No PS3 price cuts outside of Japan
by Ed Stasick 
{ Sep 25th 2006 at 7:30PM }
If you we're dreaming about nabbing a cheaper PS3 on launch day, you can go ahead and wake up. Following Kenny K's notorious TGS keynote, the Interwebs were rife with cheap PS3 speculation after it was announced the Japan's pricing on the base 20 gig unit would receive a nice little price drop. Unfortunately, according to Gamersmark, it ain't gonna happen:"Sony has now confirmed that the price cut for the 20GB Playstation 3 is confined only to Japan. No price reduction will occur for the United States as of this time." UBS Securities' Mike Wallace added that, "This price cut is only on the 20GB version of the PS3 in Japan, which in our view is not significant given that the US is the key market for the PS3."
If, as Mike Wallace's comments allude to, the PS3's critical market is the US -- with Japan just being taken for granted -- then maybe they should have reversed that price cut and had it roll out in non-Japanese territories.
[Via Gamersmark]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brian @ Sep 25th 2006 8:43PM
Well, Japan always pays more for software so it evens out. I think including an HDMI port is like taking $100 off of the price of the PS3 since now the 20GB model is worth having.
Next-Gen-Gamer @ Sep 26th 2006 3:13AM
Heh, I think they've already figured out how to compensate for the price cut. It's called make Japan pay $75-$85 for games.
PS3 price @ Sep 26th 2006 3:42PM
Why is Sony kicking its PS3 American fans in the balls? Seriously, they have enough problems and competition (wii) to deal with, give us some incentive!