Playstation 2 price drop to $129.99

jbmagic · 04-30-2006, 05:31 PM

jbmagic · 04-30-2006, 05:33 PM

dola

Also PSP price drop now to 199.99

stevew · 04-30-2006, 05:39 PM

The 199 PSP doesn't come with a Memory Card I believe. So you'd still be looking at 270ish if you get a gig card. I guess that's cheaper than adding that gig card to a 250 dollar psp unit though.

finkenst · 04-30-2006, 09:43 PM

$200 for a freaking psp?

Passacaglia · 04-30-2006, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by finkenst

$200 for a freaking psp?

That's a hell of a lot for a tiny FM box.

ice4277 · 05-01-2006, 08:26 AM

Too bad the PSP is not 129. I would pick one up in a heartbeat.

Bee · 05-01-2006, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

The 199 PSP doesn't come with a Memory Card I believe. So you'd still be looking at 270ish if you get a gig card. I guess that's cheaper than adding that gig card to a 250 dollar psp unit though.

I bought a 1GB card for my PSP recently for $30 online. They are typically about $50, but you can find them on sale occasionally.

stevew · 05-01-2006, 10:02 AM

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I bought a 1GB card for my PSP recently for $30 online. They are typically about $50, but you can find them on sale occasionally.

Must have been a recent price drop then, as I thought they were more like 70-80.

Bee · 05-01-2006, 10:13 AM

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Must have been a recent price drop then, as I thought they were more like 70-80.

Yep, in the last couple weeks the typical price seems to have dropped from the $70 price range to the $50 price range. A few place still have it at the higher price, but most of the online places have it around $50 now. If you look around for some of those discount codes and stuff you can get one pretty cheap now.

hukarez · 05-01-2006, 10:35 AM

Don't they have 2 gig PSP memory sticks available now?

stevew · 05-01-2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by hukarez

Don't they have 2 gig PSP memory sticks available now?

Yeah

SegRat · 05-01-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hukarez

Don't they have 2 gig PSP memory sticks available now?

Yes, I have one. Sometime this year they are supposed to release the 4 and 8 GB sticks.

sterlingice · 05-01-2006, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ice4277

Too bad the PSP is not 129. I would pick one up in a heartbeat.

*shamelessly plugs the DS and its price of $129 and that includes a game at most places*

SI

sachmo71 · 05-01-2006, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

*shamelessly plugs the DS and its price of $129 and that includes a game at most places*

SI

what's a DS?

MizzouRah · 05-01-2006, 09:00 PM

I just saw a ps2 slim go for $81 on ebay.

sterlingice · 05-01-2006, 09:18 PM

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what's a DS?

*head explodes* Ok, I'm better now

Man, this is the thing that just kills me about the gaming media and electronic gaming media in general. It sells better than the PSP in all three global regions (North America, Japan, Europe) but still people don't know about it despite an infinitely superior game lineup, cheaper price, and better sales. Ok, so maybe not infinitely superior as the number of PSP games worth playing is no longer 0 but it's not good while the DS has a lot of highly rated and fun to play games. Never mind that it's reverse compatible and can play GBA games, too. But since it's not as "sexy" looking (read: fragile), Sony gets the press.

Here was a feature I wrote for Gamenikki for games this past December:
http://www.gamenikki.com/g3/features/Frank.php?id=1

Since then, there have been Metroid Prime: Hunters (an online FPS), Tetris DS, Brain Age (a brain training "game" that has sold nearly 2 million in Japan), and Age of Empires DS. And that's with a new Mario side scroller built from the ground up due out in a couple of weeks that looks excellent and a Pokemon and Zelda already announced.

SI

sachmo71 · 05-02-2006, 08:30 AM

SI,

Don't let your head explode over my ignorance. Consoles and handhelds are very fringe in my world. For me to even be interested, I'd probably have to be given one. So my lack of knowledge here is probably not typical for the 34 year old male.

Vince · 05-02-2006, 03:01 PM

Sach, I think the believability of your lack of knowledge is what pushes him further towards that -- I don't think you are an exception in any way shape or form.

sterlingice · 05-02-2006, 08:46 PM

Yeah, Vince hits the nail right on the head. For external reasons that escape me, casual fans know about the PSP but not the DS.

SI

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04-30-2006, 05:33 PM	#2
jbmagic Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2004	dola Also PSP price drop now to 199.99

04-30-2006, 05:39 PM	#3
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	The 199 PSP doesn't come with a Memory Card I believe. So you'd still be looking at 270ish if you get a gig card. I guess that's cheaper than adding that gig card to a 250 dollar psp unit though.

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ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	Too bad the PSP is not 129. I would pick one up in a heartbeat.

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MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	I just saw a ps2 slim go for $81 on ebay.

05-02-2006, 08:30 AM	#17
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	SI, Don't let your head explode over my ignorance. Consoles and handhelds are very fringe in my world. For me to even be interested, I'd probably have to be given one. So my lack of knowledge here is probably not typical for the 34 year old male.

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