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Sony: PS3 will always have Blu-ray, no PSP phone in the works |
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Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey will probably forever be known to gamers as the guy who said Sony would rip Blu-ray out of the PS3 in order to cut down its price tag.
I still don't think that's gonna happen, and so does Sony, apparently. Speaking to Business Insider, Sony marketing manager Kim Nguyen had this to say:
That would pretty much destroy the PS3's backbone, our games were built on Blu-ray. Quote that: Blu-ray will always be part of PS3.
Sony execs also reiterated that they will not offer a cheaper, offline-only PS3 with an online play function that can only be accessed by paying an annual fee. As Sony exec Susan Panico said, "Online gaming is like a First Amendment right."
Panico also said that they have "nothing to announce" regarding a PS3-optimized interface for streaming internet video ala Microsoft's Netflix service. There may be something similar coming in the future, though, as she also told Business Insider to "stay tuned".
They also touched a bit on the seemingly-immortal PSP phone rumor, saying that they are working on nothing of the sort. For now, PSP users will have to make do with Wifi-tethered VoIP. They didn't say anything about the PSP-4000 though.
And the PS3 price cuts? Not gonna happen. But then that's really nothing new.
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Anyway, obviously it's stupid idea to take blu-ray out. But anyone could have told you that. Nothing new here.
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Sony has clearly not delivered on the promise of a premium product...their units should be cheaper than the 360 and the Wii which have BOTH clearly given the customer what they wanted.
Sony is clearly relying on their brand to charge a premium. The PS3 and its software are clearly not "worth it".
In other words, they're never going to drop the price just as long people are so desperate (not the word I want to use, but I'm trying to be nice) to turn in their $600 units for $150 used units.
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How much is a red-ringed 360 going for these days? Enjoy your timebomb360 you still have a year and a half left on your warranty, hope t dies before then.
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If you turn in your product and don't have to pay for it... a "refurbished" piece is still loss.
However, add another $150 plus turn in your old piece, and you've walked into the moron hall of fame. And, I'm not flaming you, ANYONE doing that is short, yellow bus material.
Which, of course, Sony and any another company for that matter, counts on.
The original point was as long as there people like you (whether you're a shill or PR person for Sony or not), they won't drop the price.
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