Price Drop Confirmed & New PS3 Bundle in August: 80GB HD + Motorstorm = $600

[quote name='GizmoGC']Played 2 levels of Pirates and still have yet to put burned MP8 in my system. I simply put whatever came to mind on my 'playing' section. Feel free to check my gamertag and prove me wrong.[/QUOTE]
Did level 2 of Pirates involve that burned Mario Party game?
 
[quote name='GizmoGC']Label me a fanboy, I don't care nor ever have. Show me a good game on PS3 and I will play it. So far, I am not impressed, and apparently now many others with the paltry sales and "price drop' 7 months after launch. How long has it been for the 360 with no pricedrop? What about the "GameCube" 1.5 Wii? Why is something self labeled as the "Next-Next Generation" system having to "drop" $100?[/QUOTE]

The pricedrop is due to lagging sales of the console, and the (late) realization that the console is overpriced for the market.

As for games...well, hohoHO!! You got me there, with that stunning logic! That's the big secret: there is NOTHING for the PS3! NO good games. In fact, playing Resistance made me sterile, so now I'll never have children. fl0w is piece of crap, and 360 owners would TOTALLY never wet themselves with joy if it came out in the marketplace for 1200 points. You're so correct. The PS3 is complete crap. It's such a piece of crap that nobody wants to buy one. So, since you'll never sell your (HAWHAW!) "POS3" that I'm offering you $75 right now for it (shipped). PM me your address, I'll get a money order in the morning. ;)

Now, I could say that about any system: What good games are there for the PS2? The SNES? The NES? And, after people list game after game after game, I can fold my arms and turn my nose up at them like a toddler being offered brussels sprouts - just to satisfy myself and reaffirm the "rightness" of my perspective that this particular system is lousy.

Now, I've got to go back to enjoying my PS3, which means, of course, staring at it. Since there aren't any good games, after all. Maybe I'll spend $7 for a movie I can download and only watch one time! Oh, wait! Sony doesn't offer overpriced pseudo-rentals! They suck at business!

[quote name='dallow']I'm actually curious what's going t happens to those stray 20GB models floating out there pricing wise.[/QUOTE]

Probably nothing, since there has been no official MSRP change on it - the occasional clearance tag and fortunate soul, but like a Circuit City clearance sale, there will only be so many copies of the highly-sought after clearance games.

[quote name='GizmoGC']Played 2 levels of Pirates and still have yet to put burned MP8 in my system. I simply put whatever came to mind on my 'playing' section. Feel free to check my gamertag and prove me wrong.[/QUOTE]

So, a burned Mario Party, eh? I guess the inability to pirate games makes the PS3 junk, in your opinion?
 
[quote name='dallow']IE: Go rent Resistance and NG Sigma.[/QUOTE]

No interest in Resistance at all. Played a few hours...nothing but an average shooter that was only 'great' because it was a launch title.. NG may be something I buy later on when its cheap, right now I have no intentions of spending $60 for a Re-Re-Release with updated graphics. My PS3 will be going bye-bye as soon as a decent Dual Format player comes along after October.
 
[quote name='GizmoGC']Hmm. What about the few 20GBs still on shelves? Will those change in price at all? Has ANYONE seen any at all in the past few weeks?[/quote]

im not sure how many are available in stores, but i have seen more than a few retailers with them online. im just gonna sit back and wait to see if they drop too, hopefully they do.
 
[quote name='GizmoGC']Label me a fanboy, I don't care nor ever have. Show me a good game on PS3 and I will play it. So far, I am not impressed, and apparently now many others with the paltry sales and "price drop' 7 months after launch. How long has it been for the 360 with no pricedrop? What about the "GameCube" 1.5 Wii? Why is something self labeled as the "Next-Next Generation" system having to "drop" $100?[/quote]

To get more PS3 and Blu ray player in people homes.
 
[quote name='mwynn']Did level 2 of Pirates involve that burned Mario Party game?[/QUOTE]

Errr...no. Both were burned? I'm confused.
 
[quote name='RAMSTORIA']im not sure how many are available in stores, but i have seen more than a few retailers with them online. im just gonna sit back and wait to see if they drop too, hopefully they do.[/QUOTE]

Ive only seen them in stores a few times...but not in the past few months. For the handful left I wonder if they would be $400?
 
