Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Sony cuts PS3 price by 20 pct to Y49,980 in Japan
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> | Sony Corp. said on Friday it would sell its PlayStation 3 video game
> | console in Japan for 49,980 yen ($430), over 20 percent lower than a
> | previously announced price.
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> http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060922:MTFH25783_2006-09-22_03-17-23_T229782&type=comktNews&rpc=44
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> Linux gaming becomes more affordable. The PS3 may also be a fully-featured
> Linux PC, claims Sony. With fast polygon redering, Compiz/XGL/AIGLX seems
> probable as an inclusion.
More affordable for the consumer, yes. But this also means that Sony
will be absorbing more of the cost and taking a larger loss on each
unit sold. Obviously they are doing this for a reason. Most likely
their internal marketing research showed that few consumers would be
willing to pay roughly $600 for a game console.
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