Sorprendente noticia que se acaba de publicar hace unos momentos en la cual el presidente de SCEE, David Reeves, anuncia la versión de 60 Gb desaparecerá de los mercados para dar paso a la version de 80 Gb.
Reeves was speaking at an E3 event to announce the introduction of a new PS3 bundle in Europe. When asked about possible criticisms over whether SCEE should have given consumers the option to pay a lower price, as SCEA has done, he replied, «Well, they’re not really are they, because what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD 599 version with one game.
«All they’re doing is taking their stock in trade that they’ve got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July.»
When asked to clarify if this will mean the end of the 60GB model, Reeves answered, «In America, yes.»
SCEA announced a USD 100 price cut for PlayStation 3 earlier this week. A new 80GB model will come bundled with a copy of Motorstorm and will retail for USD 599.
También destacar que el pack que tenemos en Europa es de consola + 2 juegos + 2 mandos. Cosa que en América tan solo es de 1 juego + consola.
Pero eso no es lo importante, dentro de la entrevista le preguntaron acerca de bajar simplemente el precio de la vesión de 60 GB como en América, a lo que él responde que ésta version desaparecerá a finales de julio para asentar únicamente la versión de 80 GB en América.
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A spokesperson for Sony in the US told Next-Gen, “»As announced this week, SCEA’s product offering in North America consists of a 80GB PS3 available in August at $599 and a 60GB PS3 available now for $499. We have will have ample supplies of both models to meet the needs of our consumers for the foreseeable future.»
Officials at Sony Computer entertainment Europe – including president David Reeves – had said that the US price would still be $599 because that would be the only model on offer once 60Gig stocks ran out. If true, this would have rendered the $100 price cut a virtually pointless gesture, meaning that PS3 had not been cut in price, but was simply being offered with extra memory and a bundled game.
SCEA has reacted with puzzlement to the European perspective, suggesting that there may have been an incorrect interpretation. The spokesperson said, “Those quotes [published by a UK-based game industry website] from David Reeves are not accurate. He said that if they had lowered the price in Europe, that territory would have run out of their current inventory by the end of July.”
Previously, a senior Page Ranking at Sony in London had backed Reeves statement, confirming that he had been talking about the US market, though the Page Ranking later distanced London from the remarks, telling Next-Gen, “I believe that is the plan, but SCEA has not formally made an announcement on any timeframe. As it affects the US you should confirm with SCEA. ”
SCEA subsequently denied the story entirely. However, questions will now be raised about the company’s long term plans for the 60Gig version and for its $599 / $499 pricing strategy.