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flash501
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That makes their huge losses from Q1 of the year look even worse. |
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lordirongut
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 11:33 am |
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Cue SVD_Grasshopper and KingWiiBoy...
This should be an amusing afternoon. |
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Mark240473
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 11:34 am |
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No doubts about a Christmas price drop now.
70% is very impressive.
That means Sony could potentially drop the price to £199.99 or cheaper.
Awesome news, especially after seeing their recent losses.
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bunneyo
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 11:36 am |
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if this means a price drop is coming, awesome! il buy another 3 lol  |
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Last Ninja
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 11:38 am |
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Ive heard Shenmue 3 is a shock xmas release only on ps3 its on some crazy jap site thank the world |
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lawless1891
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 11:42 am |
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Gets you wondering just how much cheaper the PSP GO is to manufacture compared to the old 3000? |
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Samildanach
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 11:42 am |
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Even if they did drop the price, people would still complain.
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svd_grasshopper
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 11:51 am |
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| lordirongut wrote: | Cue SVD_Grasshopper and KingWiiBoy...
This should be an amusing afternoon. |
wanker. stop name dropping cause noone recognizes you. |
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lordirongut
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:13 pm |
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You've done it to yourself, mate. I mean, how the hell do you start an argument over the colour of a controller? |
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WHERESMYMONKEY
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:14 pm |
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ah there we go right on que. Speak the devils name and he shall come. and they call this demi god of general ignorance, illiteracy, servere venerial disease and plain obnoxiousness.
the grasshopper.
ahem back on subject. It does make sony seem to be taking the p**s a little by not cutting the price they currently have the machine at a 55ish percent markup.
makes you wonder if the 360 still sells for a profit or not.
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ricflair
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:19 pm |
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Why quote dollar prices? Sony are Japanese - it's all about the yen!! Exchange rates have changed massivly in the 2.5 years since release - 116 yen to the dollar in Dec 06 compared to 95 now.
$800 on release was 92,800yen; drop that by 70% = 27,840yen. Which is now £175 ($293). Adding VAT to end users, and you're already over £200 without any retailer profit (though margins are pretty small) and other costs (shipping etc).
If Sony don't want to sell at a loss, £200 in the UK still looks unlikely going by these 'figures', if this $800 figure is even accurate. At least the pound has bounced back a bit recently, but we're still at the mercy of the exchange rates. |
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bunneyo
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:20 pm |
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| WHERESMYMONKEY wrote: | ah there we go right on que. Speak the devils name and he shall come. and they call this demi god of general ignorance, illiteracy, servere venerial disease and plain obnoxiousness.
the grasshopper.
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wara lagend lol! |
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svd_grasshopper
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:28 pm |
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seriously, what a bunch of gimps.
the kind of people who got bullied at school, but come out into their own on a forum. technology - isnt it great. |
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The_KFD_Case
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:38 pm |
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| Mark240473 wrote: | No doubts about a Christmas price drop now.
70% is very impressive.
That means Sony could potentially drop the price to £199.99 or cheaper.
Awesome news, especially after seeing their recent losses. |
Agreed, and a significant price drop can't come soon enough if Sony hopes to regain lost ground in the market.
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The_KFD_Case
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:41 pm |
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| svd_grasshopper wrote: | seriously, what a bunch of gimps.
the kind of people who got bullied at school, but come out into their own on a forum. technology - isnt it great. |
And yet you haven't even commented on the actual topic of this article yet despite at least two posts. 
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Whitby
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:42 pm |
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| svd_grasshopper wrote: | | the kind of people who got bullied at school, but come out into their own on a forum. technology - isnt it great. |
I've said this before but - oh the irony!
You're the best example of an internet 'ard man. All you do is crap on people opinions and swear in bold, when in real life you will just be a small desperate, lonely and paranoid little boy. Now get to f**k back to eurogamer.
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svd_grasshopper
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:46 pm |
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WHO CARES! this s**t has been covered 10 times before. your all speculating like that prick michael panchter.
get over yourselves.
sad c**ts, the xbox live generation. scared to step out the door. you use a microphone instead of a mobile phone. |
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freaky_seb
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:51 pm |
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| ricflair wrote: | | Why quote dollar prices? |
Because the global economy works in us$, hence why we get screwed over for tech prices in this country.
This is good news thought, hopefully a price cut should be around xmas time, I seriously would like to own all 3 consoles.
Oh and off topic - Don't feed the trolls! |
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KMakawa
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:56 pm |
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michael pachter* |
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lordirongut
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 12:59 pm |
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I believe that Monkey is a Wii enthusiast and I myself do not pay for for Xbox Live and use PSN to go online with. You are again using the Xbox 360 as an insult. Typical Grasshopper, using unfounded insults (if you can even call them insults) on people he knows nothing about.
Hopefully if a price cut does come as a result of this, it won't attract more people like HIM to the PSN. |
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pishers
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 1:01 pm |
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maybe some of this drop in costs is due to the slim ps3 which is why the exisitng unit is priced as it is. i dont know but perhaps they have a chance to reduce the prices from here on in, i dont think they are taking the mickey with their pricing as the price reflects a design decision.
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Conkers
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 1:02 pm |
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I’m not actually sure what people expect when they continuously mention Grasshopper’s name prior to his arrival in a thread, of course he’s going to go into overload immediately. It is getting rather tiresome, and becoming just as bad as his little rants. At least let himself get worked into a tizzy all by himself first!
All you’re doing is raising notoriety, do you wish him exalted onto a plateau here and other sites? No? Then leave it be. |
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FiltyMonkey
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 1:22 pm |
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| svd_grasshopper wrote: | WHO CARES! this s**t has been covered 10 times before. your all speculating like that prick michael panchter.
get over yourselves.
sad c**ts, the xbox live generation. scared to step out the door. you use a microphone instead of a mobile phone. |
He he, you're just jealous that our microphones work properly and when playing different games. And I know the correct useage of the words YOUR and YOU'RE.
Plus I'll fight you anyday.
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shellster2
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 1:24 pm |
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i for one hope they do drop the price to tempt me to buy one.
on a different note i was just having a look over at play.com and saw this at number 1 in the ps3 chart Click Here
i agree with conkers. cut SVD a bit of slack, he's quite capable of hanging himself.
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ricflair
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| Posted: 31 Jul 09 1:24 pm |
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| freaky_seb wrote: | | ricflair wrote: | | Why quote dollar prices? |
Because the global economy works in us$, hence why we get screwed over for tech prices in this country.
This is good news thought, hopefully a price cut should be around xmas time, I seriously would like to own all 3 consoles.
Oh and off topic - Don't feed the trolls! |
I know that, but its made by a japanese company, R&D mainly in japan and built in the region. So the cost in dollars (or any other local currency) is only relative to the exchange rate at the time. I'm pretty sure that when Sony look at their costs, they'll be thinking yen.
Everyone has been screwed over to some degree, and it's mainly the strength of the yen. Thats why Nintendo were going to up the trade price of a wii in Europe.
And yeah, this baiting of people before they even post is just as bad as the baitee starting the argument. If anything it's worse because there are even more posts! |
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