PlayStation 3 Price Drop

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If you've been waiting for the PlayStation 3 to get even cheaper, your ship has come in. Today at Gamescom, Sony announced that the PS3 will now retail for $249.99, 249.99 Euros and 24,980 Yen. This is effective immediately. Previously, the PS3 sold for $299.99.

Sony also announced the 320GB PS3 unit will drop from $349 to $299 and a limited edition inFAMOUS 2 bundle is now available at participating retailers across North America. The bundle costs $299 and includes a 320 GB PlayStation 3, a copy of inFAMOUS 2 and a 30-day membership to PlayStation Plus.

Source: Gamescom: PlayStation 3 Price Drop - PS3 News at IGN

Soo.. are you planning to buy a PS3 this Diwali.?

Looks like a good idea. More PS3 users= More games. Why are no new games coming out like before?

PC and PS combined don't produce as much as the old PS2 did. :-/

I'll buy it if it hits 15k in India.

But I can't stand both Microsoft and Sony.

ROFL.. I sold my PS3 about two months back to a guy for this exact price

What are the prices in India for PS3 ?

hellknight said:
ROFL.. I sold my PS3 about two months back to a guy for this exact price

Why buddy? You don't game anymore?

The console price was never the issue. Bring down game prices.

Krow said:
The console price was never the issue. Bring down game prices.

THIS. I find it pretty reasonable to pay Rs. 500 for PC titles like GTA IV and Crysis. But the same costing 1.5k on PS3 is just sad

^^^Lol I still pay 2500 for games on my PS3 even though its available for 1000 on the PC. (If you actually buy games for PC)

Yup, consoles titles are grossly overpriced. Should fall to more affordable levels. I guess title prices are same in us as well. I mean a $60 title roughly equates to 2500 bucks here.

The prime reason PS3 games can be more expensive than PC games is the Blu-ray disc. However, X360 has no reason for such expensive games.

But I am a PC Gamer first (anyone wishes to dispute this, take it to PM. This aint the place to discuss :lol:

)

Yea, PS3 games are expensive.

But fun.

I have read in many places that PS3 prices are soon to get cheaper since they are starting production in India. Unfortunately I can't find that particular source now. Can anyone help with this.

Umm it was in the chip insider segment of this month's Chip magazine.
They had an interview with Atindriya Bose, Country Manager for SCEI.

J

Wow that,s good news.

A bit off topic. But my PS3 just went bad and the service center guys have told me that it cannot be repaired and as such they are offering a a 70 % discount on the purchase of a new PS3.

My question is should I wait for the price drop or should I get a new ps3 now after paying 6K.

Really sorry if this is not the right place to ask such a question.

vickybat said:
Why buddy? You don't game anymore?

Not on consoles.. I game on PC now.. PC games are cheap, they offer better visual quality & I don't like Sony's attitude towards hackers..

hellknight said:
I don't like Sony's attitude towards hackers..

and I don't like Sony's general attitude.

@joy:What? they offered only 50% on mine

J

@extreme gamer.

at first they were offering 50 % to me too. But after a little negotiations and an email to Sony India, they are now offering a 70% discount.

So do you guys think that I should get a replacement ps3 @ 6K? But i think most of the new PS3 ship with 3.55+ firmware. :cry:

I really want to stay with 3.55 firmware (for some reasons) :evil:

Games are always expensive for any console

M

So, rough calculations say this should cost around Rs 12k-13k by putting 50Rs for a dollar(not the current rate I know). So, how many will be buying this? I'm thinking of getting this.

No point getting a console at this time. PC offers better value and experience. It would have been different if PS3 games were cheaper.

i tried my luck with consoles and soon i realized that i am not a gamepad/joystick gamer... I handle games with keyboard&mouse... and also i get better visual experience in my PC than any console... So it doesn't matter if the price of Xbox/PS3 is reduced...

It might be a good news for console users but again the prices of games should be reduced... we can manage with one time investment but the games which costs ~2.5k is recurring and for us its quiet expensive to live with...

^^ You can always get games for free when there is many websites to get them.

latino_ansari said:
i tried my luck with consoles and soon i realized that i am not a gamepad/joystick gamer... I handle games with keyboard&mouse... and also i get better visual experience in my PC than any console... So it doesn't matter if the price of Xbox/PS3 is reduced...

It might be a good news for console users but again the prices of games should be reduced... we can manage with one time investment but the games which costs ~2.5k is recurring and for us its quiet expensive to live with...

Exactly. This recurring cost is unacceptable. I wish there were good game rental services in India.

You can buy games second hand for a much lower price. That is the only way out.

Krow said:
You can buy games second hand for a much lower price. That is the only way out.

Software piracy is there to help us out, right? :unsure:

Lol, it is not worth it, if you look at the complex steps involved.

And discussing software piracy will not help you out either.