Quick Jump Daily Digest

Thank you for your interest in the Quick Jump Daily Digest. Get notified of all new content on QJ in our free Daily Digest. To subscribe, enter your email address below and click the subscribe button.


Email Address:


Email will come from "donotreply@caputomedia.com". Please whitelist this email address.

Cancel and Return to page

Sony's big March 31 announcement: not a PS3 pricecut

Posted Mar 30, 2009 at 7:39AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3 Tags: price drop, PSP2, SCEA, Sony
Ó

Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation portable consoles - Image 1


A few days ago, Sony revealed that they'll be announcing something huge tomorrow, March 31. But what is it? According to a recent statement from a SCEA PR manager, we now know what it is not.

Ever since the news hit that Sony would be dropping some big news tomorrow, a bunch of people have been singing about a PS3 price cut. Commenting on this line of speculation, SCEA's Al De Leon said:

As we have stated previously, we do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumors to that effect are false and are the result of speculation. SCEA remains focused on the long-term momentum of PS3. With the industry's best software lineup this year, combined with our most aggressive marketing campaign to date, we remain confident in our approach and the value we're delivering with PS3.


If it's not a price cut, then what could it be? The PSP2/PSP-4000? Could it be PS3 FW 2.7? PS2 backwards compatibility? Or what about a PS2 price drop? Well, whatever it is, we've only got a couple hours left before they announce it tomorrow, so just keep those bets coming - the ball is still on anyone's court (well, except the PS3-pricecut team, of course).

My guess is a US$ 99 PlayStation 2.



Related articles:


Via IGN



This story sucks? This story rocks!
Vote Now!    This story ROCKS! (0) This story SUCKS!! (0)




Become a Member of QJ.Net!

If you want your comments to go live without waiting for moderation, you need to be logged in. Being logged in has its benefits:
  • Logged in members do not wait for their comments to be approved.
  • Logged in members can sign up for nightly updates.
  • Logged in members can create Profiles to be seen by other users.
So why wait? Create an account or login now! It's easy, quick, and free.

To get started, use the LOGIN boxes, or the REGISTER link at the top right!

Comments 


 
# Ugh...Flamesack112 2009-03-30 08:52
I've had my 60gb from day one, but really, they're not doing themselves a favor by keeping it at 400.



More people are just gonna get a 360 or wait it out, and that's not what they should want.



But what do I know? I'm just the consumer, the guy who determines how well your product does and contribute to your entire company.



Anyone remember the big Steam price cut weekend?

7000+% in total sales. People could learn from this example.

Reply
 

 
# big announcement...SAAYYHOMIE 2009-03-30 08:59
Just the announcing of the numbers and figures for the end of the fiscal year. Trust me. I know.

Reply
 

 
# thanksSw3RvE 2009-03-30 09:12
more useless info...



stop posting RUMORS of price drops your just adding to people making them to get publicity.





also we have read the previous post about what it "could be"



lets see some real news!

Reply
 

 
# Great..Santhiel 2009-03-30 09:42
no pricedrop for PS3 = me not buying another PS3 on a looooooong time (probably til either one of these games is released: GOW3, FFXIII,FF Vs XIII) (my last one is resting in peace thanks to YLOD :'( )

Reply
 

 
# What i wantTonyFlakes 2009-03-30 09:59
You can fix YLOD be yourself is easy



................................................................



my guess is FW 2.70 with PS2 backward Compatibility



In-game Web browser



More cache for web browser or some fix for web pages with a lot of images



All PS Stores with the same conten



Cross-game chat





"I got fragged! Where were you? I needed backup!"

"Dude, I'm on LittleBigPlanet ."

"Oh."

Reply
 

 
# How many times did I say it?NarooN 2009-03-30 10:01
It wasn't gonna be a PS3 price drop from the start. Sony denied a PS3 price drop 50 billion times already. I don't think it'll be a PS3 price drop since that's not really worthy pof a big announcement anyway.



And Sony never said it was going to be a big announcement, that was just the media blowing things out of proportion. It might be something so minor that everyone will facepalm when they read it tomorrow.

Reply
 

 
# mmmemcp 2009-03-30 10:11
"With the industry's best software lineup this year"



i believe its software but then again it could be marketing figures and who gives a damn



hopefully a new FW,

Reply
 

 
# PS2.5damonous 2009-03-30 10:36
I'm going to stick my neck out there, attract ruthless flames, and get smacked-around tomorrow if I'm wrong ...... but I'm going to go with that rumor that started a few weeks back from that trade analyst who said that Sony will release a non-Blu-ray PS3.



In effect: PS2.5. A PS2, with PSN network capability and all the necessary GPU/CPU firepower to run PS3 games, just without a Blu-ray drive (which would be an optional add-on).



*And* a PS2 price-drop to $99.



Imagine: a PS2 that could also run downloadable PS3 games for about $200-$250 with solid-state memory options (like Memory Stick Duo), and that could be upgraded to Blu-ray for $200 more.

Reply
 

 
# Never going to happen...Shatterdome 2009-03-30 10:47
why would you buy a PS3 if playing the games and bluray movies (the two biggest selling points) were optional ?



What would you do with a PS3 with no blu-ray ?



It's a ridiculous idea and will never happen...not to mention someone at Sony already said they would NEVER EVER get rid of the blu-ray....

Reply
 

 
# KH3 exclusive to PS3phiyuku 2009-03-30 11:14
I can only wish lol I really want a new Kingdom Hearts. But Nomura is not done with FFXIII Vs sooo the chances of that happening are less than 1% if not less than 0%. Hopefully a release date for GT5 full version.

