Sony exec says no PS3 price cut planned

|| Dragonjack || · 06-19-2013, 02:20 PM

Quote:"Sony has no current plans to introduce a PS3 price cut, despite the upcoming release of PS4.

The company showed off the PS4 hardware for the first time during its E3 conference last week, when it confirmed a Christmas PS4 release date in Europe and the US and a PS4 price of £349 / €399 / $399.

While some had forecast that the PS4 launch details would be accompanied by a PS3 price cut announcement, Sony Computer Entertainment UK managing director Fergal Gara told GamesIndustry International such a move isn't being considered at the moment.

"There's no plans as yet," he said. "The PlayStation 3 is a system where it hasn't been particularly easy to get the costs down.

"We continue to look at opportunities, there may or may not be any more, I genuinely can't answer to that," he added.

"But it will certainly be a more keenly priced machine in relative to PlayStation 4. It will sit there as a viable entry level machine for years to come. It will be different by territory as to how long its life is. There's still a lot of love for PS3."

Despite PS4's upcoming launch, Sony has dedicated plenty of resources to PS3 games set for release in 2013. As well as the just-launched The Last of US, the platform holder intends to release major first-party PS3 games like Beyond: Two Souls and Gran Turismo 6 before Christmas."

The source is from CVG ( Computer & Video Games ) ... On-topic: I remember the pricing of the original PlayStation 3 console was around about, $1000 bucks. Which was insane! I gotta say. Till now, I hope Sony degrades the price in the future.

Corey ☁ · 06-19-2013, 02:22 PM

Meh, never got into the ps3, didn't buy one from the start, so this doesn't really bother me :/

Good find though dude! Smile

|| Dragonjack || · 06-19-2013, 02:28 PM

(06-19-2013, 02:22 PM)Corey ☁ Wrote: Meh, never got into the ps3, didn't buy one from the start, so this doesn't really bother me :/

Good find though dude!

If you want something lower or cheaper should I say? I suggest getting the new PlayStation 3 slim, which was released late last year. It is pretty worth getting in my well opinion. I for one planning on getting the 500GB PlayStation 3 console, on September 17th ( That's when Grand Theft Auto V is coming out ) for more, check out the bundle pack.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/10/sony-...exclusive/