Cheap Playstation 3 (PS3)?
Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) console was expected to have a price drop at some point, everyone’s looking for the cheapest PS3 price, but who would have thought you would be seeing the PS3 console dropping in price from the UK launch price of £425 to a cheap bargain starting price for Sony PS3 console bundles at around £300 just 6 months later!
One of the reasons I suspect for this will be the comparatively high cost of the Sony PS3 console since it’s launch in comparison to it’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii console rivals which are both outselling it. The reported sales of the PS3 console in the UK and how they fell since the launch week was something that was discussed here on the Zath Forums - I think it was because the launch price was anything but cheap!
Now I’m quite happy with my cheap Xbox 360 console for the time being (well I’m finding it tough enough to get time to play on that as well as my PC as well as everything else going on in my life), but at this cheap price even I’m considering it, if only to buy it as the cheapest option of getting a Blu-Ray High Definition movie disc player given that Blu-Ray won the format war!
Tempting, very tempting indeed at these relatively cheap prices! How much better is the Blu-Ray disc playing in comparison to cheaper up-scaled DVDs option on your High Definition TVs? Would you recommend getting a cheap PS3 console just to play your movies?
Has it become cheap enough in price for you to buy one?
GAME - Sony Playstation 3 (Cheapest PS3) Bundles
Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) 40GB + 2 Blu-Ray Movies - £309.99
Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) 40GB + 2 Blu-Ray Movies + 1 PS3 Game - £339.99
Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) 40GB + 2 Blu-Ray movies + 2 PS3 Games - £369.99
Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) 60GB + 2 PS3 Games
Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) 60GB + 3 PS3 Games
Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) 60GB + 4 PS3 Games
I think I am going to buy one, my 360 hasnt got hd, and rather than buying and external hd for xbox I think a little more investment and you get a lot more.
It seems to me that would have more to do with Bargain discount shopping than just about anything else. Regards! please give a little more detail for us \’dunderheads\’.
I’m thinking the 40GB version is rather tempting, I may have to treat myself to one for Christmas!
Apparently the 40GB version doesn’t play old Playstation 2 games - for me that’s not a big deal, “been there, done that”, I’m more interested in the Playstation 3 high definition games and bluray movies!
Thanks, i’m going to buy PS now.
Glad you found the post useful Mike, let us know what you think to it when you’ve got it.
I got my PS3 back in October, so its the 60GB model and I think it was a little over the £400 mark, and I have to say it was definitely worth it. Everyone thinks that the XBOX 360 and the PS3 are comparable in some way in gameplay, but for me I find there is very little difference. I’m rather glad that I got the PS3 when I did as although I don’t use the backwards compatibility of PS2 much, it still comes in handy. Although I overheard a sales guy in Zaavi, virgin music previously, that they had taken the 60GB model off the market due to bugs in the PS2 gameplay, which I then told him and the woman asking about it that I had found no bugs and reffered her to argos where it was cheaper for the 60GB model than Zavvi’s 40GB.
Anyways, I’m rambling as I’m tired. Have a great Christmas everyone and have fun with your PS3’s if you get them.
@edd - Interesting to hear another view on the PS2 compatibility of the PS3, I’m not sure that I’d use it as I tend to leave old games behind (and sell them if possible) once I upgrade to PS3, but I’m sure it a nice feature to have though.
ps3’s are starting to become worthwhile purchases. Now might be a decent time to pick one up if you were on the bench.
I really love Ps. It is great!
The PS3 is awesome. It really is a great system games like Rachet and Clank, folklore, and motor storm are great. Online playing is free.
I also have it hooked up to a 1080p monitor with a big denon lossless receiver, and Blu Ray is unbelievable. Best consumer video source I’ve ever seen. PS3 also upconverts regular DVDs, but one look at Casino Royale and you can know which is which.
I’d recommend going for NetFlix though for blu ray discs since they are a bit much to buy right now.
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Cliff - I’m sure the PS3’s fortunes will further pick this year as more top games are released (GTA 4, Metal Gear Solid 4) and given the fact that Bluray has now won the format war, the cheapest PS3 will no doubt be a bargain way of owning a Bluray player!
The cheapest Playstation 3 is now looking an ever more tempting piece of kit!
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I really don’t think any price drop for the PS3 is in the near future. For the 3ghz and blue-ray drive, it’s a steal at $399. IMO
I agree that if you want a Blu-ray player, a Playstation 3 is the best and probably cheapest on the market now that Blu-Ray stand-alone players are going up in price now they don’t have to compete with HD-DVD on price!
Also, there should start being more top class games arriving for the PS3 this year, which should be good!
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