80gb PS3 price dropped to $499 (and 40gb announced for Nov. 2)

80GB also has MotorStorm, but I'd still rather have my EE. It's good that Sony finaly realized that $500 is the top of the range that people will buy this at.
 
For the new 40GB PS3, Sony has removed its ability to play PS2 games, which for some people was a selling point.

"We're choosing to focus on the PlayStation 2 consumer with the PlayStation 2, which remains incredibly relevant, and focus on the PlayStation 3 consumer with the new 40-gigabyte model and the great software coming out," Tretton said.

"Backward compatibility is a nice secondary consideration, but it's far from the number-one priority."

With this recent announcement we can only hope that the U.S market responds to the new SKU and price drop like the U.K., driving sales up 178%.

No word on Spiderman 3 being bundled with the 40GB PS3 or if the 40GB will be the white ceramic version seen in Japan and Korea, but stay tuned as PSU will keep you updated.

Update:

We have been notified that the 80GB price cut is effective immediately.

Additionally, according to Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles, the 40GB PS3 will come bundled with the Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc as previously rumoured.



LOL driving up sales 178% more like crashing 178% in the usa

you might as well spend the extra 100 bucks and play ps2 games on the 80gb (does that one play the games)

at least now i know in these next coming weeks im going to be dumping 80% of my PS2 games (only keeping rpg games)

Next year this time Even the Rare ps2 games will be worthless to most people since who wants an older system

SO DUMP YOUR PS2 GAMES NOW

FU sony


EDIT SO THE 80 GB DOESNT PLAY PS2 Games either??
 
PS3 has been completly off my radar but if the 40 gb sells for 299 I will consider it. At that price point I'd rather have my ps2 for ps2 games and if it breaks I'll just get a ps2 slim.
 
[quote name='slidecage']

Next year this time Even the Rare ps2 games will be worthless to most people since who wants an older system

SO DUMP YOUR PS2 GAMES NOW

FU sony
[/QUOTE]

Idiot.
 
Please keep us updated on that pricing. I'm in OKC and would travel to Tulsa if it's more affordable up there in T-town.
 
Obviously right now there's nothing really worth buying the system for. But I always look at their future games even if they're 1-2 years away when considering buying the system.

MGS 4
God of War 3
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XII Versus
Final Fantasy VII (supposed to be the final game in the 7 series)
Unreal Tournament III (time table exclusive)
Ico or Shadow or Colossus Sequel
Gran Turismo 5 (as long as it's online)

These are all games I want a PS3 for and I wouldn't mind getting the purchase out of the way. There are of course quite a few other games that are good but aren't exclusive so I could just buy them on 360 which I already own.
 
[quote name='BLUEMANRULE']Please keep us updated on that pricing. I'm in OKC and would travel to Tulsa if it's more affordable up there in T-town.[/quote]Just so you know the Best buy right off 44 in Tuls had about 15 60 PS3's about a week ago.
 
So is the 40GB model now an admission from Sony that they screwed up? They have come out with so many models the average Joe must be thinking I will just wait for the $199 10GB version.
 
I was actually going to drop by my local Sony store after work and pick up the 60G model (12 months no interest, no payments on the Sony card!), but I guess now I might as well pick up the 80G. The 80G is backward compatible, isn't it? Not that it really matters, I can always just keep my PS2 hooked up. Just curious though.

I was hoping to wait another year or so to pick up a next gen console, but GH3 and Rock Band (and their expected downloadable content) have forced my hand. I dont want to buy all the instruments for the PS2 and then have to buy them all over again in the future for the PS3.
 
[quote name='funjoe']I was actually going to drop by my local Sony store after work and pick up the 60G model (12 months no interest, no payments on the Sony card!), but I guess now I might as well pick up the 80G. The 80G is backward compatible, isn't it? Not that it really matters, I can always just keep my PS2 hooked up. Just curious though.

I was hoping to wait another year or so to pick up a next gen console, but [/quote]
Yes the 80 gig is BC. The only difference is that is uses software emulation for it.
 
[quote name='VidgamesgivemeA_D_D']Obviously right now there's nothing really worth buying the system for. But I always look at their future games even if they're 1-2 years away when considering buying the system.

MGS 4
God of War 3
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XII Versus
Final Fantasy VII (supposed to be the final game in the 7 series)
Unreal Tournament III (time table exclusive)
Ico or Shadow or Colossus Sequel
Gran Turismo 5 (as long as it's online)

These are all games I want a PS3 for and I wouldn't mind getting the purchase out of the way. There are of course quite a few other games that are good but aren't exclusive so I could just buy them on 360 which I already own.[/quote]

So why not just wait until some of those games actually come out? By waiting you might even get the benefit of an additional price drop, rather than buying today on something you hope happens within a year or two.

That being said, there is 0 chance of me buying a PS3. I've simply seen no compelling reason to do so. MGS4 might be great, but one game does not a system make (at least not for me, Halo included).
 
There's still tons of 60 gig units out there, why are they priced the same as the 80 gig with motorstorm?

Well this is good news. By the time the game I want for it comes out next year the system should be another $100 cheaper, the way things are going, since this will do little for holiday sales, in my opinion.
 
[quote name='FxhoundADAM']Yes the 80 gig is BC. The only difference is that is uses software emulation for it.[/QUOTE]

Thanks.

That is pretty bizarre though. Who in their right mind would buy a 60G at this point if it's the same price, has the same features (less 20G) and doesn't come with a game? I would imagine the 60G price will drop in the very near future.
 
[quote name='Indiana']So is the 40GB model now an admission from Sony that they screwed up? They have come out with so many models the average Joe must be thinking I will just wait for the $199 10GB version.[/QUOTE]

The Xbox 360 isn't really doing that much better as far as models go. There's the Core, the Premium, the Elite, and now the HDMI Core and HDMI Premium. In Sony's case it isn't really a matter of screwing up, just phasing out so that they can cut costs on the system (which was probably a major reason that they phased out the old large-style PS2s for the slim models). And I don't think the "average Joe" would consider spending more than $200 on a videogame console, so until any of the current consoles get a price drop they won't see major sales like the PS2 did.

Personally, I'd be happy with a "PS3 Core" which is essentially what the 20GB model was but without the harddrive. I'd rather be able to get my own harddrive from Newegg that has the space I want than spend more initially on the console for something I might want to upgrade later on anyway.

[quote name='funjoe']Thanks.

That is pretty bizarre though. Who in their right mind would buy a 60G at this point if it's the same price, has the same features (less 20G) and doesn't come with a game? I would imagine the 60G price will drop in the very near future.[/QUOTE]

The 60GB (and 20GB) versions have superior backwards compatibility compared to the 80GB. Overall compatibility is higher (~95% compared to ~80%), and games have less glitches and performance issues. In fact, some games run BETTER on the 20/60 gb models than they do on the original PS2.
 
Yeah, that doesn't really make too much sense to keep the 60gig the same price. Unless, of course, Sony thinks there is a much smaller stock than what is currently out there. You know, like if they assumed there were so few that it wasn't worth it. Also, let's be fair here, there are a minority of people that would pick the 60 over the 80 even at the same price, just for the guaranteed backwards compatibilty.

I want to want the PS3. I do. But, as it stands, I see no compelling reason to buy one. If I'm going to spend money on a console, it'll be the 360 that I've been holding off on, now that Microsoft has made them 'unbroken'. I figure that by the time I'm ready to pick up a PS3, they'll be a glut of used ones anyway... including the guaranteed BC 60gigs.
 
[quote name='funjoe']Thanks.

That is pretty bizarre though. Who in their right mind would buy a 60G at this point if it's the same price, has the same features (less 20G) and doesn't come with a game? I would imagine the 60G price will drop in the very near future.[/QUOTE]
Because the software emulation is not perfect and since the 40 gig ps3 dropped it all together its not going to get any better. Its not hard to use a screwdriver and shove in a larger drive if you want.
 
i bit on the 60gb deal when there was a glitch on amazon that brought it down with the buy 2 get 1 free blu rays. in my opinion, the ps3 isn't worth it...unless you absolutely must watch blu ray movies. that's about all i use it for. i have the blockbuster monthly service to get them, but with my home theater, it's great. oh, and i like the dvd upscaler...that's something i don't think my 360 can do. but the only game i have for it is resistance and i haven't even played it yet. if i would've known they would've just kept changing prices all around, i would've waited till better games were out.
 
[quote name='funjoe']Thanks.

