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Publishers tell Sony it's time for a PS3 price cut
Ars Technica —
While overall game sales are doing very well in the face of recession, Sony seems to be lagging behind the pack when it comes to both software and hardware sales. The reasons for this are debatable—and could likely fill a book—but the simplest and toughest issue is the price. At $400, the PS3 is the most expensive system on the market by a large margin. Publishers are really starting to lean on Sony to do something about the price ...
Publishers Pressure Sony to Cut PS3 Price
I4U News —
... at developers be shifted towards making games for the Wii. The PS3 is currently $150 more than the Wii and $200 more than the cheapest Xbox. While many prize the console for its graphics, Blu-ray player and processing power, the sales of the console have slipped for the past three months. Sony still says that it has no immediate plans for cutting the PS3 price. Sony is currently facing one of its hardest years in company history with massive losses thanks to the slowing economy. Via Bloomberg Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...
Video Game Developers Beg for PlayStation 3 Price-Drop
X-bit labs —
Sony PlayStation 3 video game console is over expensive for the current condition of the global economy and game development, many gamers and market observers have already claimed. Apparently, more industry executive are worried about the price of the PS3 and beg Sony to decrease the cost of the console. Sony obviously still has a ways to go with their pricing. Electronic Arts is committed to the PS3 and expects a cut eventually. [ ]You can t ignore the guy who has half the market, said Peter Moore, the head of Electronic Arts, in an interview with Bloomberg ...
