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by Aaron Linde, Jul 11, 2008 4:20pm PDTSony CFO Nobuyuki Oneda revealed that the company currently has no plans to reduce the price of its PlayStation 3 console, PhysOrg reports.
"This year, our strategy is not to sell more quantity for PS3 but to concentrate on profitability," Oneda told investors at the Nomura Asia Equity forum in Singapore. "Our plan is not to reduce the price."
Oneda's remarks follow recent reports that Sony lost $3.31B over 2007 and 2008 due to an imbalance between the production cost of the PlayStation 3 and its retail price point.
Competitor Microsoft's Xbox 360 is expected to enact a $50 price reduction for the Premium version of the console next week, setting the retail price point at $299 down from $349.
The PlayStation 3 is currently available in two hardware configurations at retail: a 40GB versio priced at $399, and an 80GB version running $499.
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They'll drop the price when they feel it needs it, period.
when i was reading this part.. i thought it was going to finish .. "the quality of the ps3"
Chances are if you buy a PS3 you are going to want MGS4 and a dualshock controller at some point or another, most likely sooner than later.
Those two products alone make up the price difference. This considered there is absolutely no reason at all to throw away BC , some of the port differences, and an extra 40gb to save 100 bucks you will end up spending anyway.