Europe and North America get €30 and $30 cut from the recommended retail price of the Sony PlayStation 2 this month, although the UK gets no price cut from SCE UK.
While many gamers will not really bat an eyelid (after all, you can pick up a used PS2 online at Amazon for a shade over thirty quid) it does seem strange that the PlayStation division in the UK has not followed suit with an 'official' price cut.
The PS2 will be (newly) available in mainland Europe now for a mere €99.99, while North American gamers get the new RRP of $99.99.
PS2 is ten
"PS2 transformed the games and entertainment industry, by reaching a mass market audience through innovative games, including social games such as EyeToy, SingStar and Buzz! and by the integration of the DVD player, which helped establish DVD as the format of choice throughout the world," SCEE President and CEO David Reeves stated.
"We are now into PS2's tenth year and consumer demand remains strong throughout much of our region. This RRP revision will help to ensure that PS2 remains a key part of the entertainment market place for some time to come. We are very excited about the future of PS2 and will continue to grow the game library this year, meaning that new and existing owners have plenty to be excited about."
Yet despite the Euro and US price drops, the UK RRP of the PlayStation 2 is still £94.99. Get stronger please, stupid weak pound!!
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saucymonk
April 1st 2009
5. I`m gutted I`ve been waiting for this price cut for 6 year! Was gunna rush out and get one if the price went down here! ;)
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octanejunkie
March 31st 2009
4. Well, PS2 is a bit long in the tooth now, cna't think there'll be much more demand for it at that price. £60 would continue to make it worthy for bedrooms, and other less prestigious places in the gaming food chain. But i don't think its got long left now really. It WAS a great system (had 3 myself), but then so was was the NES. Time waits for no-one, and the PS2 is no exception to that rule.
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amit290
March 31st 2009
3. There's a problem with the first suggestion... Xbox doesnt play PS2 games! So maybe all that good money you spent in the past would be for nothing. Games are a lot cheaper on PS2. A wire stuck to the controller is not the end of the world.
Its also ideal for children. Throw a disc in, close the lid wham bam you got a game up and running. Controller is not too big for their hands either, and the graphics are not that bad either. Thankfully the marketing buffs have not got to children yet so HD is not a requirement.
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louis058
March 31st 2009
2. then the ps2 price cut will be for people who want to play ps2 games, but don't want to play new generation games, so they get a ps2 instead of a ps3
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knobhead
March 31st 2009
1. ok, so, £94.99 for a PS2 + wired controller BUT you still need to buy a memory unit OR £124.99 for an XBOX360 that INCLUDES a memory card AND wireless controller!?
Anoyone that buys a new PS2 now is daft, there is so much more on offer now with the next gen consoles and at £125 M$ are giving them away, i know the initial load of xbox's were prone to disaster BUT the last few shipments have NEARLY seen the red lights eradicated!
get with the program, the new xbox is due for exposing VERY VERY soon (12months ish)
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