You can always count on a price drop to boost sales (unless that price drop is for The IT Crowd), something Sony can attest to. Since it dropped PlayStation 3 prices in Europe, UK sales have gone up by 178%. Another score for Blu-ray!
In the UK, PlayStation products are true status symbols, so it's no great stretch to imagine a price cut attracting yet more buyers who found the launch product a bit too rich for their blood. I was a little shocked at first, especially since I wouldn't recommend a PS3 purchase before we know more about the Dualshock 3, but then I forget that many people still don't pay attention to the Internet like they should.
Either way, this is good news for Sony, which seems to have not been doing too much of anything interesting lately. Will this boost carry the company through the Christmas period, and just how well will a similar move serve Sony in America? Time, like that child you touched, will tell.
Jim Sterling serves as reviews editor for Destructoid.com, head of the Podtoid podcast, and produces a number of news stories, original features, one-of-a-kind videos. With his passionate argumentative style, controversial opinions, harsh delivery, and dedication to brutal honesty Sterling is a name that you can't help but recognize.
Likes
PS2, iPod Touch, Silent Hill 2, Metal Gear Solid, Dynasty Warriors 3
Meet the rest of the team
| BBcode help |
| [b]Bold text[/b] |
Bold text |
| [i]Italic text[/i] |
Italic text |
| [url]http://www.dtoid.com/[/url] |
http://www.dtoid.com |
| [url=http://www.dtoid.com/]Web link[/url] |
Web link |
|
| [img]http://www.example.com/robot.jpg[/img] |
 |
Post a comment! You can also post a photo below:
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
41 comments | showing # 1 to 41
|
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
Comments policy
Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?
Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!
Contest:
7:44 AM on 10.16.2007
| 
Now time for the real trick, getting the games for the thing on shelves. What are all these new suckers gonna buy, when there's next to no games, and lack of PS2 support?
The Ps3 is now actually priced close to the other consoles, so it's not too surprising. For me its going to have to be sub £200
The caption is priceless.
I think it's become so common place to hate on Sony and the PS3 over the internets that he assumes that dispite this good news for Sony, people will come in and bash them regardless.
In the UK, Playstion products are true chick magnets!
Well you still have to have a nice Aston Martin right?
What the fuck? I didn't even DO anything this time!
we all love you
And cereal, still making a fuzz about dualshock 3? Rumble is so 90s anyway. It's cool but not necessary enough to make it a reason not to buy.
DISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
What fools, they should have waited for rumble and some games, a wasted buy me thinks! Stick to your Ps2 people it rocks!
and also, comradetrotskii, if that was the case it would be 27.8 :)
The lack of backwards compatibility!
Brainderailment: You've got to take the easy targets. If it makes you feel any better I have owned a PS3 since its UK launch.
100%=1.00. 10*1.00=1
Oh basic economics, how you make people demand for a product has changed, it hasn't.
The demand curve hasn't moved one iota, you just slid the supply curve down to a lower price level and higher output level.
</economics>
@ king3vbo & antheistium :
The 60GB model they're trying to clear out...
Has Backwards Compatibility...
Sku You both! ( Ill timed attempt @ humor? )
"Time, like that child you touched, will tell."
Fucking CLASSIC!
and i think a wii shortage and the falcon chipset in the 360 fixing the overheat but creating 4 new problems like unable to read dvds, bad sound and other things, another blow to microsoft who cannot get their console stable and reliable.. sony will clean house this holiday...
Take your trolling elsewhere, kthxbye.