Console now $99
Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to pick up a Playstation 2 in most areas for under $100.
That, and not a price cut for the PS3 or anything else, is Sony’s official announcement, made today at the official U.S. Playstation blog. Many retailers are promoting the price drop in their weekend circulars.
John Koller, Sony’s Director of Hardware Marketing, explains why the PS2 is in the spotlight again:
Why is this so significant? Well most importantly, this new price means that more people than ever will be able to join in on the fun that so many of you PlayStation 2 owners have been enjoying for years, which means new families will become part of the platform’s record-breaking install base. With this new price, we intend to introduce a new generation of consumers – some of whom weren’t even alive when the system was first introduced in 2000 – to the immense entertainment value offered by PlayStation 2.
In the gaming industry, the typical lifecycle for a console is around five years, but because we build each of our platforms for a large and diverse consumer base, we design our platforms differently. With the original PlayStation and now PlayStation 2, we’ve proven that consumers can rely on our platforms for their gaming and entertainment needs for at least a decade. This speaks to the technology and features that were packed into PlayStation 2 from the beginning, as well as to the ongoing support the platform enjoys from the publishing and retail communities and, well, all of you fans.
This news almost solidifies that there will be no price cut for Sony’s Playstation 3 for some time.
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will i am not buying a system that is $400 Xbox 360 is more reasonable of a price like seriously i am so not doing that paying $400 -.-
Well, there goes my hopes for buying a lower-priced PS3. Seriously, are you kidding me? T: Time to start saving up for a 360 now.
Please I can get a Ps2 for like 70 bucks. even less
…I alredy have a PS2!XD XD YAY! But I say the same as Crysore. it’s not hard to get a PS2 for like 70 or less.
From now on, SONY PS3′s will be collecting dust on the shelves once more and PS2 out with daddy. So sad SONY. They know their PS3 is in trouble but they don’t care. 400$? No thanks. *hugs his 360*
Wow bad move Sony. I already have a PS3 but you know….
Well….Looks like they’re just asking to fall down to pieces. Sure, there are a few people who might want a PS2, but the majority already have one. Nobody is thinking about buying that system anymore. Boy, are they dumb. Oh well. We have to remember that this is Sony we’re talking about. Every little thing they have is higher than anything else (i.e. TVs, Cameras, etc)
Actually the 360 is pretty cheap… being cheaper than a Wii.
The xbox360 is about 180 €…
360 FTW!
@ gabsonic
what are you talking about the Xbox 360 is $300 unless you mean the arcade version of the system that is a rip off because of the problems it holds i hear that its like engine problems for that Xbox 360 Arcade system
When a GameCube is only 30 bucks, paying even just 100 bucks for a less powerful system (PS2) feels wrong.
But for collection’s sake, I may get it and the original Xbox to play their good exclusives someday.
@TailsFox:
Don’t hug your 360 too tight, it’s fragile. Especially if the system is on. You could cause it to overheat.
But on subject of the PS3, you actually get what you pay for when you buy one for $400
I got one with 80gb HDD, built-in Wi-Fi, DualShock3 Sixaxis controller, of course the Blu-Ray player, he system doesn’t get stuff like the RRoD, (it’s sturdy) and I can play games online for free. That’s not even close to all of the great things it’s capable of.
Too late, nobody cares about PS2 now that it’s last generation.
Isn’t the PS3 like $500, which is still more than a 360Elite. Why not drop that? It’s not like a lot of games are being developed for the Ps2 now right. And the PS3 can play PS2 games as well. WTF??
Lower the price on one of your Failstation products, not the Playstation 2. Everybody already has your one good system, a lower price might make them buy your shitty ones.
So any chance of a price drop for UK or Europe too? Some “big announcement” this turned out to be, since you can already get the PS2 for about £50 in UK, and I got mine For £20.
Look, if you want a system for less than 400 bucks, you’re gonna get a relatively crappy one. Really, you get what you pay for in this gaming generation. Either the system will lack processing power (Wii/lastgen systems) or be fragile. (360) I don’t know why people complain about the prices. Just go out and buy yourself a cheap system if you’re that desperate. You’ll reap what you’ve sown.
The success of the PS2 is impressive. It’s doing surprisingly well for a last generation system.