Price Drop For PS3 Games

True Gamer - 1096 days 16 hours ago

It seems we have an MS employee of duty.

PS3's are very hard to come by don't make yourself look like a jackass, oh wait, too late.

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MicroGamer - 1096 days 16 hours ago

Try reading the f*ing article

" This follows reports that Best Buy – among others – has actually been holding PS3 stock (hardware and software) since December 21st. This ‘strategy’ apparently relates to the fact that various Best Buy outlets only have between 25 to 60 units each ready to go for by December 31st."

Retailers are withholding consoles so they will have them for the new year. They are not being sold, they are being HOARDED at the retail level.

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cybervike - 1096 days 10 hours ago

Recently I went to my local Best Buy, Target, Toys R US, Circuit City, Walmart then called EBGames, Gamestop and Software Etc and guess what... NO PS3's anywhere. And i'm in Richmond, VA.. not exactly the most populated city mind you but there seem to be a lot of d*mn people around here and you would think with this being Circuit City headquarters they would cut us some slack but nope.

So there may be some Best Buys out there hoarding PS3's but get off your high horse if you think that crap is all over the place.

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MicroGamer - 1096 days 6 hours ago

The article says they are hoarding PS3 consoles. When a retailer hoards something to build demand, they aren't going to tell you "Yeah, come on down we have 25 on a shelf in the back" they are going to tell you "No, sorry we don't have any and don't know when we will be getting more." Just because you walk in the store and don't see any on the shelf, does not mean they don't have any. They are refusing to sell them.

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MicroGamer - 1096 days 16 hours ago

It is good for you as a consumer to get better prices in the short term, but it may be the first step in retailers turning their backs on Sony and not carrying PS3 anymore because it doesn't sell well enough for them to make a profit. Some places will likely sell out their stock and not reorder anymore. Without support from major retailers, PS3 is doomed.

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True Gamer - 1096 days 16 hours ago

If one target store reportedly has a few PS3 games at $40 instead of $60, and you automatically think Sony is doomed.

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Alymon - 1096 days 15 hours ago

I didn't say that was the only explanation, I said it was one possible explanation.

Publishers hire analysts that evaluate their sales and how well their products are doing. If their analysts find that people feel the price point for a game is too high, they will lower the price in the hopes of sparking enough interest to overcome the price difference. It has happened in alot of cases. Games have dropped in price rapidly at times because the hope is more product will sell then.

Of course none of this matters since it was a sale, not a price cut. It's temporary. Many many stores do after Christmas sales on products to try to keep the money coming in. Go to Best Buy. Look at the number of sale tags out in the store. It's insane. They are trying to appeal to people to purchase more items after the holiday rush.

Again, I wasn't saying that cutting the price was done to move more units, I was saying it was a possibility. I don't work for the retail store, I don't work for the publishers. Neither do you. We can all sit here and speculate as to the reason, but there's no indication that this is negative thing towards Sony. Especially considering the sales are going on for all systems' games and are on some top-selling games as well.

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Alymon - 1096 days 15 hours ago

It's not just PS3 games. I can confirm there were other games for other systems (major titles including Gears of War and Rainbow 6 Vegas) being sold for less than $60.

It was a sale, not a price cut.

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