If you’re still hoping the rumors of a big PS3 price cut in early 2009 are true, you may want to reconsider. According to iSuppli's most recent analysis, Sony is still losing money on every PS3 sold—but they're steadily getting closer to the break-even point.
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 3, 2008
If you bought an iZ3D monitor yesterday, well, we're truly sorry. We tried to warn you. But truth be told, when iZ3D told us that they were dropping the price of their monitor in tandem with their entrance into brick and mortar retail, well, we didn't quite realize the magnitude of the cut they would [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Update: Several GameCyte readers are having friction with Chase National Bank in sorting out the several confusing offers available at this time. Caveat emptor, and you can read full details in the comments below. Original Story: Pop quiz: Which is the cheapest current-gen home console? If you said the $250 Nintendo Wii, you'd be wrong -- it's [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 24, 2008
On May 8th, 2006 -- the day Kaz Hirai formally announced the PlayStation 3's release -- the main concern on prospective buyers' minds was price. Two and a half years later, that hasn't changed; Blu-ray player aside, the low-end PS3 still costs 1.5 times the price of a comprable Xbox 360, and it seems Sony [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 17, 2008
In some ways, it's really a shame that Microsoft decided to cut the price of the Xbox 360 in Japan last week-- because if they hadn't, we could say with some degree of certainty that Microsoft's strategic RPG initative is working wonders for the system's traditionally stagnant Japanese sales. According to numbers compiled by Enterbrain (via [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
After being bombarded with rumors, speculation, lightning-fast Dell deals and leaked retailer advertisement for over two months, gamers were notified Monday that that all models of the Xbox 360 would receive the magical 1-2-3 price cut... in Japan. But intentional or no, Microsoft's tease was short-lived, because this afternoon Redmond announced that the Xbox 360 is [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 21, 2008
On the first of the month, Ars Technica's mole reported that the entire Xbox 360 lineup would undergo substantial price cuts -- substantial enough that despite the mole's earlier spot-on reveal of the 60-gigger, we doubted his words. No longer. Joystiq reports that a leaked Radio Shack ad (above) prominently displays two of those very same [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 12, 2008
The Electronic Entertainment Expo certainly ain't what she used to be. Formerly a mecca for game industry insiders looking to get their hands on the latest and greatest, hear exclusive announcements and witness the booth babe-studded spectacle, it was all ruined by GameCyte's Jesse Henning has since shrunken to a tiny invite-only affair designated the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 21, 2008
As the console wars rage on, armchair quarterbacks and company executives alike continue their foolhardy attempts to predict the outcome. But what about the real prognosticators? Michael Pachter, Colin Sebastian, and Jesse Divnich are industry analysts with a proven track record, and though we're not sure if they'll appreciate how closely we positioned their names, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 25, 2008
Nintendo may intend to double the number of Wii in consumers' hands this year, but it plans to do so at that same $250 price point the home console has commanded since November 2006. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told the Associated Press earlier today that there were no plans to cut prices of either the [...]
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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