new ps3 getting cheaper ... by the summer

cheddar
cheddar Posts: 2,390
edited February 2007 in Video Games
Good news all around in this article:

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/790.html

1. Sony is finding many ways to reduce the cost of ps3 production.
2. Price cuts may soon be on the way.
3. They aren't doing anything major like taking the blu-ray player out, just cutting redundant hardware and using new chipsets.
4. The first new machines should hit by the summer after the next wave of games comes in the spring.
5. Break even by this time next year isn't so bad considering they might be cutting prices too.
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited February 2007
    I might have to buy a second one as a dedicated BluRay player/secondary gaming system for guests...
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited February 2007
    dane_peterson wrote:
    I might have to buy a second one as a dedicated BluRay player/secondary gaming system for guests...

    rich ****;)


    Hopefully this forces microsoft to finally drop their 360 so I can finally buy one.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2007
    I wonder how much the price reductions will be.
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited February 2007
    If it's a decent price drop I just might have to pick one up. Then the PS3 and Xbox 360 can live in harmony next to the 42" 1080p LCD I plan to pick up by then :D

    'course if they don't behave I might have to put them on opposite sides of the tv lol
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited February 2007
    Still waiting for the 360 to do this to. Supposed to be using a 65nm chip, have HDMI out, and a quieter drive. I'll wait for all this to buy one, and wait for the new chipset for the PS3 to get one of those.

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  • ttomp
    ttomp Posts: 181
    edited February 2007
    Joelsbass wrote:
    If it's a decent price drop I just might have to pick one up. Then the PS3 and Xbox 360 can live in harmony next to the 42" 1080p LCD I plan to pick up by then :D

    'course if they don't behave I might have to put them on opposite sides of the tv lol


    Don't waste your money, I've had the 360 for a year and I bought the ps3 in december, thinking I was going to stop playing the 360 since I'm a big ps2 fan.... wrong.... I have played my ps3 5 times since december, and half those times is because my friends came over and wanted to play the ps3.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited February 2007
    ttomp wrote:
    Don't waste your money, I've had the 360 for a year and I bought the ps3 in december, thinking I was going to stop playing the 360 since I'm a big ps2 fan.... wrong.... I have played my ps3 5 times since december, and half those times is because my friends came over and wanted to play the ps3.
    Maybe you should give your PS3 to your friends. lol
    Or hold on to it for two weeks when GOW II comes out, PS3 also plays PS2 games, being a PS2 fan and all.:cool: :eek:
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  • scooter80
    scooter80 Posts: 39
    edited February 2007
    Huh, it says that the PS3 actually contains some hardware from the PS2 to run the previous games. No wonder it costs a fortune. I am still waiting for some good games to get any use out of mine.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited February 2007
    How's Resistance: Fall of Man? That looked like a pretty cool game. Is it too cheesy once you start playing? GOW is a hard game to be compared to. It's my favorite FPS on a console for sure.
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  • scooter80
    scooter80 Posts: 39
    edited February 2007
    I played the Resistance Demo off of the Playstation Network (A great, free feature of PS3 by the way) and the graphics and gameplay were amazing. FPS's are not my cup of tea, but if they were, Resistance would be a favorite I'm sure.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited February 2007
    scooter80 wrote:
    Huh, it says that the PS3 actually contains some hardware from the PS2 to run the previous games. No wonder it costs a fortune. I am still waiting for some good games to get any use out of mine.
    Pre-ordered God of War II/Stradegy Guide and MotorStorm at EB today. Got a FREE GOWII demo. :D
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited February 2007
    Ok now I'm confused....Does GOW stand for God of War or Gears of War? I was referring to Gears of War.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited February 2007
    Airplay355 wrote:
    Ok now I'm confused....Does GOW stand for God of War or Gears of War? I was referring to Gears of War.

    GOW = God Of War

    "Wretched beast! I know who it is you serve, go and tell the god of war that he is not safe as long as I walk the Earth, tell him that I will use Pandora's Box to see him tremble and fall before me"
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited February 2007
    ttomp wrote:
    Don't waste your money, I've had the 360 for a year and I bought the ps3 in december, thinking I was going to stop playing the 360 since I'm a big ps2 fan.... wrong.... I have played my ps3 5 times since december, and half those times is because my friends came over and wanted to play the ps3.


    I wouldn't pick it up untill it had more titles that I wanted... FFXIII for instance...

    Oblivion was what sold me on going ahead and getting a 360... a couple really good games that I want is enough for me to buy it, cause if they can get those right then more will follow :D
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited February 2007
    Yeah, oblivion. I got so caught up in exploring the world that I don't think I've made any progress on the main quest for two months, lol...
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited February 2007
    how many hours do you have in? my current character is over 50 but i've restarted many times... i've probably put at least 200 hrs into that game... IHMO that justifies the cost of the system itself... hell you'd spend a lot more than that on a 3 day vacation...
    MacLeod: I guess youre lucky Polk has such lax hiring standards.

    Josh: Damn skippy!
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited February 2007
    You can track the hours? Where are they listed? Gotta make sure the other half doesn't find out...:rolleyes:

    All I know is that I finally got all the way around the main map and completed all the wizard quests and a lot of the side ones. Now I have to figure out what to do at wizard u. Did you decide to vamp or not to vamp. I finally got tired of always frying in the sun, so I got the cure.
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