24-09-2006, 05:27 PM
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Not sure where to post this, so I put it here.
This is from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2019328,00.asp
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Sony, which will launch the latest version of its blockbuster game gear on Nov. 11 in Japan, now plans to sell a version of PS3 with a 20-gigabyte (GB) hard disk drive for 49,980 yen ($430), down from the previously announced 62,790 yen ($540).
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If Sony had left its previous price unchanged, game players in Japan would have nearly been able to buy both the Xbox 360 and Wii for the price of one PS3.
The decision, however, created investor doubts over the consistency of the company's market strategy and the validity of its market research, said Masaki Iso, chief investment officer at Yasuda Asset Management.
"Sentiment might change if the product sold well as a result of this. But it is still received negatively because the company changed its mind after comparing its price with others."
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Seems the marketing crew at Sony can't make up their mind and insist on following the lead of the other big console manufacturers...
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