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Old 04-06-2006, 06:54 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe VIP gives PS3 price range

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Originally Posted by The Artist
thats 4600skr ..the Xbox with the hardrive costed like 4400 or something when it came out. .so if this has all of that from start.. i dont think its to much
I agree, with all the high end new tech you'll be getting for that price, you can even say it's cheap. IF it will cost $600, better believe it costs Sony at least $800 to produce them...and note that Sony can get things like Blu Ray for the lowest possible price, since they've created it themselves...

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new news:

Sony Clarifies PS3 Pricing Comments
The company states that executive's comments were "misunderstood."
by Wade Steel
April 6, 2006 - Sony stated today that comments regarding the price of the PlayStation 3 made by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) executive Georges Fornay on French radio were "misinterpreted", according to a report at gamesindustry.biz.



Nick Sharples, SCEE corporate communications director, told the industry website that the notion that Fornay's mention of a price range of €499 to €599 for the next-generation console was a "mistranslation or misunderstanding of the discussion, which was actually focused on the relative value of PS3 as a Blu-ray Disc player."

According to Sharples, the pricing discussion on French radio station Europe 1 was intended to focus on the fact that the PlayStation 3 would be priced "very competitively" when compared to other products that would use the Blu-ray optical technology if it were to be priced at €500, but that this pricepoint would put it "well above the range of other game console products."

Sharples claimed that Fornay was explaining that with both Blu-ray and high-definition functionality, the PS3 would be "cheap" relative to other products that have these features but more expensive when compared to other "current" game consoles which retail at "far below €500."

Sharples stated that any reports that suggest Fornway was providing a specific price point or price range for the PS3 were completely "incorrect."
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