Playstation 3 Must Be Cheaper
March 16, 2009 – 3:13 pmThe cries for a cheaper Playstation 3 are coming in from all quarters, and they’re getting louder. The 80GB console sits firmly at $399, and many experts think a price cut is in order.
Game publishers are currently among the most vocal about Sony cutting prices on the console. With more consoles out there, they can sell more games.
Some game publishers are even threatening to pull money from the development of games if they installed user base doesn’t get bigger soon. Electronic Arts is one such company.
“You can’t ignore the guy who has half the market,” said Peter Moore, who heads up the sports game division for Electronic Arts.
Sony, for their part, seems to be ignoring the pressure.
“Everybody in the development community would love for the PS3 to be free, so they could just sell razor blades,” said Peter Dille, President of Marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment America in Foster City, California.
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