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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
i may get a PS3 when it drops to 400 bucks. btw, i've never seen the cheaper 20 gb PS3 in stores ever.
You mean the 40gb? I heard they were discontinued after the initial release.
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it was a 20 or 60gb version, they discontinued the 20gb at least to my knowledge everywhere but japan.
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/p...-circuit-city/
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...uid=0&t=552914
already xbox still hasn't had it's prices cut yet.
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...uid=0&t=552914
already xbox still hasn't had it's prices cut yet.
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I'm sooooooooo tempted to just return my bundle back to Costco and re-buy it... I don't care for that "Genji" game that it came with...
but I don't think Costco has change their prices yet after the price drop, so it's kinda pointless... I will only buy from Costco.
but I don't think Costco has change their prices yet after the price drop, so it's kinda pointless... I will only buy from Costco.
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
i have yet to see a Wii bundle at costco
I have no regrets
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sheeeet. i hope the new 80gb model is only a bigger HD and no extra features.
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one thing i heard was the 80gb isn't going to have the emotion chip in it. meaning for ps1 and ps2 games its going to do it with software emulation.
and there is also speculation that they'll bring back the rumble when the 80gb model comes out.
and as well as the extra 20gb and motorstorm game.
and there is also speculation that they'll bring back the rumble when the 80gb model comes out.
and as well as the extra 20gb and motorstorm game.
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damn - anyone post this yet?
http://www.slickdeals.net/?permadeal...rect_deal_9837
Sony PlayStation 3 60GB + Free Sony Wireless Controller + 5 BluRay Movies Or PS3 + Wireless BluRay Remote + Memento BluRay + 5 BluRay Movies $500
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Sony PlayStation 3 60GB + Free Sony Wireless Controller + 5 BluRay Movies Or PS3 + Wireless BluRay Remote + Memento BluRay + 5 BluRay Movies $500
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Well, unless any of the currently available PS3 games (and soon-to-be arrivals) appeal to you guys considering the console, I'd still hold off...
The price isn't going anywhere right? And all it can do is go downwards...
The price isn't going anywhere right? And all it can do is go downwards...
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hmm... i can understand that sony would take out the emotion chip cause not many people actually play ps2 games on their ps3, but thats because for one thing, there is no rumble so the game might not play the same. and there is no controller ports for the GH guitar or DDR.. etc.
i really hope sony brings back the rumble and all i would need is to buy new controllers for my 60gb.
and the new 80gb version, personally i dont see why anyone would get it. the 20 and 60gb at launch had somewhat enough differences to justify the extra $100.
but with the 80 at least confirmed you get motorstorm an extra 20gb of space and no ps2 emotion chip. hardly worth the extra $100 imo.
i really hope sony brings back the rumble and all i would need is to buy new controllers for my 60gb.
and the new 80gb version, personally i dont see why anyone would get it. the 20 and 60gb at launch had somewhat enough differences to justify the extra $100.
but with the 80 at least confirmed you get motorstorm an extra 20gb of space and no ps2 emotion chip. hardly worth the extra $100 imo.
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
hmm... i can understand that sony would take out the emotion chip cause not many people actually play ps2 games on their ps3, but thats because for one thing, there is no rumble so the game might not play the same. and there is no controller ports for the GH guitar or DDR.. etc.
i really hope sony brings back the rumble and all i would need is to buy new controllers for my 60gb.
and the new 80gb version, personally i dont see why anyone would get it. the 20 and 60gb at launch had somewhat enough differences to justify the extra $100.
but with the 80 at least confirmed you get motorstorm an extra 20gb of space and no ps2 emotion chip. hardly worth the extra $100 imo.
i really hope sony brings back the rumble and all i would need is to buy new controllers for my 60gb.
and the new 80gb version, personally i dont see why anyone would get it. the 20 and 60gb at launch had somewhat enough differences to justify the extra $100.
but with the 80 at least confirmed you get motorstorm an extra 20gb of space and no ps2 emotion chip. hardly worth the extra $100 imo.
my thoughts exactly.
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PS3 60GB + Remote + 6 Blu-Ray Movies for $499.99 Shipped
http://www.spoofee.com/forums/showthread.php?p=328677
A better deal if you are buying this as a BR player.
A better deal if you are buying this as a BR player.
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looks like unreal tournament 3 is going to be out for PC and PS3 first in 2007 then coming out for xbox 360 in 2008.
http://www.twitchguru.com/fringedrin...o_be_excl.html
http://www.twitchguru.com/fringedrin...o_be_excl.html
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PS3 to get another price cut by year's end?