That is pretty bizarre though. Who in their right mind would buy a 60G at this point if it's the same price, has the same features (less 20G) and doesn't come with a game? I would imagine the 60G price will drop in the very near future.[/quote] EE>>>>>>>20GB and Motorstorm
I got the PS3 and 8 Blu-ray for $478 shipped. I never thought I would be getting a PS3 at that point and have never owned a PS or PS2. I'm completely happy with my purchase though and don't regret it at all.I knew this drop was coming, but I wanted the EE. Despite their rhetoric about the PS2 BC being unnecessary, Sony knows it's bull and they know people are willing to pay for the EE.

[quote name='Edge']And I don't think the "average Joe" would consider spending more than $200 on a videogame console, so until any of the current consoles get a price drop they won't see major sales like the PS2 did.[/quote]Wow. I had no idea that the PS2 had sold through more than 12.5 million units in less than 11 months from launch.

Wii is $50 less than the PS2 was at launch and has a free game. It is selling consistently at a rate more than double that of the 360 with no sign of slowing down. With SSBB delayed until March, it will be guaranteed to continue until at least then. And then Wii Fit will hit and continue the momentum. Seriously, how successful does Wii have to be for people to start considering it a success and a major player? I know people who I would have never expected to own a videogame who have hunted down Wii's. PS2 never did that. The PS2 sales rush never happened for a couple of years after it's launch. And even then, there are few people who haven't had to buy a second PS2 because their first one busted. That really needs to figure into the PS2 "success". Imagine the Wii sales if they have a similar increase of interest after two years. iPod will seem like a fad at that point.

I'm not a fanboy and you just saw that I said I own a PS3 and love it. But facts are facts. And this whole BS of dismissing the Wii really just needs to stop.
 
[quote name='Indiana']So is the 40GB model now an admission from Sony that they screwed up? They have come out with so many models the average Joe must be thinking I will just wait for the $199 10GB version.[/quote]

Does the average joe get confused by all the 360's out there? I mean hell, MS has 4 SKU's right now, and most of them are widely available at retail locations. I don't know about you, but I know that all I have seen of the PS3 has been 60's and 80's for months. Aside from the first month or two of release, 20 gigs were hella rare. Knock Sony all you want, but to knock them for this is completely retarded. They at least know how to make a system that isn't going to break down every few months (took them 10 years to figure it out, but they did).
 
[quote name='MorPhiend']
Wii is $50 less than the PS2 was at launch and has a free game. It is selling consistently at a rate more than double that of the 360 with no sign of slowing down. With SSBB delayed until March, it will be guaranteed to continue until at least then. And then Wii Fit will hit and continue the momentum. Seriously, how successful does Wii have to be for people to start considering it a success and a major player? I know people who I would have never expected to own a videogame who have hunted down Wii's. PS2 never did that. The PS2 sales rush never happened for a couple of years after it's launch. And even then, there are few people who haven't had to buy a second PS2 because their first one busted. That really needs to figure into the PS2 "success". Imagine the Wii sales if they have a similar increase of interest after two years. iPod will seem like a fad at that point.

I'm not a fanboy and you just saw that I said I own a PS3 and love it. But facts are facts. And this whole BS of dismissing the Wii really just needs to stop.[/quote]

Sorry but you are wrong on that one big time. The PS2 was a hit from the start and people were tracking it down like crazy. People wanted them because it was a game system and cost a little more than most nice DVD players at the time. Plus within a year it had some of the biggest game titles to ever hit a console. GTA3, MGS2, and FFX all came out the holiday after release.

Also I guess that they decided not to include Spiderman 3 with the 40 gig, or at least I have not heard any mention of it being included. I hope it is since I have yet to see it and my friend is going to get the 40 gig.
 
[quote name='funjoe']Thanks.

That is pretty bizarre though. Who in their right mind would buy a 60G at this point if it's the same price, has the same features (less 20G) and doesn't come with a game? I would imagine the 60G price will drop in the very near future.[/QUOTE]

Well the 60Gig has hardware backward compatibility. I would buy the 60G over the 80Gig.. you can always upgrade the hard drive. You will never be able to add hardware backward compatibility.
 
[quote name='VidgamesgivemeA_D_D']
These are all games I want a PS3 for and I wouldn't mind getting the purchase out of the way. [/QUOTE]

Wouldn't it make more sense to wait until some of those are out with the (IMO strong) chance of further price drops by then?
 
