EA: We would like to see console price cuts this year

[wraggster]

John Riccitiello is well-known as a man accustomed to living on the edge. His opinions, often controversial and polarizing, frequently tear rifts between factions of the gaming community. We imagine his latest outburst will be no different -- during EA's Q1 conference call, the polemical CEO said, "We think pricing will move hardware," and added, "We anticipate price cuts at some point and we'd like to see them later in the year."

Sure, this may seem like the popular opinion right now, but there's plenty of folks who hold opposing beliefs. Like us -- we wouldn't mind seeing a universal increase in the price of consoles. You know, to keep the proles out.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/05/ea...uts-this-year/

[apex05]

Yeah... like Sony has the common sense to do that.

[osgeld]

wasnt it EA a couple weeks ago that wanted to jack their game prices up