Yeah, first couple hours are average. EVERYONE knows this.

Then it becomes one of the best FPS games out there.

Should have invested just a bit more. Ya missed out.
 
[quote name='dallow']Yeah, first couple hours are average. EVERYONE knows this.

Then it becomes one of the best FPS games out there.

Should have invested just a bit more. Ya missed out.[/QUOTE]

I played like 4-5 hours of it. I don't care for FPS games that much so if it didn't pull me in then, I won't ever go back to it. Lost Planet I really enjoy, but its a bit different then Resistance.
 
[quote name='zewone']Lost Planet sucks and Resistance is just good, not great.[/QUOTE]

It sucked so bad yet you beat the entire game in 2 days :booty:
 
[quote name='GizmoGC']It sucked so bad yet you beat the entire game in 2 days :booty:[/QUOTE]
It's only like 5 hours long.

I beat it, just so when I said it sucked, someone didn't call me out like dallow just called you out, by just playing the first couple of hours.

It probably has the worst last boss this generation.
 
[quote name='zewone']It's only like 5 hours long.

I beat it, just so when I said it sucked, someone didn't call me out like dallow just called you out, by just playing the first couple of hours.

It probably has the worst last boss this generation.[/QUOTE]

I have no interest in ever playing Resistance again. I wont play through a shitty just to say I played through it.

Agreed about the boss. WTF was that? Kingdom Hearts I and II had the same crap as well.
 
[quote name='GizmoGC']I have no interest in ever playing Resistance again. I wont play through a shitty just to say I played through it.

[/QUOTE]

yet you did it with lost planet?
 
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...and how.
 
[quote name='seanr1221']:applause:

Yes, people call out Mana Knight a lot (and he does say some stupid-pro sony shit) but I don't hear too much about Gizmo...when he calls the PS3 a piece of shit in his sig, and would rather play Pirates on 360 and Mario Party on the Wii over Ninja Gaiden Sigma :lol:[/QUOTE]

Actually I call him out all the time but he doesn't mind because he knows its true. He's just a stupid fanboy who thinks the PS3 sucks because he can't pirate it like he can the other 2 consoles.
 
From resellers? Probably $425-450. They'll be around, for certain. It depends on how the software emulation turns out - it may make the 20GB more desirable if it isn't good, and people want a console that will assuredly play their PS2/1 catalog. I don't see the lack of wireless/card slots making a big difference in price, really. I'd be shocked if they started selling on eBay for under $400.
 
So Sony officially announced the Price drop as of Monday. Wonder why they did this instead of at E3 instead? Is it so they can say they did it first, before Microsoft may infact due Tuesday at the press release? That they were not forced to do to MS doing it earlier?
 
[quote name='mr ryles']yet you did it with lost planet?[/QUOTE]

You want to go through gamertags? I see a ton of shitty games that you not only played all the way through, but were compelled enough to get all the achievements for. I know I played through some crappy ones, but so did my GF (Open Season and Cars comes to mind).
 
[quote name='Furashu']hmmm wonder what M$ will do to "counter"[/quote]

Xbox 360 Ultra Elite with 140GB HD and Dirt bundle for $480 ;)
 
[quote name='dallow']At first I thought I just misread.

But is gizmo here playing pirated games on 360 and Wii?[/QUOTE]

Yes, I have been for some time and have posted about it before. How do you think I am playing Mario Chargers on the Wii for the past month? I buy alot of games, but not all of them. Take a stroll over to the PSP/DS forums and everyone there downloads ISO's and ROMs and thinks nothing of it. Regardless, we are getting way off track now.
 
[quote name='dallow']At first I thought I just misread.

But is gizmo here playing pirated games on 360 and Wii?[/QUOTE]

Wii at the least. firmware hacks on the 360 make playing pirated games, even over live, extraordinarily easy, so I'd be more surprised if he bought 360 games than if he pirated them.

...so much for on topic. Even I strayed.
 
[quote name='CheapyD']Xbox 360 Ultra Elite with 140GB HD and Dirt bundle for $480 ;)[/QUOTE]


I hope they wait until the 65mn chips are out first atleast so we could distinguish between them. I'll upgrade my Elite when that happens.

