PS3 to follow same price model as PS2?

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Reports coming out of Japan today have suggested that Sony's forthcoming PlayStation 3 console could yet follow precisely the same price model as it's two predecessors. Both the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 launched in Japan at 39,800 Yen ($485AU / £202 / €294), a price point that Sony are allegedly keen to match for the Japanese launch of PS3.

The source of the speculation comes from a report on Japanese website Impress PC Watch, which claims Sony have discussed the 40,000 Yen price point in conversations with its business partners. It contradicts reports from last week in the Japanese newspaper Mainichi Daily News, which had suggested 50,000 Yen ($609AU / £254 / €370) would be the starting price for a PS3 when it launches in Spring 2006.

Obviously, this is all highly speculative and Sony's thinking will naturally be influenced by the pricing strategies of its main rivals, Nintendo and Microsoft. It's also a near certainty that the price will raise slightly when the console finally does reach European and Australian shores, but for now it's encouraging to know that Sony are considering an aggressive price point.

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11 Comments

Fayt

8 years ago

I think the PS3 should be the same price as the PS2. And that it should play the same game as the PS2.

Fazza

8 years ago

Fayt wrote

I think the PS3 should be the same price as the PS2. And that it should play the same game as the PS2.

If it did that, then there wouldn't be much difference between to two

~Faz~

timeparadox85

8 years ago

Fayt, well apparently it is, and it does respectively. :/

Fazza, are you krazy?? Its the same price and can play PS2 games therefore its a jst another PS2?? Damn, where were you during E3?

ObsoletE

8 years ago

i was expecting it to launch at about $650-750 honestly...

though given the markup on the PSP maybe we'll be paying $1400...

Flash_Gordon

8 years ago

lol

David

8 years ago

Yeah true!

Double whatever the Japanese pay, based on the PSP. They'll say it's 'taxes' or something!

Jeremy

8 years ago

Based on the insides of the machine, I wouldn't be surprised to at a price point of $1000+

Qbert

8 years ago

^^ Highly doubt it. aka: definitly will not happen.

gamer_boy05

8 years ago

I hope that the ps3 will be at least 300 or 35o because I heard it will be 400 or 450 witch I can see y because there are two graphics card in the ps3 that are 500 each

timeparadox85

8 years ago

Normally, prices drop 6 months after launch. So I'll wait, thanks.