Playstation 3 going to $499 in the US, effective tomorrow.

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Anyone been waiting for this to happen before picking one up? I'm underwhelmed by the game library right now (and frankly don't really play games like I used to anyway), but considering it has a BluRay player, it might push me a little closer to picking one up...

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any idea if its just for the US or is it a permanent global price cut??

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Sony tends to announce its pricing separately by region so this is technically just for the US, but I think it's reasonable to expect similar changes in other regions, if they haven't already occurred.

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still too expensive. i can buy a desktop for that much.

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Vastly improved DVD upscaling, BluRay DVD player, $100 Price drop, I'm smelling a future "must have" device coming up on my list :lol:

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i'd go buy one tomorrow if i wasn't leaving the country in 2 months

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where are you going ?

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i'm going to bordeaux to teach english to master's of education (the french call it IUFM or something) students. $500 is a lot of wine and cheese

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[QUOTE=tiddles;507196]i'm going to bordeaux to teach english to master's of education (the french call it IUFM or something) students. $500 is a lot of wine and cheese[/QUOTE]

Dude, that's awesome!! How long will you be there? Great vino there, obviously -- I'm jealous...

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i fly in sept 12th and work until the end of june. i want to stay and dick around in europe for the summer after i finish. should be fun! i might need to buy a euro-playstation when GTA4 comes out

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[QUOTE=Garrick;507078]still too expensive. i can buy a desktop for that much.[/QUOTE]It's not that expensive. And the prices have been seen since last Friday in many Targets across the country. You can buy a desktop for much cheaper as well. Dell every once in a while will have a P4 HT dual core with 2GB of RAM, 250GB hdd, Vista Home Premium (I know) for like $199.

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[quote=Garrick;507078]still too expensive. i can buy a desktop for that much.[/quote]

agree...if the product was worth buying in the first place there would be no need for the price drop. 360 and PS3 are crap for the price. Rather just have a good PC and Crysis.

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^ ^ Crap for the price? So are Renaults. :p

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This is a clearance sale. SONY makes way for the 80GB model, which probably will sell for $599 again.

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[quote=Garrick;507078]still too expensive. i can buy a desktop for that much.[/quote]

I agree with you but in order for a pc to beat PS3 graphics you must have the right specifications meaning that it'll cost much more than a ps3.

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correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't this still one of the cheapest blu ray players you can buy?

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I think sony dropped one of their main BR players to sub 499 iirc

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saw the PS3 game formula one yesterday, graphics are unbelievable!!

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whats so good about blue ray anyway? Is it really worth it? I heard they're like 10 times the size of normal Dvd's, but who knows....worth buying

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well blu ray and HD DVD are the next generation of full HiDef formats. Its a competitive war between the 2 formats thats supported by several leading recording studios and so it would be interesting to see who wins.

Are they worth buying, yes, when one actually becomes the prevailing one.

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[QUOTE=Kamal;509292] Are they worth buying, yes, when one actually becomes the prevailing one.[/QUOTE]

That's the key. Here's my best advice for anyone considering purchasing a BluRay or HD-DVD player: wait until I buy one, and then buy the other. I am the master of investing in the wrong technology. It will share space with my Betamax, Atari Jaguar, etc.

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[quote=toasty;509378]It will share space with my Betamax, Atari Jaguar, etc.[/quote]

And my mini-disc player :lol:

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mini-disc players are great!

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in 1998 they were.

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i used one all the time when i was a reporter

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ps3 is not as big as the ps2 when it first came out, the xbox 360 is a way much better console, at least you can play halo on it...the price drop was expected and more to come..

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What the hell is Blu Ray by the way? Yet another better version of watching films?

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yep, BluRay & HD DVD are the 2 new competing HiDefinition digital formats.

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This price drop was probably (IMO) in response to the news that Microsoft (heard this last week of June) is dropping the price of the 360 at the end of August. They will now be $199 for the core, $299 for the pro version and I think the Elite is still staying the same. That will put the core (shitty) version below the Wii in price and significantly below PS3, even with the $100 reduction. Granted that the PS3 comes with more than the 360 core but this price drop will help Microsoft reach out to even more consumers. Sony can't win a price war with Microsoft - Microsoft can afford to lose the extra money off the consoles a lot more than Sony can. Not saying I am a big Microsoft fan but they do have the funds to withstand the hit on the consoles. And then make it back again on all the software agreements and sales they generate. Just like they did with the original Xbox.

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[QUOTE=maccaronda;509229]whats so good about blue ray anyway? Is it really worth it? I heard they're like 10 times the size of normal Dvd's, [/QUOTE]

They are. I use mine as a coffee table.

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Honestly I'm more tickled by the Xbox 360 price drop... I might have to get me one after all.

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I just spit out my drink. Rat bastards! :roflmao: