Japanese Stores Slashing 20GB Prices

[wraggster]

via kotaku

PS3 sales in Japan haven't cooled off, they've frozen. Consoles sit on shelves as gamers wait it out: Waiting for actual games to appear or prices to drop. Retailers, on the other hand, are an impatient lot. Retailers are also buying "used" PS3s at much lower prices than previously, paying well under the original sticker price. Just look at how the Don Quijote in Akihabara is slicing 20 percent off the 20GB PLAYSTATION 3. Nice 20-20 irony. The 20GB version originally books at 49,980 yen (US $412), but is being offered for 39,980 yen ($329) in a sale ending February. The shop is knocking a flat 10,000 yen ($82) right now. Japanese bulletin board 2chan reports that this at other Don Quijotes as well. It's interesting to check out the PS3 vibe at 2chan; Reasons for not buying go from "there are no games I want" to "video stores don't rent Blu-ray movies." Well, not yet that is.

[alienanthropologist]

Awesome! :thumbup:

[Shrygue]

Price reductions, now that's just what everyone needs - even if it's a limited sale. Sony should see more sales of the PS3 there.

In the UK, $329 is £166.48. If the console was being sold at that price, they'd be disappearing off the shelves in a flash. Even £208 ($412) is still good. Unfortunately, it will be sold at some £425 whitch is a total rip-off.

[irongiant]

They sold 25,000 PS3s in Japan last week and 8000 360s.