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Hopes of a PlayStation Vita price cut announcement at E3 have come and gone, and Sony reckons the price of the system will not be reduced any time soon. Oh, absolutely," Sony Worldwide Studios chief Shuhei Yoshida told Eurogamer when asked if he was happy with the current price of …
Read More »40% Brazilian price cut for 360 as new factory opens
Microsoft will produce 17,000 Xbox 360 systems every week from a new manufacturing plant in Brazil that opens next month. The creation of this facility is part of the Xbox firm’s ongoing partnership with Flextronic Inc, adding to the manufacturing operations already running in China, according to Gamasutra. As a …
Read More »‘Blockbusters and bundles will take Xbox 360 to No.1’
New bundle deals and one of its strongest Q4 line-ups will make Xbox 360 the best selling console in Europe, Microsoft told MCV. The firm has dismissed the need to follow Nintendo and Sony by reducing Xbox 360’s price or developing new-look hardware. The platform holder says its line-up of …
Read More »US retailers see PS3 sales spike
Two of North America’s leading retailers have reported significant uplifts in sales of PS3 consoles. This is thanks, of course, to the recent Sony PS3 price cut that came into effect in key territories on Tuesday. "In terms of recent trends, clearly, we’ve had two major events recently with the …
Read More »Sony wants PS3 price cut to win over Xbox and Wii owners
The decision to cut the price of the PS3 is not related to market pressures and has been planned for over a year, Sony has said. We see a lot of opportunity in the market, and I want to note that we’ve been planning this price drop for quite some …
Read More »PS3 hits £179 – price roundup
Retailers have begun adjusting the prices of their PS3 stock following Sony’s announcement of a price cut to the machine last night. The new RRP for the machine stands at 199.99 for the 160GB model and 249.99 for the 320GB, but predictable many retailers have chosen to undercut this. Play.com …
Read More »PS3 drops to £199.99
GAMESCOM: As MCV revealed last month, Sony has dropped the PlayStation 3 to 199.99. UK retail is expected to go even lower than that, with a price of 179.99 expected to be the norm. Although some outlets could be even more aggressive. Sony made the announcement during its Gamescom press …
Read More »Amazon leaks new PS3 price
GAMESCOM: The leading online retailer may have revealed the rumoured PS3 price cut ahead of any official announcement in Cologne. According to Eurogamer, Amazon has dropped the price across all PS3 SKUs. The 320GB PS3 is now down to 215.20 on Amazon, with an RRP of 291.05. The price of …
Read More »3DS sales surge in Japan
Nintendo’s decision to slash the price of 3DS has seemingly had the desired effect in Japan. Though MCV is not able to publish UK sales figures, Famitsu publisher Enterbrain (via Andriasang) has revealed that 3DS sales jumped significantly in Japan following the decision to cut the handheld’s price from 25k …
Read More »3DS now on the High Street for £115
Today’s the day when Nintendo hopes that thousands of consumers who have until now been sitting on the fence over 3DS will finally buy the handheld. That’s because as of today the device has had a significant cut in trade price. But as is always the way with a big …
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