PS3 Price Drop in the US

On top of that, the US price cut is apparently only a means to phase out the 60gb SKU, meaning that after those units are gone the only way you can get a PS3 in the US will be to shell out the same $599 you'd have paid before.

Wow.

Yay. Europe gets fucked over again! \o/

Way to blow the gained trust again. Oh Sony...

Just thought I'd throw this link in for anybody who hadn't read it yet. It's an interview with SCEE boss David Reeves, and he's rather more open than I'd have expected. It's got a few suprising answers, such as...

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Eurogamer: But you're still asking people to commit GBP 425 to a games console. Isn't there a problem with the perception that that's an awful lot of money to shell out?David Reeves: It is, but surprisingly, people are paying that amount of money for it.

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Eurogamer: How concerned are you about possible criticisms that you should have given European consumers what Sony America gave the US; the option to pay a lower price?David Reeves: Well, they're not really are they, because what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD 599 version with one game. All they're doing is taking their stock they've got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=79731

I donno about you guys but every retailer I have been to( up to 15 now) every PS3 they demoed has been broken. I have seen 1 360 broken out of 1 of the 15. Ummm yeah.

The only thing worth while on the ps3 is the Blu Ray. Even the 360 had better games on release. All the PS3 has for its self right now is Motorstorm.

Another thing that is crap about it, is that they are making its dashboard features over complicated. This home crap, etc etc, I'm pretty sure people would have been pleased if it were simple and build for pure gaming & Multiplayer like the 360.

360 has done it right, simple and orgnial mechanics make it great.

Yeah, but the 360 has a 30% fail rate.

Wii is the best choice at the moment but that doesn't mean I don't want a 360.

/Sits in corner cringing

poor sony slave worker

i would say 360 is the best choice available atm - you have a huge game selection. it might get better when they release more games for the wii, but right now mine is "collecting dust"...

The PS3 is simply too expensive. The $100 prizedrop didn't happend in Norway.

I'm still considering getting a PSP.

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I'm still considering getting a PSP.

Yeah I'd rather get a PSP than the PS3 actually.Killzone: Liberation looks like so much fun.

Disgaea 3 announced for PS3

I might have to buy two PS3's, just in case one breaks and there's a small period where I don't have access to one.

In before: Graphics suck.

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I'm still considering getting a PSP.

I love my PSP, but I use a lot of public transport. They're pretty crap by themselves but get homebrew on it and it's fantastic, got everything from SNES to Capcom arcade boards, to SCUMM (Monkey Island et, al.) emulated on it. Sadly only play a few actual PSP games, Disgaea Portable, Guilty Gear, Crush, Extra Extend... not exactly spoilt for choice.

Give some consideration to Exit, Killzone: Liberation, and Field Commander, Taylor - all of them are pretty good, which is sort of rare for non-racing games on the PSP I haven't played mine in months to be honest, but it is handy on occasions. I don't regret buying it, but then I never regret buying anything to do with games for some reason

I'm almost through Killzone Liberation, good stuff.

I generally use my PSP as much as the DS (more actually), although I tend to use one of em over long periods rather than both at once

Syphon Filter Dark Mirror, Loco Roco, Katamari are all worth a go on PSP too. Oh and Monster Hunter 2, though not sure if that has a non Jap launch yet?

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Give some consideration to Exit, Killzone: Liberation, and Field Commander, Taylor - all of them are pretty good, which is sort of rare for non-racing games on the PSP I haven't played mine in months to be honest, but it is handy on occasions. I don't regret buying it, but then I never regret buying anything to do with games for some reason

Well I was of course cutting short my list. There are a few delights out there but I wanted to stress I get the most enjoyment from my PSP from the not-technically-allowed stuff. Getting emulators up for Streets of Rage 2 and Progear are still what I consider the optimum usage of the PSP. It’s awesome, emulators even support wireless multiplayer.