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THURSDAY APRIL 6 2006 2:00 PM

PS3 Price Leaked

Submitted by WilWheaton

Edited by WilWheaton

Geogre Fornay, Vice President of Sony Europe, reportedly disclosed the price of the upcoming PS3 yesterday:

According to Fornay, the PS3 will cost between 499 and 599 euros. That translates to between $613 and $736 for us in the States.

Sony has been saying that the PS3 will be expensive for months now, and Fornay followed up his blunder by insisting that these price points are a quality deal for a Blu-ray player. Nevertheless, all previous attempts at selling videogame consoles at this price point have been rather dramatic failures, even when the systems incorporated 'new' multimedia features.

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Sony has recently stated that Fornay was making completely personal statements and speculation, and that the announcement is in no way official.

I swear to jeebus, it's a good thing so many geeks still live with their parents, and the rest of them made brazillians in the dot com boom, because these game systems are getting stupid expensive.

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TakesATrainToCry

Ann Arbor, MI

October 2004

APR 06, 2006 04:03 PM

TedKoppel said:
New books are almost always $24.95 minimum.

You always buy brand new hard covers?

Deunan

Seattle, WA

April 2005

APR 06, 2006 04:10 PM

Holy Moley.

MarginWalker2002

San Diego, CA

April 2004

APR 06, 2006 04:15 PM

I imagine a great deal of the pricing is the simple fact that there really is a rabid enough fan base that will shell out the cash for the next bigger-better-faster system. These will sell like hotcakes, I guarantee it. Hell, there were XBOX 360's on eBay going for THOUSANDS.

Say what you will, but these will sell.

Jksafn

Euless, TX

July 2004

APR 06, 2006 04:17 PM

Too much, but it wont stop from playing the new Metal Gear.

Jksafn

Euless, TX

July 2004

APR 06, 2006 04:20 PM

MissTyrios said:
Quick, everyone go get a job at Game Stop for the discount!

I work for Nazistop I mean Gamestop, and you cant get a discount on a new system, but you can get a whopping 20% off on a new game!

zoton

Kuwait

November 2005

APR 06, 2006 04:27 PM

crap on a stick. I hate the 360, revolution looks like it's going tohave a limited set of games and this hunk of shit is going to sold at an arm and a leg. GOD DAMMIT.... I guess its the 360 w/ HDDVD...

Motionboy

Vancouver, BC

January 2004

APR 06, 2006 04:39 PM

get a grip guys. you think its not going to sell at that price point? think again. the 360 was practicly SOLD OUT nationwide with bundles costing anywhere between $700 to $1500 and that
is good old 360 with crap launch games and a regular dvd player.

PS3 will have no trouble selling at that pricepoint. I would advice to you buy one early , sell it on e-bay and with that money you can buy another one and also put your child through college.

[Edited on Apr 06, 2006 4:39PM]

innocentchild

Alamo, CA

June 2003

APR 06, 2006 04:48 PM

The pricing info that was leaked is incorrect.
Calm down children...

(Stolen from digg.com)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/04/06/sony_denies_ps3_price_range/

nerdboy2345

Oak Lawn, IL

December 2002

APR 06, 2006 04:48 PM

ill believe it when i see it.

Reaper_Man

Auburn, MA

January 2006

APR 06, 2006 04:52 PM

the leak was on purpose- that way when they announce it at whatever price, people will just say "oh, good thing it wasn't x, I'll take 3 now"

ok, so the I'll take 3 now is a little off, but you get the drift

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ

January 2004

APR 06, 2006 04:53 PM

Umm, but it doesn't translate to between $613 and $736 because the game industry almost always screw over Europe and charge them more. I would find it more likely if the prices were the same or similar in dollars and in euros.

Motionboy

Vancouver, BC

January 2004

APR 06, 2006 05:00 PM

SirPsychoSexy said:
Umm, but it doesn't translate to between $613 and $736 because the game industry almost always screw over Europe and charge them more. I would find it more likely if the prices were the same or similar in dollars and in euros.

I thought it was the VAT that screws you guys not the game industry.

AndrewB

Victoria, BC

August 2003

APR 06, 2006 05:00 PM

I'm still playing SNES and PS1. Quality systems and games that don't cost an arm and a leg