I don't get. If they were willing to do a $100 price drop on the 80g version, all they had to do was a $100 drop on the 60g ps3 and there would have been no reason at all to come out with this gimp 40g ps3.

I don't have any interest to get a ps3 due to lack of games, but what makes me worried in the future is Sony cutting features on newer ps3 models, and making backwards compatibility almost nonexistent.
 
[quote name='Mr. Pink']Get a PS2 if you want to play PS2 games o_O[/quote]
Alright sparky, let's look at it from this perspective. Say you have a PS2 and a 40GB PS3. Now let's say your PS2 eventually breaks down.

Now you're left with a busted PS2 because your PS3 can't play the PS2 games, thus forcing you to fork over $100 for a new one.

Let's say this happens even further down the line, when the PS2 is eventually discontinued and no longer sold in stores. Now you're really fucked as this makes you search around for a decent, used PS2 for who knows how much.

The fact that the 80GB can't play some and the 40GB plays none makes this TERRIBLY inconvenient and contradicts Sony's early rambling about the PS3 being fully capable of playing all of your old games on the new system, while taking pot shots at Microsoft and trying to make up false claims that Wii wasn't 100% backwards compatible with GameCube.
 
[quote name='Indiana']Well the 60Gig has hardware backward compatibility. I would buy the 60G over the 80Gig.. you can always upgrade the hard drive. You will never be able to add hardware backward compatibility.[/quote]

This is how I feel too but I'm probably going to wait until holiday 2008 or 2009 before picking one up for hopefully $350 or less. I've got too much to play on the other systems right now and it's not going to get any better any time soon.
 
[quote name='fillican']great news! My ps3 just broke![/QUOTE]

Well considering the system has been on the market less than a year it should still be under warranty, unless of course you bought it used...
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']Well considering the system has been on the market less than a year it should still be under warranty, unless of course you bought it used...[/QUOTE]

I got it as a xmas gift and have no receipt... :whistle2:(
 
[quote name='fillican']I got it as a xmas gift and have no receipt... :whistle2:([/quote]
Since when do you need a receipt for that? As long as you've registered your console, it should be fine.
 
[quote name='Indiana']Well the 60Gig has hardware backward compatibility. I would buy the 60G over the 80Gig.. you can always upgrade the hard drive. You will never be able to add hardware backward compatibility.[/QUOTE]

OK, well now I'm getting conflicted (or maybe just confused). So I can use my PS2 controllers with the PS3? Does that include the Guitar Hero controllers?

I have 6 or 7 unopened great PS2 games I still want to get to, and given time constraints it'll probably take me a year to get through them. I'd still be inclined to get the 80G at the same price and keep my PS2 hooked up.
 
[quote name='Tsukento']Since when do you need a receipt for that? As long as you've registered your console, it should be fine.[/QUOTE]


ok where do i need to go to take care of it?
 
[quote name='slidecage']
With this recent announcement we can only hope that the U.S market responds to the new SKU and price drop like the U.K., driving sales up 178%.

[/QUOTE]

Yeah, good luck on that on Sony....what Sony left out of that statement that 90% of the units sold after introduction of the 40 GB unit were 60GB with EE chips package that included two games and second controller packed in but that only cost 50 pounds more than the 40 gig unit that had no games or second controller. Given that level of value disparity, it is surprising that Sony sold any 40 GB units at all in the UK. The message Sony should be hearing from the UK market is that put out a $400 PS3 with two games and second controller packed in, you'll get some attention in the US market.

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/10/90-of-uk-ps3-bu.html
 
[quote name='CaseyRyback']Does the average joe get confused by all the 360's out there? I mean hell, MS has 4 SKU's right now, and most of them are widely available at retail locations. I don't know about you, but I know that all I have seen of the PS3 has been 60's and 80's for months. Aside from the first month or two of release, 20 gigs were hella rare. Knock Sony all you want, but to knock them for this is completely retarded. They at least know how to make a system that isn't going to break down every few months (took them 10 years to figure it out, but they did).[/QUOTE]

Actually I haven't seen a core or an arcade version on any shelf. The Halo version is really only aimed at hard core collectors. Unfortunately MS miscalculated and shipped way too many Halo systems I'm seeing them everywhere!

I agree MS should really only have 2 versions the arcade and the elite. (personally I think all companies should only have one version but that seems to be a thing of the past).
 
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