PS3 price cuts in 2009?

[Tinman]

Analyst's predictions get the rumour mill churning

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[Wraith_One]

I hope the hardware prices go down. Need a DS3.

[robdutchmonkey]

The problem with high hardware prices in SA (like the DS3) is all down to SK, I mean, if we can import a DS3 for about R500, which is from a retail store, you can only imagine that SK pay around R300-R400 per control especially buying in bulk, and since retailers don't markup these things too badly, you can only imagine it's SK who are the culprits, especially since you can buy a new DS3 from Partserve for R500

[madbox]

PS3 for R3000 - I better start saving !

[Vixe]

Hmm. I'll rather upgrade my computers graphics card.

[Shamrock]

By lowering the price of a PS3 you aren't making the console any better. Oho, burn.

[robdutchmonkey]

Well most guys who don't have a ps3 and have the 360's only problem with the ps3 is it's current price, the ps3 is a fantastic piece of machinery so I wouldn't bash it. The console is fantastic, and I'm sure proper hardcore gamers would dream about owning all consoles, not just one and then trying to justify your purchase by bashing the competitor's product

[xXScarYXx]

I got a PS3 80 gb, 2 dual shock 3 controllers, Fifa '09 and gran turismo 5: Prologue for R6000 last dec

[Mdoggie]

The problem with cutting the price is, they will need to find a way to cut production costs and that will take a while. I doubt that South Africa would get a price cut, especially with the way that the Rand has being performing.

[robdutchmonkey]

Production costs will inevitably fall as technology gets better, we're already seeing entry into the bluray market coming down with lots of standalone bluray player prices dropping.

The Rand hasn't been performing as badly as you think at it has nothing to do with the Rands performance. The Rand just looks weak to the US dollar because the dollar is performing well against all other major currencies like the Pound we've gained back the ground we lost and that's where it matters. The most important thing is the Yen vs Pound ratio as we get our consoles from Europe, and all is still fairly even besides the appreciating Yen making them a bit more expensive (only slightly) to import to Europe