PS3 (80/60 GB), PS2, Christmas pricing!!

[MOONPHASE]

so does this mean they are coming out with a 40GB Playstation 3? Because there was never a 40GB before so why now?

[dobyblue]

The 40GB PS3 has been rumoured for sometime.
Hopefully it has wifi.

$399 - that will move some consoles for sure.

My money is still on the Wii for this Christmas, but if there's a $399 PS3 then total PS3 sales should come out ahead of the 360.

Next Christmas the PS3 will beat both of them.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

The 40GB PS3 has been rumoured for sometime.
Hopefully it has wifi.

$399 - that will move some consoles for sure.

My money is still on the Wii for this Christmas, but if there's a $399 PS3 then total PS3 sales should come out ahead of the 360.

Next Christmas the PS3 will beat both of them.

but when people figure that there is only 40 GB its like eh who cares 80 GB sounds a lot better or even 60

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

but when people figure that there is only 40 GB its like eh who cares 80 GB sounds a lot better or even 60

It would be a marketing thing not a 40GB sales thing.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

but when people figure that there is only 40 GB its like eh who cares 80 GB sounds a lot better or even 60

Yes but when they can see that it is 100$ cheaper, it will sell.

Especially for anyone who is technically savvy and knows how cheap a 2.5" HDD can be had for, or an external 120GB USB HDD instantly turning your 40GB into a 160GB PS3 for only $478
$399 - PS3
$79 - 120GB Seagate External 2.5" USB 5400 rpm drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148257

[Footloose301]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

but when people figure that there is only 40 GB its like eh who cares 80 GB sounds a lot better or even 60

In all honesty I believe people don't realize that even 40GB is quite large for a game system(yes, blu-ray player too lol). The original Xbox was 4GB and I never filled that even with 60 whole CD's and about 50 game saves. And the XBOX360 is 20GB and thats plenty for most people. I think they should push this 40GB PS3 model harder this Christmas since it has lower pricing and they'd sell a ton. Parents would be more willing to spend $400 on something that they're children will enjoy for more than a year **cough**Dreamcast**cough** haha(gosh that pissed me off)But thats just my $0.02

[jdsanko]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

The 40GB PS3 has been rumoured for sometime.
Hopefully it has wifi.

$399 - that will move some consoles for sure.

A 40GB Playstation must have wifi to be a major benefit to Blu-ray. This would be really attractive system. My guess it will not as Sony seems to come close but just miss on real killer deals.

[MOONPHASE]

but the playstation 3 is different from all of the other systems because you can put pictures, videos, music, stuff from the PSN, old playstation 1 and 2 memory in it etc., plus since the games are in HD it takes up a lot more space so really 40 GB thats not really that much when you think about it this is why the 20 GB wasnt as popular as the 60 GB or at least 1 reason. Plus when you buy them they are already lowered amount of hard drive space to add like the latest system update and other stuff.

[plee]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

$399 - that will move some consoles for sure.

Yep! Plus, you can upgrade the harddrive yourself...

[mattym]

if the ps3 is upgradeable to 1.1 then this might make sense as to why all the 1.1 players are coming q1 08 rather than this year, sony will dump loads of cheap ps3 systems on us and the CE's wont sell anything over the hols, but if they hold off they may get more sales in q1

[phranctoast]

the reason why the 40Gig PS3 comes up again is because of the price and the missing wifi connection in its first session

many people passed on it because of it....

There was never a 40 gig ps3. There was a 20 gig. People passed because it was hardly available!

As soon as this happens MS will lower the price of the premium to $299 from $349.

Sony wont make an announcement about price, until a week or so (sometimes less) until the price drop. Its only logical to do that.

[bhampton]

I think this will happen Nov 17th on the 1 year bday of the system.

I still regret not buying the 20GB when I had the chance (a few days after launch and a few days before my 60Gb came in.)

I think it's great news!