Reeves: We're not dropping PS3 next spring, we're ahead of 360 in Europe

SCEE president David Reeves has told MCV that PS3 will not drop in price next spring - as was rumoured recently - and that the machine is ahead of Xbox 360 by around 300,000 units in Europe.

“No we are not going to go down in price; neither are we going to go down in price on PS3 in spring time either. Absolutely not, whatever you might have heard to the contrary,” he said.

“Our strategy is very much value added.”

The exec added:

“I am confident that in PAL territories our installed base is 300,000 units ahead of Xbox 360.

“When we came into the industry we started at zero. And we had to have a model that offered price elasticity. As soon as we got the manufacturing price down on PSOne we lowered the price. Same with PS2. But we’re not doing that on PS3 – that’s not the model, even if people are expecting it.

“We’re relying on the fact that the industry will keep growing and while we might have a comparatively smaller share of the market we will have higher sales. PS3 is tracking where PS2 was at the same point in its life. The value added strategy will continue for some years to come.”

More through there.