8gb Pro Duos Available next month

$300 is about what I was expecting, as I'd seens ites predicting as much. It could always be as bad as some sites offering a "sale" for $999. And as for those of you accusing Sony of greed...you do realize it costs more than $600 to make a PS3, and that solid state memory is unbelievably expensive.

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Originally Posted by Mister Klownes

$300 is about what I was expecting, as I'd seens ites predicting as much. It could always be as bad as some sites offering a "sale" for $999. And as for those of you accusing Sony of greed...you do realize it costs more than $600 to make a PS3, and that solid state memory is unbelievably expensive.

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How could they sell something for less than what it costs to make them? That makes no sense.

ya this osunds awsom. but for me to get this i gotta hope like hell to get on staff this summer. if i do 8gb here i come:)

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Originally Posted by gr42178

How could they sell something for less than what it costs to make them? That makes no sense.

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They profit from software sales.

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Originally Posted by crypysmoker

Ill tell you one thing... Sony seems to think that everyone is made of money nowadays...
$600 for a OS3 and now $300 for a little dinky piece of plastic.
I understand the worl that gies inot making them, but the matrials to make a 8Gb stick maybe costs about $20 at most, and then the rest is profit.

Sony... Not everyone lives off thier rich parents or a trust fund... so how about understanding that some of us had to save for a PSP as it was, now a mem stick that costs twice a smuch as that..
Thanks sony, really appreciate u looking out for your customers.

Greedy *******s

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Well look at a Sony 4gb stick, thats around what 150 USD? Obviously double that is 300 USD. It makes sense; flash memory has ALWAYS been more expensive. I can buy a 300 GB 7200RPM Hard Drive for 80 USD.

Thats how the world goes round man; electronics and computers have always started out expensive and then reduce in price over time. Sandisk will release one soon and after 6 months they will probably be very affordable, maybe 180 USD.

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They profit from software sales.

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So thats why the games are so expensive right? Makes a little bit of sense now :p

I don't think that 300 is too much, do you remember how much the 1 and 2 gigs were when they first launched? I remembered them being almost $500. I think $300 is high, and i'm not going to get one will the price comes down, but for those that have been holding off, and are willing to get one card to hold it all [sorry for the pun] this might not be too bad an option.

Well it's software, and an attempt to just get them sold. If you hadn't noticed, people seem displeased with Sony as of late. I could find a handful of people in DCEmu PSP forums with anti-Sony icons and signatures alone. I imagine they want to just get them out, hoping enough people see them in action to get motivated to save the money and buy one themselves.

awesome, now that i have a 3.03 OE-A, this memory stick will work..but dang, 300 bucks, i think i'll wait it out, 300 bucks, heh, i could buy a wii with that money

how much is 300 bucks in euros dude ? cos wii is bout 120 euro i think....