Fornay's comments on PS3 Pricing Misunderstood - Sony

[Zeus]

Yesterday it was reported that Sony France boss George Fornay announced the PS3 pricing would be in the region of <A href="http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=6567" target="_blank">499-599 Euro'.</a> Well today Sont have got in touch with Gamesindustry.biz and insist the comments must have been mis-understood or mis-interpreted.


Comments made by Sony Computer Entertainment France boss Georges Fornay which appeared to indicate the price point for PlayStation 3 have been misinterpreted and do not allude to the price of the system, the company has told GamesIndustry.biz.

The idea that Fornay's mention of 499 to 599 Euro price ranges was an indication of the PS3's price point is "a mistranslation or misunderstanding of the discussion, which was actually focused on the relative value of PS3 as a Bluray Disc player," according to SCEE corporate communications director Nick Sharples.

The SCE France boss' discussion of the pricing on French radio station Europe 1 was focused on the fact that the PS3 would be priced very competitively compared to other Bluray products if it were to emerge at $500, but that this price point is well above the range of other game console products, according to Sharples.

"Mr Fornay explained that, with BD and HD functionality, PS3 at this price would be cheap for such functionality, but that current video games machines were significantly below this price," Sharples told GamesIndustry.biz.

"At no time did he suggest or indicate a specific price point or price range for PS3, and any reports that he did so are incorrect.

"He summarised by saying that PS3 would be expensive when one looked at the current price of a video games machine, at far below 500 Euros, but extremely good value when looking at the BD and HD technology inside," he concluded.

While Sharples' clarification of Fornay's comments doesn't actually shed any new light on the question of PlayStation 3's price point - the opposite, if anything - it does open up the possibility that the firm could be planning to introduce the console at a price lower than the 500 Euro / $500 mark.


News Source: <A href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=15937" target="_blank">Gamesindustry.biz</a>

[cubenoob]

I knew that the alleged price announcement we have read before wasnt real. Why should such an "unimportant" (well compared to Ken Kutaragi) person indicate a price? :D Well I rather wait for the announcement of Mr. Playstation himself. We´ll see at this years E3 maybe even sooner. So he wanted to say that 500 € are too cheap compared what Bly-Ray players will cost? Does this mean that "normal" Bly-Ray players will cost more and this would mean that the PS3 is gonna cost more then 500? Please tell me no? :D

[whackawookie]

I knew that the alleged price announcement we have read before wasnt real. Why should such an "unimportant" (well compared to Ken Kutaragi) person indicate a price? :D Well I rather wait for the announcement of Mr. Playstation himself. We´ll see at this years E3 maybe even sooner. So he wanted to say that 500 € are too cheap compared what Bly-Ray players will cost? Does this mean that "normal" Bly-Ray players will cost more and this would mean that the PS3 is gonna cost more then 500? Please tell me no? :D

circuitcity.com is already preordering and priced the first wave of bluray and hd dvd players. bluray is marked at 1000 us and hd dvd is marked at 500 us. I still think the ps3 will be no lower then 500, this statement seems to help support that thought.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-Blu-ray-Disc-Player-DVDBD-P1000-/sem/rpsm/oid/147994/catOid/-12873/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

"Mr Fornay explained that, with BD and HD functionality, PS3 at this price would be cheap for such functionality, but that current video games machines were significantly below this price," Sharples told GamesIndustry.biz."

[cubenoob]

Well I think the 500 only indicate the price of the Bly-Ray drive costs FOR sony means what it will cost for them to produce. Then add the cpu, ram, video chip, hdd, IO ports, controller etc. and you ll end up at 800 - 1000. But that doesnt mean that it will be the final price. Look at the xbox 360 it also costs like 750 $ for MS to produce. So the final price might be around 500 - 600. They also wish to stay competitive, dont they? However this is pure speculation I´m just trying to showcase what they think and how they may act. :D