I fully expect to see Core $199, Premium $299, and Elite $399 come Tuesday. If not that, then $50 off each. I know the Elite is still somewhat hard for people to find, so I imagine Premiums will fly off shelves instead.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Wii at the least. firmware hacks on the 360 make playing pirated games, even over live, extraordinarily easy, so I'd be more surprised if he bought 360 games than if he pirated them.

...so much for on topic. Even I strayed.[/QUOTE]

Wii requires a chip. 360 is indeed just a firmware hack. In this day and age its easier to download and burn a game to see if its worth $60 then spend $8 on a rental at Blockbuster. Even if I could feasibly burn a PS3 game I would still have nothing to play except maybe NG.
 
I don't get it. They drop the 60GB to $499 and have the 5 free movies deal going. Thats a decent deal. Now they announce a new $599 bundle which adds 20GB and a game that should be $30 bucks by Fall. Whoever thought this up should take two weeks off then quit.

I have to try to pick up one of the price drop consoles the day after their press conference. Just to make sure they don't add rumble in at the last second.
 
[quote name='GizmoGC']Yes, I have been for some time and have posted about it before. How do you think I am playing Mario Chargers on the Wii for the past month? I buy alot of games, but not all of them. Take a stroll over to the PSP/DS forums and everyone there downloads ISO's and ROMs and thinks nothing of it. Regardless, we are getting way off track now.[/quote]

MY LAST OT POST.

Oh ok. Well, I didn't know anyone was playing Strikers.

BD really do prevent piracy (for a long while now at least), go Sony!
 
[quote name='mr ryles']I already have a ps3 so this doesn't effect me, just thought I would join in on how crappy lost planet is.[/QUOTE]

Considering its sold over a Million copies I don't think many people share that opinion.
 
Do they pull out the emotion engine chipset in North America with this? That's my big PS3 million dollar question.
 
[quote name='dallow']MY LAST OT POST.

Oh ok. Well, I didn't know anyone was playing Strikers.

BD really do prevent piracy (for a long while now at least), go Sony![/QUOTE]

For the time being. Blu-Ray burners are too expensive and IIRC not all the games have been 'cracked'. Still, with a replaceable hard drive I expect hackers to figure out how to burn directly onto the HDD instead of a disc eventually. They always do.

Lets try to stay on topic....just this once :)
 
[quote name='GizmoGC']Considering its sold over a Million copies I don't think many people share that opinion.[/QUOTE]

people fell into the hype, that's why I own a copy.
 
[quote name='KingBroly']Do they pull out the emotion engine chipset in North America with this? That's my big PS3 million dollar question.[/QUOTE]
Which probably won't be answered until August.
 
[quote name='KingBroly']Do they pull out the emotion engine chipset in North America with this? That's my big PS3 million dollar question.[/QUOTE]

As already posted in this thread a few times, its unknown, but expected to be removed. The 80GB Korean version does not have the EE Chip so this very well may not.
 
Will it just be for the 80gb model they stop the EE? I really think for the North American market, they NEED those EE chips in there. Or else a lot of PS2 owners will cross sides.
 
[quote name='dallow']Launching a new download service?
Hmm, the PSN store getting a revamp this E3 as has been said many times?[/QUOTE]
They've been talking about a video marketplace similar to the 360's for awhile now.
 
[quote name='zewone']They've been talking about a video marketplace similar to the 360's for awhile now.[/QUOTE]

isn't that the main reason this new 80GB is in place?
 
This price drop is officially worthless. The extra 20 gigs do not justify an additional $100 cost, nor does the inclusion of a "free game." Sony, you can go fuck yourself.
 
[quote name='daphatty']This price drop is officially worthless. The extra 20 gigs do not justify an additional $100 cost, nor does the inclusion of a "free game." Sony, you can go fuck yourself.[/QUOTE]

At least this current $499 price drop is good.
 
Well, we know music is coming to their store. Video would cut into their Blu-Ray sales. But, TV shows, especially shows in all markets would be nice.

As for downloadable content...I guess that means a harder difficulty level in Sonic the Hedgehog.
 
[quote name='daphatty']This price drop is officially worthless. The extra 20 gigs do not justify an additional $100 cost, nor does the inclusion of a "free game." Sony, you can go fuck yourself.[/quote]Why? What's stopping you from buying the 60GB one?
 
whats with the red light on the controller? I guess that's the rumble controller...
 
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