Kotaku: Price Drops

Analyst: Sony Worried Over 360 Price Cuts

Mike Fahey — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:40:51 MDT

With Microsoft dropping Xbox 360 prices by a substantial chunk of change in Europe this Friday, you have to wonder how Sony is taking the news. While Strategy Analytics analyst David Mercer doesn't see the price of the PlayStation 3 dropping before the end of the year, he does believe Sony is going to be paying close attention to their day-to-day sales numbers from here on out.

"Sony will be nervous that the PS3's recent sales surge may fizzle out now that the premium Xbox 360 undercuts the PS3 by GBP 40, and the cheapest Xbox model is almost half the price of the PS3," commented principle analyst David Mercer.

I can imagine this is certainly true, but things will get a lot less worrisome once June 12th rolls about. Nothing spurs momentum than the game that millions bought your console for in the first place!

Sony "nervous" following Xbox 360 price cut [GamesIndustry.biz]

EA Drops Prices On Tons of Titles

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:20:05 MST

Starting tomorrow, a huge number of EA titles are going to see substantial price drops, across virtually every system. Only the Wii and PS3 will continue to see EA published games stay at current prices. The drop affects a number of next-gen priced Xbox 360 games, including Fight Night Round 3, The Godfather, and Battlefield 2 Modern Combat, bringing them to saner MSRPs.

Here's a small sampling:

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Xbox 360 - Was: $49.99 New: $29.99
Def Jam Fight for New York: The Takedown
PSP - Was: $39.99 New: $29.99

Fight Night Round 3
PlayStation 2 - Was: $39.99 New: $19.99
PSP - Was: $29.99 New: $19.99
Xbox 360 - Was: $59.99 New: $29.99
Xbox - Was: $29.99 New: $19.99

Madden NFL 07
Xbox 360 - Was: $59.99 New: $49.99
Xbox - Was: $39.99 New: $29.99
GBA - Was: $29.99 New: $19.99
GameCube - Was: $39.99 New: $29.99
PlayStation 2 - Was: $39.99 New: $29.99
PSP - Was: $39.99 New: $29.99

Game Invasion has the full, exclusive list. Check it out if you're in the mood to spend this weekend. Michael McWhertor

Exclusive: EA Price Drops [Game Invasion, thanks Janson!]

PSP Titles On the Cheap

lsmith — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:03:33 MDT

The first batch of PSP titles to receive discounted prices is over at Game Science. Granted these are Japanese price drops, but expect U.S. pricing to follow suit. Three big titles from the November price drops include Ridge Racers, Lumines and Hot Shots Golf.