PS3 not to be as expensive at launch as feared

News report from Gamestop

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/24/news_6126410.htm

Report says Sony will price the PS3 under 40,000 yen, raising speculation that it might launch at the same price as its previous two consoles.
Last week, the Mainichi Daily News quoted Sony Computer Entertainment officials as saying the PlayStation 3 would be priced at under 50,000 yen ($465.58). Now it appears that the console may be even cheaper when it goes on sale next year.


Today, Japanese Web site Impress PC Watch reported that SCE has told its business partners that the PS3 will be under 40,000 yen ($370) at launch. The news has spurred speculation that the company might launch the machine with the same price it set for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Both machines were priced at 39,800 yen ($368) when they launched in 1994 and 2000, respectively.

Sony\'s PS3 will be competing with Microsoft\'s Xbox 360 and Nintendo\'s Revolution in the next-generation console wars. When it launched in Japan in 2002, Microsoft\'s current-generation Xbox was priced at 34,800 yen ($322). The company has been shaving down the console\'s cost since then, and it currently sells at 17,640 yen ($163).

Nintendo\'s GameCube made its debut in 2001 at 25,000 yen ($231)--the lowest launch price of the three current-generation home consoles. The GameCube continues to be the lowest priced console on the market, currently marked down to 14,000 yen ($130). Nintendo has never priced any of its past consoles higher than 25,000 yen at launch, which could well be the same case for the Revolution. During E3, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that he hopes to "keep the Revolution at a price range that anyone can reach out for, and nothing as high as 50,000 yen ($463)."

By Staff -- GameSpot

[Evi]

Yeah...this is what Kutaragi said in a recent interview...under 40,000 yen.

If it\'s not over 400 sucks for sony. Win for me:D
So I hope it is around 350

Well, launch PS2 october 2000 cost about 525 Euros which is about 500 US dollars.

We are used to such prices a loooooong time already.

My bet: $299 in the US, £299 in UK

So I would expect the PS3 to be priced at 4500 SEK here. Time to start saving up.

[Titan]

I\'ve already got money in the bank ready to buy this baby

[Evi]

Originally posted by Titan
I\'ve already got money in the bank ready to buy this baby

Fo rizzle.

If ps3 launches under 450 I expect a lot things to get scaled back before launch.
Noway is sony going to take a huge hit like that. A $350 price tage would be a major blow.

 The xbox360 alone should  be $399 A $300 price tage is a huge hit to MS. I expect the 360 to be $350 if ps3 price is the same.
Then wow.

[clips]

Originally posted by QuDDus
If ps3 launches under 450 I expect a lot things to get scaled back before launch.
Noway is sony going to take a huge hit like that. A $350 price tage would be a major blow.

 The xbox360 alone should  be $399 A $300 price tage is a huge hit to MS. I expect the 360 to be $350 if ps3 price is the same.
Then wow.

hmmm..i don\'t know qdog...450 is a bit steep for any console release...even with all the features they are going to have, with that price only the hardcore heads will cop that....i was hoping for a price around 299, but it looks like we\'re gonna be lookin at something in the area of 320 - 350...imo of course...and let\'s not forget that sony and ms are expecting to take losses in the first year*possibly the 2nd year too* until manufacturing costs go down...