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/12/p...-by-years-end/
Another price break?
Sony must really be hurtin to be doing this.
It looks like we could soon be in for a good old fashioned price war, with talk of yet another PS3 price cut already spreading just days after the last one became official. What's more, this latest rumor appears to be based on more than just idle speculation, coming instead from Capcom's Capcom Chief Financial Officer Kazuhiko Abe, who told Reuters that the price "is likely to be cut again towards the end of the year," adding that he expects the PS3's installed base to "grow gradually." While there's no indication of just how big a price cut it'd be, any further drop would certainly put a crimp in Microsoft's rumored plans for a significant price cut of its own, though we doubt too many other people will be complaining.
Sony must really be hurtin to be doing this.
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/12/p...-by-years-end/
Another price break?
Sony must really be hurtin to be doing this.
Another price break?
Sony must really be hurtin to be doing this.
i dunno, if they can drop the price this much this soon. maybe sony got their production costs down alot and want to pass their savings onto the consumer?
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
i dunno, if they can drop the price this much this soon. maybe sony got their production costs down alot and want to pass their savings onto the consumer?
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
that's funny
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and man, im excited that i bought a ps3 now. tons of games coming out that i have some interest for now
ie. gtaiv, killzone2, mgs4, RE5, nfs-prostreet, gt5, f.e.a.r. 2, and yes guitar hero III
oooh, and hot shots golf 5 is coming out on the 26th in japan, i hope its as fun as 3 and fore.
ie. gtaiv, killzone2, mgs4, RE5, nfs-prostreet, gt5, f.e.a.r. 2, and yes guitar hero III
oooh, and hot shots golf 5 is coming out on the 26th in japan, i hope its as fun as 3 and fore.
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PS3 Price cut temporary
Why does Sony hate consumers so much?
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26704
Summary: once the 60gb PS3's are out of stock, only the $599 80 GB version will remain.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26704
SCEE president David Reeves has told GamesIndustry.biz that the 60GB PlayStation 3 will no longer be available in the US after stock sells out - which he predicts will occur by the end of the month.
Reeves was speaking at an E3 event to announce the introduction of a new PS3 bundle in Europe. When asked about possible criticisms over whether SCEE should have given consumers the option to pay a lower price, as SCEA has done, he replied, "Well, they're not really are they, because what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD 599 version with one game.
"All they're doing is taking their stock in trade that they've got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July."
When asked to clarify if this will mean the end of the 60GB model, Reeves answered, "In America, yes."
SCEA announced a USD 100 price cut for PlayStation 3 earlier this week. A new 80GB model will come bundled with a copy of Motorstorm and will retail for USD 599.
Reeves was speaking at an E3 event to announce the introduction of a new PS3 bundle in Europe. When asked about possible criticisms over whether SCEE should have given consumers the option to pay a lower price, as SCEA has done, he replied, "Well, they're not really are they, because what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD 599 version with one game.
"All they're doing is taking their stock in trade that they've got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July."
When asked to clarify if this will mean the end of the 60GB model, Reeves answered, "In America, yes."
SCEA announced a USD 100 price cut for PlayStation 3 earlier this week. A new 80GB model will come bundled with a copy of Motorstorm and will retail for USD 599.
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Originally Posted by bkknight369
Why does Sony hate consumers so much?
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26704
Summary: once the 60gb PS3's are out of stock, only the $599 80 GB version will remain.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26704
Summary: once the 60gb PS3's are out of stock, only the $599 80 GB version will remain.
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Good job Sony.
The fact that they are already doing away with another bundle and it hasn't even been a year since it's launch, just goes to show that the PS3 launch and marketing has been one of their biggest blunders to date IMO.
The fact that they are already doing away with another bundle and it hasn't even been a year since it's launch, just goes to show that the PS3 launch and marketing has been one of their biggest blunders to date IMO.
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Duh. Cuz the PS3 is for l33t people.
Thank gawd mine was free.
Thank gawd mine was free.
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Why does Sony hate consumers so much?
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26704
Summary: once the 60gb PS3's are out of stock, only the $599 80 GB version will remain.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26704
Summary: once the 60gb PS3's are out of stock, only the $599 80 GB version will remain.
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Originally Posted by Acuraluvr
WTF? how what why whitney?
Congrats on 3K BTW...
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thank god i have mine
i lent my ps2 to a friend so im glad i have the emotion chip in mine
i lent my ps2 to a friend so im glad i have the emotion chip in mine
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Sony points off my credit card FTW.
Congrats on 3K BTW...
Congrats on 3K BTW...
Aston Martin credit card FTW :wink: