Will PS2 Get A Price Drop When GC And Xbox Launch?

The will definitely be a price drop...just how much is uncertain.  The Price Drop will come by Christmas.  Either at the exact time of the XBOX launch or afterwards.  Since SONY considers XBox its main competition.  It certainly won\'t enter the GameCube price range..I\'m guessing PS2 $250 by Thanksgivng.

Originally posted by Byatch
Just like Sony did for the Australian launch for the N64. The day the N64 was released, Sony dropped $100 off the retail price of the PSX and ran full page ads in most of the major newspapers announcing it. From all accounts it worked very well and it is likely that Sony may do the same thing for the XBox/GC launch.

well from what you have said, thats good news. if they do the same for the ps2, which is probable, they would be able to compete with gamecube\'s price, while totally destroying x box\'s chances at launch. it is a smart buisness move, but i think they want to sell more consoles now for insurance, that they will be able to take the hit.

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Sony cannot even compete with Nintendo, due to the extremely cheap price of the GC - not to mention Nintendo has their own target audience. The big worry for Sony would have to be MS , so lowering the console price down by $20 - $30 dollars is enough to secure quite a few sells right before or after the Xbox launch.