly Sword, Lair, Folklore, Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction, Warhawk (with headset), Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and SingStar (with microphones).

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6184643.html

Can get 40gb PS3 for £264.59 with 2% Quidco and £10 off or from another store £266.57 with 7% Quidco currently.

I would rather see price cut for PS3 by itself although dont see that coming for a while.

da_mic_1530 · 14 Jan 2008 at 17:51

if bluray wins the war and the PS3 drops to £250 and has decent games catalogue I'd consider buying one

weringo · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:06

That sounds like a PRICE INCREASE to me

Mr Men · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:07

Need to cut it to about £150 (with 2 games) to make it tempting

JoeBoi · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:08

Thats a bit much considering the 60gb was like same price with 2 games give or take £50 depending on where you looked

barnettgs · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:16

Bonjour said:
How exactly is that a price drop?

You know how it is with Sony.

From shops, I expect something like £330, as PS3 is already selling for £280.

Marky · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:27

That's not a price drop =\
Infact that's a price rise

I got PS3 + Spiderman 3 Blu-Ray + ANY Game I wanted in the charts = £330

mcwildcard · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:39

nokkonwud said:
Blu-Ray will win the HD war, but it will not replace DVD.

Quoted for truth.
The transition from SD to HD as the majority viewing format will take quite a while, during which time it's highly likely that digital media will come into it's own, rendering physical media virtually obsolete.
Would be nice for Blu-ray to come down to a reasonable price in the meantime though, and the 'victory' over HD-DVD will certainly help.

Needles · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:45

Thats not a price drop, its a new bundle because the 40gig has been £299 standalone since that sku was released.

ojste · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:47

Mr Men said:
Need to cut it to about £150 (with 2 games) to make it tempting

so cheaper than a wii on its own? lol!

as much as i would like that to happen i don't think it would for a looong long time

Needles · 14 Jan 2008 at 18:50

mcwildcard said:
Quoted for truth.
The transition from SD to HD as the majority viewing format will take quite a while, during which time it's highly likely that digital media will come into it's own, rendering physical media virtually obsolete.
Would be nice for Blu-ray to come down to a reasonable price in the meantime though, and the 'victory' over HD-DVD will certainly help.

Digital media is a lot further off than people think, especially with the telecommunications infrastructure in the UK ........ HD downloads along with all the extras that are included in DVD's and Blu-ray titles, I would definitely love to see somebody on a crappy BT ADSL line who can only get 2mb download speeds on their upto 8mb package download movies, especially with a usage cap.

Surfer · 14 Jan 2008 at 19:16

that looks like a price rise tbh. im sure i got my 60gb ps3 + 3 games for £350 (heavenly sword, F1 and motorstorm) and this was 3 1/2 months ago.

A further + point for the ps3 though is it could very well corner the HD player market...and thereby be very much on its way to multi-media player king!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7187179.stm

The only Blu-ray player which can upgraded to use all the features is Sony's PlayStation 3, because it comes with the right hardware built-in and online access.

Yoko · 14 Jan 2008 at 19:36

i paid £310 in about October for a 40Gb with Spiderman 3 bluray (never watched it) and Pro evo 2008 (Pro Evo was top selling chart game i think at time)
An extra game and no bluray disk for an extra 40 quid looks like a rise too me

Best thing Sony could do is shoot their marketing team and bundle it with two games for £300

Even better update the singstore and do a singstar bundle that will allow a load of blokes the chance to persuade the missus to get it on with a ps3

the shadow · 14 Jan 2008 at 20:32

Only Warhawk (with headset) and Formula 1 are priced at a point that could save a few pounds - £38 GBP and £36.50 GBP respectively - if chosen by eager consumers - while SingStar PS3 with a pair of microphones comes in at a penny under £40 GBP.

Not much of a deal after all, eh.

cheets64 · 14 Jan 2008 at 21:24

I am still sticking with me reason of "not enough games out to justify the price"

I would always buy multi format titles for the 360, not matter what, so it just leaves a PS3 with the Sony and exclusive titles and I can wait another 12 months and let them come out first.

james.miller · 14 Jan 2008 at 21:28

randal24 said:
Why do they insist on bundling 2 games? £299 without would be far more attractive, especially as they're the cut back 40gb versions without PS2 emulation.

That said, this looks quite interesting for any potential buyers:

http://gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=11538

you can get them for £299 no games right now, so says the large electronics chain i was nosing around today.

bruce · 14 Jan 2008 at 22:54

maybe not such a great deal after all...

i just ordered a PS3, a decent HDMI cable, Unchartered and Resistance:FOM all new for £325

thecremeegg · 15 Jan 2008 at 00:25

£249 with games maybe? Just a typo?