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"PS2/X-Box Price Drops - Thoughts?"

As reported by SR:

'Here we go again... this Friday sees the PS2 price drop to £169.99, and the Xbox price to £159.99! Christmas has come early!

Yes, those two age old enemies, Sony and Microsoft are having yet another public spat, much like a young Essex couple after a long night out on the razz. Sony will drop the price of their PlayStation 2 console this Friday, to an amazing £169.99. Microsoft understandably followed suit, and will drop the price of the Xbox down to £159.99 on Friday too - a tenner cheaper than Sony's machine.'

My thoughts are below:

PS2 - This has been a long time coming and the rumours about this have been circulation for a considerable time and it has happened; perhaps not of the magnitude of which some of us would like (I for one was expecting it to drop to £149.99), but it's still a welcome move by Sony, despite the time it's taken (I knew it would come down just after my birthday - damnit! :P). Ideally, yes, it could be a little cheaper, but it gives the other consoles something to gun for and also benefits X-Box and GC owners, as they will hopefully try to beat the benchmark set by Sony.

X-Box - I was surprised at how quick and abundant this came to us (presumably because of poor sales - after all, they LOSE money on the consoles and only make it up on the sale of the games!). I am particularly happy about this move, as it has upstaged Sony's price drop, which should gain it some popularity. A very welcome move from where I'm sitting (a potential buyer in the future). Well done Microsoft! :)

What are your thoughts on these announcements?
Ryu.

PS2 has been shifting more units than GameCube, yet the GC is cheaper. Price is not everything. If people don't like your product, it doesn't matter how cheap you make it - people still won't buy it - MS take note!

Fact is that Sony PS2 will only be £10 more expensive than the XBox. This will not make much (if any) difference to the gap in sales. XBox is a long way behind, and both consoles have been going for the same price for some time now, yet PS2 is still shifting more units. People still prefer PS2, it is the console of choice for most people. The fact that GTA3 is exclusive to PS2 is alone enough to get people to pay the extra £10. In reality, PS2 in the UK is still about £10 cheaper, because it comes with DVD movie feature, whereas the UK Xbox requires the extra kit (£20 approx) to do this.

That is a massive drop in price. I think Sony's PS2 should be cheaper than Xbox as it has been out the longest.

My thoughts on the price drop...hhmmm...Sony and Microsoft running scared of Nintendo?



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It wasn't even funny,

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Yes....... very nice.......

Hur hur, just noticed Mr Ken has used something I said as his tagline.

"I dont have enough money, and you (noob) smell, so shut up"

"Oooooooh that's a nice price"