Author Topic: Sony Cuts PS2 price in Japan (Read 1101 times)

« **on:** June 28, 2001, 05:31:20 AM »

Hopefully this will lead to the fall in price in the rotw. Sony need to start increasing sales if they have any chance of meeting their quite amazingly high sales target.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010628/tc/tech_japan_sony_dc_1.html
Thursday June 28 3:59 AM ET
Japan\'s Sony Unit to Cut PlayStation 2 Price Friday
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Computer Entertainment SCE, a unit of Sony Corp (news - web sites), said on Thursday it would lower the price of its blockbuster game console PlayStation 2 to 35,000 yen ($281.7) from the current 39,800 yen starting from Friday.

The move came ahead of the planned introduction of two highly competitive new game consoles, Microsoft Corp\'s Xbox and Nintendo Co Ltd\'s GameCube, later this year.

On Thursday, shares in Sony fell 1.1 percent to 8,100 yen while the benchmark Nikkei also slip to 12,679, down 1.16 percent on the day. ($1-124.24 Yen)

About time!!!!!!!!

« **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2001, 06:21:31 AM »

how much did it go down? $20-$30 ?

I got my PS2 already, so i don\'t care either way

« **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2001, 06:28:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Toxical
how much did it go down? $20-$30 ?
I got my PS2 already, so i don\'t care either way

I don\'t care either. But the price in japan before was $370 and it went down to $280 which is a big drop imo.

« **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2001, 07:52:22 AM »

That\'s a big drop in price now it\'s a deal.

« **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2001, 08:23:26 AM »

It would be interesting, the games down around $10-$11, I think.

« **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2001, 08:34:34 AM »

Wow, that is a big drop,
Now if the games would drop as well

« **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2001, 09:46:19 AM »

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Originally posted by raslant

I don\'t care either. But the price in japan before was $370 and it went down to $280 which is a big drop imo.

It was $320. But it aslo a big drop.

« **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2001, 12:34:46 PM »

What do you meen quite high sale target? Sony has reached every sale target they have set. And they are on scedule to make this one.

« **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2001, 12:44:16 PM »

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Originally posted by PSXXX

It was $320. But it aslo a big drop.

Thats the one with the gt3 bundle.

« **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2001, 01:22:08 PM »

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Originally posted by raslant

Thats the one with the gt3 bundle.

What I ment is that $39,800 Yen are $320 Dollars.

« **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2001, 01:23:22 PM »

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Originally posted by PSXXX

What I ment is that $39,800 Yen are $320 Dollars.

Okay, I understand.

« **Reply #11 on:** June 28, 2001, 01:32:43 PM »

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Originally posted by raslant

I don\'t care either. But the price in japan before was $370 and it went down to $280 which is a big drop imo.

Actually if you do the ratio it wasnt 370, it was more like 320

Oops, I didnt see it was already fixed

Hello

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