Comments on: Sony Planned to Upgrade the PS3 but Microsoft Beat Them to It http://www.michikono.com/2007/03/30/sony-planned-to-upgrade-the-ps3-but-microsoft-beat-them-to-it/ Stuff only Michi cares to read Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michi http://www.michikono.com/2007/03/30/sony-planned-to-upgrade-the-ps3-but-microsoft-beat-them-to-it/#comment-1400 Michi Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:10:13 +0000 http://www.michiknows.com/2007/03/30/sony-planned-to-upgrade-the-ps3-but-microsoft-beat-them-to-it/#comment-1400 You're absolutely right. Now that I think about it, I do recall Sony's three tier idea being mentioned almost a year ago. That said, I think the lackluster sales and the high price point would be a good enough reason to refrain from releasing another potentially more expensive model. The only way they can actually help themselves is if they dropped the price of the other two systems by $30 and released the new 80Gb at the top. This would most certainly fuel some sales with the new perceived "discount" models. You’re absolutely right. Now that I think about it, I do recall Sony’s three tier idea being mentioned almost a year ago. That said, I think the lackluster sales and the high price point would be a good enough reason to refrain from releasing another potentially more expensive model. The only way they can actually help themselves is if they dropped the price of the other two systems by $30 and released the new 80Gb at the top. This would most certainly fuel some sales with the new perceived “discount” models.

]]> By: William Ryall http://www.michikono.com/2007/03/30/sony-planned-to-upgrade-the-ps3-but-microsoft-beat-them-to-it/#comment-1397 William Ryall Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:03:39 +0000 http://www.michiknows.com/2007/03/30/sony-planned-to-upgrade-the-ps3-but-microsoft-beat-them-to-it/#comment-1397 The 80GB has always been planned, Michi. In fact originally it was to be released with the 60GB version but Sony kept on sighting lack of blu-ray parts on extended delays for both versions. I think in the end they decided to release the 60GB version and then delay the 80GB version till they had secured enough parts. I work in a video store and our distributor has always had the 80GB version available for pre order along side the 60GB version. Your right about them pricing themselves out of the market though, they are better off selling the console at cost or slightly below cost and bringing in the money through games (aka, micro softs ploy.) The 80GB has always been planned, Michi. In fact originally it was to be released with the 60GB version but Sony kept on sighting lack of blu-ray parts on extended delays for both versions. I think in the end they decided to release the 60GB version and then delay the 80GB version till they had secured enough parts.

I work in a video store and our distributor has always had the 80GB version available for pre order along side the 60GB version.

Your right about them pricing themselves out of the market though, they are better off selling the console at cost or slightly below cost and bringing in the money through games (aka, micro softs ploy.)

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