Retailer slashes PS3 price - MixMakers.net

yungflo · **Retailer slashes PS3 price -** 03-27-2007, 07:25 PM

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Retailer slashes PS3 price
Just five days after PAL launch.

As post-launch price cuts go, this must surely be one of the quickest in the gaming industry's history. Just five days after it launched in PAL regions, UK retailer Aria has knocked the price of the PlayStation 3 down from £425 (AU$1,033 / €626) to £399.95 (AU$970 / €588), a price drop of six per cent.

"We're running a promotion to create market awareness. This offer will only run for a limited period, and we have a limited quantity of machines available at this price," explained Aria founder and managing director Aria Taheri to GamesIndustry.biz. "Rather than put money into marketing, we like to keep prices low - so the money is passed on and our customers are happy."

Taheri also deflected questions regarding PlayStation 3 sales to date, commenting that, "We mainly sell computer components and we have around 2,500 products, so I couldn't tell you - we have a lot to keep track of." So, could this be a sign of things to come, the start of a price war between high street retailers? "We may end the promotion next week, or it could be two weeks or in a month's time," said Taheri. "It all just depends on how things go."

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k90dah · 03-27-2007, 07:54 PM

lol its only a promotion, i thought it was a real price cut and its not in the US,

yungflo · 03-27-2007, 08:38 PM

Well this is for the aussie folks or detrimental

i'm kevin garnett · 03-27-2007, 08:52 PM

u think i should get ps3 man? tell me if this is cool?

yungflo · 03-27-2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DeAdLyToMaTo

u think i should get ps3 man? tell me if this is cool?

go ask PoTaTo .

Yeah, it's cool.

i'm kevin garnett · 03-27-2007, 09:56 PM

do deadlypotato has one? he is very cool :Bang:

yungflo · 03-28-2007, 12:50 AM

Who knows? just get one dude .

SteveNash3424213421J · 03-28-2007, 02:48 AM

One retailer drops the price £25 and that's supposed to counter PS3 having the biggest launch in Europe ever.

This computer store probably just ordered a bunch thinking they'd scam people by marking it up and were screwed when Sony shipped 1 million consoles.