New Official PlayStation 3 Price Announced
Officially cheaper.
Published: 19:24, 16/08/2011 by Peter [Colossalblue].
66It’s official: Sony just announced the price cut for PlayStation 3 at their Gamescom show in Cologne. As we reported earlier, the price cut was hinted at by retailers discounting their old stock nice and early but this official announcement means that we’ll start seeing everyone charging the new prices from now on.
Prices announced were for global reductions but in Euros, Dollars and Yen, with no sterling equivalents so we’ll have to see how the exchange rate treats us on this side of the channel. They also neglected to announce reductions in relation to each hdd model. They just said it would be reduced to €249, which, we assume is for the 320GB version.
With retailer discounts, we could see prices fall even lower than that. It looks like this might be a strong Q4 for Sony in the west, even without the Vita.
Update: MCV’s Editor in Chief has said that the UK price has been confirmed to them at £199. Again, we assume that’s for the 320GB model.
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16/08/2011 at 19:26
Member since: Oct 2009
£217, not bad!!!
16/08/2011 at 22:10
Member since: May 2009
£199 even better.
16/08/2011 at 19:26
Member since: Forever
It’ll be £200 tomorrow then.
16/08/2011 at 19:29
Member since: Jan 2009
Out of curiousity, would this affect the pricing of the Vita?
16/08/2011 at 19:34
Member since: Apr 2009
No.
The Vita is still €249.
16/08/2011 at 19:35
Member since: Feb 2011
if its the 320gb model that would work out at £217. I’m guessing they’ll be cut to £210 and their lower (or is it raise?) the difference from the 160 gb to the 320gb from £50 to £40. making the 160gb £170. as the 160gb is already having £50 knock off by retailers so I’m guessing were see the final pricing for that at £140 and the 170gb at £180.
16/08/2011 at 19:38
Member since: Dec 2008
That is truly excellent value now and should help bring in new customers over the Xmas period. Good job Sony.
16/08/2011 at 19:42
Member since: Forever
£199?
In a few weeks retailers will no doubt have it around £169-£179 then, maybe?
16/08/2011 at 19:43
Member since: Apr 2010
helps me out as I want a slim and blu ray drive has been playing up for a few months currently spent 20 minutes trying to get a disc to loads….ain’t happening!
17/08/2011 at 01:06
Member since: Jun 2009
Have u tried going into Safe mode and letting it do some rebooting. I had trouble with the blu ray drive after I accidentally cut the power when it was turning on, and the PS knowledge centre had all this stuff on getting it into safe mode. It worked.
16/08/2011 at 19:46
Member since: Forever
PS3 prob £179 by the time competition kicks in
3DS £115
Vita £229
Hmmm, not that any are a direct purchase comparison, it just seems awful perceived value now
16/08/2011 at 20:16
Member since: Jan 2010
Just remember what it was at launch, a massive achievement, especially as they once lost about £80 a unit didn’t they?
16/08/2011 at 20:24
Member since: Oct 2008
Anything up to $400 per console at launch:
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/08/01/putting-ps3-on-a-diet/
16/08/2011 at 22:19
Member since: Feb 2011
i remember reading somewhere it was costing them just shy of $1000 a console at launch and they were selling them for nearly half that.
17/08/2011 at 13:30
Member since: Aug 2009
Mine cost $800AUD or £547 when I bought my 60gb way back… And that was on super special at them time. They were normally getting sold for $1000AUD
16/08/2011 at 19:54
Member since: Jul 2010
nice xx
16/08/2011 at 20:26
Member since: Forever
aw, two little kisses too :)
That’s melted my cold, icy heart.
16/08/2011 at 20:06
Member since: May 2010
£200 for a 320GB PS3. Sold! I may be needing a new PS3 within the next 6-9 months, so this is excellent news for me. Now to get the £200. Shiot.