About That PS3 Price Change… I've Got Good News and Bad News

***wraggster*** · January 26th, 2007, 19:54

via gizmodo

Well, we've all been clamoring for Sony to adjust the ridiculous price of their Playstation 3, and they've finally gone ahead changed it for us. Oh, just a couple of notes before you get excited: the price change is only effective in Canada, and it's a $50 increase. Yeah, you Canucks were getting off easy only having to pay $649 of your funny money for a PS3. The new price of $699 should suit you much better.

Oh, and it also appears that they've removed all 20GB models from the Canadian market as well. Is there a more anti-consumer company than Sony out there? Seriously, it's like they're trying to agitate their customers. Next they'll announce that in order to buy a PS3 you need to submit to a solid kick to the balls before leaving the store.

**shadowprophet** · January 26th, 2007, 20:00

wanna know what im happy about?
This is yet another nail in sonys coffin.
I think ill go prepare a nice farewell speech for when they finely kick the bucket.

**acn010** · January 26th, 2007, 20:02

what?! oh wow, sony........ why? sony!!!

**Shrygue** · January 26th, 2007, 20:05

A price INCREASE? Sorry for the capitals but that's just such a stupid and brainless decision to do. I just hope that the PS3 price doesn't suddenly jump higher in Europe because many wish the price tag was lower.

**leonstars** · January 26th, 2007, 20:15

Ha! :rofl:
submit to a solid kick to the balls

thats a good one, way to go sony

**DPyro** · January 26th, 2007, 20:34

That's not Sony, it's BestBuy and Futureshop. Sony is still selling it for $649.

**acn010** · January 26th, 2007, 20:37

it sucks balls now, sincve sony is loosing money, the warehouse companies are increasing, booooooooo

**F9zDark** · January 26th, 2007, 20:40

Yeah, you Canucks were getting off easy only having to pay $649 of your funny money for a PS3. The new price of $699 should suit you much better.

Before we all go blasting Sony, lets look at the wording here. $649 of YOUR FUNNY MONEY. So assuming that the author said that, I take it that he meant 649 CAD.

Thats actually 550 USD; so Canucks have been paying less than everyone else as it is. A 50 CAD increase only raises the cost up to 592 USD.

If the author DOES indeed mean CAD (which clearly he must, since the quote above) that means that Canadians have had it lucky and still do; paying 8 USD less than their southern brothers...

**shadowprophet** · January 26th, 2007, 21:14

Originally Posted by F9zDark

Before we all go blasting Sony, lets look at the wording here. $649 of YOUR FUNNY MONEY. So assuming that the author said that, I take it that he meant 649 CAD.

Thats actually 550 USD; so Canucks have been paying less than everyone else as it is. A 50 CAD increase only raises the cost up to 592 USD.

If the author DOES indeed mean CAD (which clearly he must, since the quote above) that means that Canadians have had it lucky and still do; paying 8 USD less than their southern brothers...

Sony has been accumulating a lot of bad press in the last quarter or so. One, No matter how die hard a sony fan would still be forced to question their logic at this point.Does sony really need more bad press.

**F9zDark** · January 26th, 2007, 21:20

Originally Posted by shadowprophet

Sony has been accumulating a lot of bad press in the last quarter or so. One, No matter how die hard a sony fan would still be forced to question their logic at this point.Does sony really need more bad press.

I am not a die hard Sony fan, I am using logic to deduce whether or not this is actually a bad thing. If you read the evidence I have to offer, you would have seen that this is not as bad as it sounds.

550 USD to 592 USD price increase is alot better than 649 USD to 699 USD price increase, wouldn't you agree?

Not to mention, if they author is right about the money, being USD, I doubt the canadians wouldn't have had something to say about a 765 CAD pricetag...

Added:

I did some more research. Best Buy Canada has the PS3 for $699. So why would a Canadian electronics store use the American dollar? It wouldn't; its obviously in CAD (Canadian Dollar). So this article is mute(and the author an apparent retard). 699 CAD = 592 USD. Any price increase is bad news, but they ARE STILL paying less than anyone else; so they can shove it.