Comments on: European Xbox 360 price cut in ’08: “I can’t imagine why they would penalize you folks,” says Pachter

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:05:18 +0000

I can see the new PR right now:

“You’ll buy it, even if you need three jobs to afford it”

By: Blerk

Blerk — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:03:43 +0000

They’ll probably put the PS3 price up again.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:51:11 +0000

I know.

So futile.

It will be the end of the generation before it drops in price.

By: patlike

patlike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:49:19 +0000

PS3′s not going to drop. Definitely not.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:45:59 +0000

PS3 price drop would be nice…. One day.

I actually think the PS3 will be scrapped before there is a damn rpice cut.

I hope this action makes them cut.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:43:54 +0000

And peripheral price cuts too.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:41:48 +0000

Another £20 off all models before Christmas. Maybe more off the Elite. Betcha.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:33:03 +0000

Because we already had it? When was the last time you could buy electronics hardware in Europe at the proper currency conversion rate?

US/UK for example

Wii: $249, £179 (£139 by conversion rate)
PS3 80gb: $399, £299 (£224 by conversion)
360 Arcade: £159, $279 (£156 by conversion)

Which one looks out of place there?

Now do the new US price of $199 for the 360 Arcade and we get £112 by conversion. Doesn’t that look like about the usual way we get screwed over here?

By: patlike

patlike — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:32:35 +0000

It’s going to happen. Feeling, water, etc.

By: pjmaybe

pjmaybe — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:29:16 +0000

Why wouldn’t they? Europe is still ‘the leper colony’ as far as the world gaming industry are concerned.

We SHOULD be punished.