Reply
 

 
# SCREAM!whitecloud 2009-03-30 11:17
if everyone screams "price cut" loud and long enough, we will get eventually.

Reply
 

 
# 7 poundsbabyboy 2009-03-30 12:18
they could just announce that the ps3/psp tops japan..... and 7 pounds comes out on dvd tomorrow

Reply
 

 
# We can only dream...papajag 2009-03-30 12:22
But we know it's now gonna happen until all the crappy RPG that Squeenix gave the 360 comes to the PS3. I just don't get why PS3 owners want them. Lost Odyssey is probably the only RPG this gen worth the time. Hopefully Final Fantasy XIII and Versus gets us back to praising Squeenix.

Reply
 

 
# ...jac_the_ripper 2009-03-30 12:59
i think they will announce 2.7 cuz they said that it is going 2 be something that is ps3 related. k so wut do we have that is ps3 related, games, ps3s, and firmware updates. games are ruled out cuz, if they had something 2 announce about games, they would have announced it in the gdc, and we also need 2 rule out the hardware cuz they already announced a bundle, and that leaves us 4 the firmware update, so there u go ppl, they will announce a firmware update

Reply
 

 
# My guess is...Matt91 2009-03-30 13:18
Halo 3 is coming to the PS3!!!

Reply
 

 
# -_-narutosaiyan 2009-03-30 14:15
i wish people would stop asking for a damn price drop! its getting so anoying. everyone that wanted ps3 badly enough has it. evryone else made a mistake n got 360... and spent way more than 400 just so they could play online

Reply
 

 
# Yeahphiyuku 2009-03-30 14:18
and Killzone 2 is going to the Xbox 360 -.-

Even though Halo 3 was Bungie's and they are now a separate entity from Microsoft. In order for Bungie to separate from MS they agreed to hand over the IP to MS.

Reply
 

 
# Huh...xploren 2009-03-30 14:55
I thought the retard fanboy would be here already. Guess not. I'll have to rely on Pundit Kitchen to amuse me today (which it hasn't for a while...).



And people, as much as a price cut would be great for PS3's sales, Sony's losing enough money as it is. The system is worth way more than it is, so save up your money and just buy it.

Reply
 

 
# Melty?Daistaar 2009-03-30 16:11
Hey where is Melty today? Internet is probably down or that heavy ban-hammer finally squished him.



No Price cut... that's fine. I've already gotten 3 PS3's anyway (1 bedroom, 1 Living room and one at girlfriend's). It's true, if people wanted a PS3, the price would not have been an issue. Even at 599 there was still plenty of bang for the buck (a PS1, PS2, PS3, CD, DVD, Bluray Player, Internet, Music photo and video player).



My thought is it won't be FW related because they do that on the blog and they always release bits of info in spurts. Definitely not FW related. I'd laugh if it were something like Skype coming soon. That or if Sony announced something like "Bandstar" to compliment the "Singstar" line or "Rockstar". With EA and Activision BOTH crossing 1 billion download dollars in sales it wouldn't be surprising to see Sony throw their hat into the music craze. Let it be known, I coined "BandStar" and "RockStar", LOL!

Reply
 

 
# halo 4?the by 2009-03-30 18:18
a GTA exclusive game for PS3?

new firmware for ps3 with cross-game chat?



can't think of anything else so i'll stop now!

Reply
 

 
# Well,Raqoon 2009-03-31 00:01
How about this one:



PS2 backwards compatibility with PSP remote play for all PS2 Games;)

Reply
 

 
# ....Silver-Tiger 2009-03-31 00:06
you know this was a joke right?

Reply
 

 
# !HIDEO KOJIMA 2009-03-31 00:35
They are going to send a PS3 into space...

Reply
 

 
# $99 PS2jimmytime88 2009-03-31 00:37
its already on the ps blog, $99 ps2.

Whoop-di-flaming doo!

Reply
 

 
# !HIDEO KOJIMA 2009-03-31 00:44
I would love if Sony took the MS route and gave everyone a 3 year warranty and reimburse anyone who paid the $150 repair fee. So like you, Santhiel, I'm waiting, but in my case, it has to do with the BluRay lens.

Reply
 

 
# Makes me sad..VashioKun 2009-03-31 01:07
Yeah.. makes me sad that they even made a week announcement just for this.

Reply
 

 
# awesomefungusinmymilk 2009-03-31 01:48
sony would be on top with a feature like that



even if they werent it would still be the best

Reply
 

 
# loljimmytime88 2009-03-31 02:55
they almost got it right. Right idea, wrong cosole!!

Reply
 

 
# My PredictionCydonos 2009-03-31 03:09
It's going to be something vague and meaningless that nobody cares about, like



"the next firmware is going to contain a partial fix for a feature nobody uses and it's only applicable for PS3 owners in Guam, but YOU have to download the update too!"

Reply
 

 
# PS2 Price cutnall256 2009-03-31 03:31
QJ got it, it's the $99 PS2

Reply
 

Add comment

Security code
Refresh


Welcome to QJ.Net!

If you want your comments to go live without waiting for moderation, you need to be logged in. Being logged in has its benefits:
  • Logged in members do not wait for their comments to be approved.
  • Logged in members can create Profiles to be seen by other users.
So why wait? Create an account or login now! It's easy, quick, and free.

To get started, use the LOGIN boxes, or the REGISTER link below!



Want to learn more about the team who brings you the QJ news?

Read about them now!


RSS Feeds Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook
Login:

HOT FLASH GAMES

Turbo Rally

Bakugan ATV Offroad

Duty Hill 2

Pork Must Arrive TD

Mechwarrior 3D

Ice Racing 3D