gamedaily.com - 3/31/2009
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Hardware marketing director John Koller tells us that Sony believes it will steal some share from the Wii with the new $99 price point on PS2. We also chat about PS3's pricing.
blog.us.playstation.com - 3/31/2009
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Hi everyone, the last time you heard from
me , I talked about the huge milestone that...
PlayStation 2 achieved – reaching 50 million units sold in North America. Today I’m excited to talk about another milestone in PlayStation 2’s lifespan. For the ...
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PlayStation 2 Will Be Available for Under $100 - ...
gamesindustry.biz - 3/31/2009
gamasutra.com - 3/31/2009
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gamasutra.com —
Following Sony's $99 price cut announcement for the
PlayStation 2, analysts have weighed in, with EEDAR suggesting...
a 30% sales boost, but previous Gamasutra and Sony comments casting doubt on a major boost. In comments released after the ...
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News - Analyst: PS2 Price Cut Could Boost U.S. Sales By 30%
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Sony thinks the PS2 price drop could steal marketshare from the Wii
GoNintendo —
... and similar demographic. Nintendo has done a fantastic job of capturing young and female, which are two areas the PS2 has started to really grab a lot of share recently as well. That’s an interesting battle and we’ll see how it shapes up, but we feel very confident that the $99 price level will allow us to grab our share. It’s a tough call…I don’t know if the Wii will be impacted by this price drop. I’d guess no due to lack of motion controls on the PS2, but you never know. Full interview here Posted March 31st, 2009 at 3:13 pm | ...
SCEA: PS2 could steal share from Wii
Joystiq —
... A $99 PS2 may not sound groundbreaking to the hardcore gamer, but it certainly opens a lot of doors to the casual gaming market. Sony's last-gen console keeps on chugging, and it looks as though Sony is positioning the PS2 as its main competitor against Nintendo's almighty Wii. SCEA's John Koller spoke to GameDaily Biz about the new price, admitting that the Wii and PS2 will have "similar customers." ...
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PS2 Now $99
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Why Free PS2 Compatibility Won’t Happen
playstationlifestyle.net 8/24/2009 —
Despite the amount of praise Sony recieved for making the PS2 fully backwards compatible with PS1 games, and the PS3 initially compatible with most PS2 games, the Japanese gaming giant made a full 180 degree turn last year when it eliminated all PS2 compatibility from its future systems. ...
PlayStation 2 now $99
joystiq.com 3/31/2009 —
As expected , Sony Computer Entertainment has lowered the price of PlayStation 2 from $129 to $99, as of today. The move comes as the console enters its ninth year on sale in the US. That's a heck of a long life for a console, and the price drop ...
PS3 to Play PS2 Games once Again!
gameattic.com 6/30/2009 — A new patent filing by Sony hints at the development of a software upgrade that will allow the use of PS2 games in its PS3 consoles. From what we can tell the new patent enables a software upgrade in the cell processor that allows the PS3 to emulate the PlayStation 2 Games. This would in [...]
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Sony Announces a Price Cut
digitalsomething.com 3/31/2009 — Sony announced today that effective tomorrow, the PlayStation 2 will be available for $99.99. Not exactly the price cut anyone wanted, but the PS2 is still getting games and it is still selling strong around the globe. And why wouldn't it? There are a ton of great games on the ...
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ea.com 9/5/2009 — PlayStation 2 Games Sony PS2 Games After the release of the Sony PLAYSTATION 3, it was assumed that PS2 games would quietly fall off the radar in a few short months. It has yet to happen. Still running strong, PlayStation 2 games offer a wide variety ...
PS2 Trumps 360 in Japan
playstationlifestyle.net 4/3/2009 —
In a surprising turn of events, the PS2 has actually mananged to outsell the Xbox 360 in Japan, despite only 5,246 PS2 units being sold last week. With the new price drop that went into effect, PS2 sales should see a healthy boost from here on out. Xbox 360 sales have been in a steady ...
Trade in a PS2, get $100 off a PS3
joystiq.com 4/28/2009 —
Don't have a PS3 yet? Really? Why?! Gamestop has a very good promotion right now, allowing you to save $100 off the purchase of a 80GB PS3 system when you trade in your PS2 and three games. To get the credit, your system must include AV cables, ...
Producer: 'FFXIII' Uses 100% of PS3's Power —
G4 TV - TheFeed 3/31/2009
Speaking with Famitsu , Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that the retail version will use 100 percent of the PlayStation 3's power. The demo reportedly uses 50 percent. Additionally, Kitase reports that the ...
Microsoft on PlayStation 2 Price Cut: "Bah, LOL" —
Kombo.com 3/31/2009
Sony made news earlier today as they rocked the industry -- eh, sort of -- as they finally brought down the price of the PlayStation... 2. Well, they said they weren't cutting the PS3's price, and they stuck to it, so we have to give them that. I ...
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