computerandvideogames.com - 3/18/2009
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Wednesday 18-Mar-2009 10:09 AM PS3 and PSP cuts "definitely coming soon" retailer tells CVG On the back of ongoing rumours, CVG has been told that Sony has informed retailers of a looming price drop for both the PS3 and PSP "soon", but is yet to specify an exact date. A major UK high street ...
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 3/20/2009
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multiplayerblog.mtv.com —
Publishing sources told us that Sony's previously un-reported
new "PlayStation Network Bandwidth Fee" is forcing them to...
think twice about what content they offer to PS3 gamers for download. *** Until October 1 2008, video game publishers who wanted ...
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Sony Now Charging Publishers For PS3 Downloadable ...
joystiq.com - 3/17/2009
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joystiq.com —
According to a reader tip, Target stores are
receiving a brand new PS3 SKU. The DPCI item...
number for the new product is 207-23-0009 and it will be available on March 29, a few days after the end of Game Developer's Conference . The new SKU, ...
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Target receives new PS3 SKU to release after GDC
joystiq.com - 3/17/2009
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SCEE appears to be prototyping a new addition
to the PSP PlayStation Store. According to our tipster,...
Sony is planning a service that allows digital comics to be downloaded directly to PSP. Recipients of a survey were asked to watch the above ...
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Sony working on download PSP comic service
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UK Retailer: PS3, PSP Price Cuts Coming "Soon" [Rumor]
Kotaku —
A "major" UK retailer has told game site CVG that PSP and PS3 price cuts are "definitely coming soon". Rumors have been circulating about such a price cut for some time. "It's been on the cards for a while," the retailer is quotes as saying, "but manufacturers are not in the habit of giving exact dates so as not to effect sales." The rumored price cut is supposed to bring the PS3 down to US$300 and is expected to be announced next week. PlayStation price drop [CVG]
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PS3 Price Drop Rumors Intensify
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
An unnamed UK high street retailer has intensified speculation that Sony is set to reduce the price of the PS3. CVG reports that its source, which comes from within the UK game retail sector, has been informed by Sony of an upcoming price drop. The source adds that the PSP will also see a price drop soon. No exact date beyond soon was given for the alleged measures, nor was a new RRP strategy mentioned, but the source says that a price cut has been on the cards for a while, though manufacturers tend to remain ambiguous about price drops until the last minute in order to ...
Rumor: PlayStation to Get Price Cut in UK
PlayStation LifeStyle —
... are not in the habit of giving exact dates so as not to effect sales”.
Game and GameStation have refused to comment on it except:
“Price drops are always welcome, but can’t I give you any specifics.”
We pretty much know what they could and are going to most likely say anyways, but we’re following up with SCEE about this right now.
[Source] ...
PS3 Price Cut Rumors Continue
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
PS3 Price Cut Rumors Continue Speaking to CVG , a "major U.K. high street retailer" commented that PSP and PS3 price drops are "definitely coming soon." The source was unable to confirm when the price cuts would come or how much they would be. "It's been on the cards for a while," said the unnamed source. "but manufacturers are not in the habit of giving exact dates so as not to effect sales." Various analysts have recently foreseen price drops for the PS3, including ...
PS3 price cut murmurs continue, PSP added into the mix
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... You've probably heard of this supposed PS3 price cut just about a bazillion times from people who want it, say it's coming and even from people who don't think it's going to work. So, it shouldn't be too surprising to hear that there's even more on ...
Rumor / PS3 and PSP price cuts coming soon
That VideoGame Blog —
... All right people. Nothing to see here. Keep on moving, keep on moving. No that isn’t a UK retailer telling CVG that Sony has been informing retailers that a PS3 and PSP price cut is coming “soon.” Just move out of the way and no one will be hurt. Look, I know it looks like a quote saying, “It’s been on the cards for a while, but manufacturers are not in the habit of giving exact dates so as not to effect sales,” when discussing when the price drop will be coming, but it isn’t. Sony won’t say ...
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Sony Focusing on PS3 Profits and Not Market Share —
G4 TV - TheFeed
With everyone and their mother predicting that Sony will drop the price of the PlayStation 3 soon, SCEA's senior vice president of marketing, Peter Dille, went on record to explain why we might not see a drop anytime soon.
"I think it's already well publicized that we have a very ...
SCEA exec: PS3 is going to 'stand the test of time' —
Joystiq
In a recent interview with GameDaily , SCEA Senior Vice President of Marketing Peter Dille responded to the multitude of rumors claiming the PS3 will see a price drop in the coming months. Simply put, Dille explained that Sony's profit strategy for the PlayStation brand "limits the playbook ...
PlayStation price drop "soon" —
Computer And Video Games
PS3 and PSP cuts "definitely coming soon" retailer tells CVG.
On the back of ongoing rumours, CVG has been told that Sony has informed retailers of a looming price drop for both the PS3 and PSP "soon", but is yet to specify an exact date. Click here to read the full article
Analyst: PS3 price cut won't help Sony in short term —
Joystiq [PlayStation]
Despite the rallying of software publishers , EEDAR Analyst Jesse Divnich thinks a PS3 price cut won't be that beneficial to Sony in the short term. In his retail sales preview for February 2009, Divnich calls the hypothetical, analyst-expected June price drop "unlikely to propel sales ahead ...
Sony: We Won't Drop Blu-Ray For The PS3 [Playstation 3] —
Kotaku
In February, analyst Mike Hickey predicted a PlayStation 3 price drop would hit near the end of the month. Didn't happen. He also passed on speculation that Sony would drop the PS3's Blu-ray drive. Wait. What? Drop the thing that makes the entirety of the PlayStation 3's physical game library ...
Sony: Blu-ray will always be part of PS3 —
Joystiq
Last month, Janco analyst Mike Hickey predicted a PS3 price drop, driven by a new, cheaper model without a Blu-ray drive. In a statement to Silicon Alley Insider , Sony's Kim Nguyen took on the new hardware rumor, basically killing it for anyone who believes Sony PR: "That would pretty much ...
PlayStation price drop "soon" —
Computer And Video Games
PS3 and PSP cuts "definitely coming soon" retailer tells CVG.
On the back of ongoing rumours, CVG has been told that Sony has informed retailers of a looming price drop for both the PS3 and PSP "soon", but is yet to specify an exact date. Click ...
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