Sony Cuts PlayStation 2 Price

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  You are in the minority. : theflux
  • no hes not : syn0r
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    No. : deadhorse
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      Worldwide sales figures disagree with all of you. : theflux
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        fanboy says what? : syn0r
        • He says: "fanboy says what?" : theflux
• No he's not. I agree. Heck how bout 29.99? : devilman539

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  You weren't actually considering a PS3 purchase. The only thing you ever do related to the PS3 is troll ... : theflux
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    Theres alot of 360 owners (myself included) that would actually consider getting one if they dropped it 1... : devilman539
    • If that was a poke of some kind, I have all three systems...so the best of three libraries > one library,... : theflux

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• that'd only work if you were forcing them to manufacture new ones... : Kyne
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  how the hell is sony losing money on every ps3 sold? are they made by naked nubile virgins on some white... : Saithene
  • Actually its $399 for a base 80GB system that has everything you need to play games and bluray, minus the... : Wshmaster0
• Go back to school and learn simple math. Sony is losing money on every PS3 made. Buying a PS3 helps Sony ... : Endymion_

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  haha yeah, people were speculating PS3 price cut, PS2 bc in all PS3 models via software update, new sony ... : kodt
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    I was kinda hoping they would've announced the cancellation of the abomination known as PS Home... I gues... : Wshmaster0
    • I imagine that will probably just die slowly and have a minor press release. No need to announce the pre... : matrixneo42
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    At this point I'd pay the $99 for a PS3/PS2 backwards compatability software update. Sadly, even if th... : amber996
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      Did they pretty much just ditch ps2 compatibility in the latest ps3s? I can't remember. : matrixneo42
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        Yes. They went from having the Emotion chip, to software compat, to no compat. : Masem
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          Lamest crap ever. Shouldn't they have gone the other way? : matrixneo42
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            My understanding is that removing the HW and then SW was a big cut in their internal costs of the PS3. : Masem
            • and a $100 cut into the PS3's value : Sixcos
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              The truth is it made the console too expensive so they thought removing it would save on the cost but at ... : Wshmaster0
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                Um, "failure to attend to the hearts of hardcore gamers of which this platform was targeted to"? Reall... : Ebu
                • I'm not going to turn this into a console war thread... there's enough of those already. I've been a P... : Wshmaster0
    • I totally would. : Ebu
    • Why do you think they are biding their time without a working software emulator? How do you expect downlo... : Endymion_
• Pretty much. Should have been a ps3 price cut, or some sort of new ps3 capability. : matrixneo42
• It was supposed to be a global annoucement. i don't see how a US PS2 pricecut is a global annoucement. ... : Mr Milquetoast

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• I always preferred the DC's "creamy" graphics to the PS2's. : packav
• thank you, somebody needed to say it. : syn0r
• I agree. I paid $50 for a brand new Dreamcast just before they vanished forever. Call me when the PS2 hit... : willy359
• Still a better system with better games too. : MeestaNob

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• Was hoping, even $50 would be nice. : one random winner
• Yeah, thought ,wow, cheap! : Snipergen
• I read it as PS3 price cut, then read the first line and assumed I'd been asleep for another 24 hours and... : Durajim
• I actually thought it was until I read you're post. *sigh* : pturvz

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• *nod*. I bet we'll hear all sorts of "PS3 price cut now official" news tomorrow on the 1st of April, t... : code-e255
• No kidding I need more shackers to play things like Killzone with. : ieGod
• I was very tempted to get one so I could import Demon's Souls but there may be a chance of a NA release s... : MH Knights
• I gave in and bought one in January due to Killzone 2. Though it was a good purchase, I'm starting to ... : pturvz

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• Except the PS2 is almost pure profit at this point, they're not doing anymore R&D on the platform, and th... : one random winner
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  Maybe. But, the PS2 is good value for the buck and compatible with a huge library of games. The PS3 isn... : matrixneo42
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    I think many would argue that they nailed the "only slightly better than the 360" part... True, this i... : Schnapple
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      I don't think they're humiliated. It was an intentional decision and likely a good one at that. Keeping... : gokwyjibo
      • The PS3 is not at all profit for Sony. They are still selling it at a loss, but they had to in order to ... : matrixneo42
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  I don't think the people who are spending $100 on a consoles and $20-$30 on games are in the market for a... : ease one
  • Hell i had a PS2, mine broke a while ago and I missed some gems in th elater years of its life... like Od... : Demius
• No PS2 backwards compatibility on the PS3.. so obviously not. : Wshmaster0
• The PS2 still sells, and sells well. The thing is still a gold mine for Sony. : Sideways Bob
• Because they make money with it? : razlebol

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• The article also says Europe is getting a cut as well. : pimpium
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  Eurogamer says : Europe - Yes UK - No It seems we are only part of Europe when they need to delay ... : amber996
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    Damn, guess thats what i get for assuming UK would be part of Europe. : pimpium
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      It is, except when companies decide it's not. : one random winner
      • Which happens a lot. : Durajim

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• So go ahead, get it off your chest. : feileung

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• LOL hahahahahaha this is the best Shack comment I have ever seen, nice man :) They really should hey, ... : valcan_s

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• $100 spare? Just wait until your PS3 dies and the things will be incredibly cheap on eBay. : TurtlePerson2

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• Yeah, mine is from Feb 2002 and still works. There are still some games for it I haven't gotten around to... : d fluke
• My old SCPH-30001 Version 2 is still chugging along! :D : guido anchovy

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• One day I will remember that this year is actually 2009. Arg. Thank you. : Alice O'Connor

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• I read that too. 5:00 AM brain is my excuse. : legsbrogan