Posts Tagged ‘price cut’
25% off THQ Collector Pack this weekend on Steam
Valve has recently announced their latest weekend deal and next in line in the THQ Collector Pack. This weekend, Steam will cut a full 25% off the pack bringing the price from $99.99 to $74.99.
This pack includes games such as Company of Heroes, Dawn of War II, Warhammer 40,000, Frontlines and more.
Peep the full list of games after the break.
Gears of War 2 gets price cut to $39.99
Just in time for its Double XP weekend Gears of War 2 has been discounted from it’s normal $59.99 retail price to a much more palatable $39.99. Best of all, if you order on Amazon, that price (further discounted to $36.99) includes shipping.
There’s no telling if retailers will decide to hike the price back up so if you’re planning on purchasing Gears of War 2 at this discounted price, do it fast.
Amazon cuts prices on PS3 games, today only
Amazon is at it again this time announcing that they will be holding a special promotion for the PS3, cutting prices on several games at various times throughout the day.
First and foremost, they will be cutting the price of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare all day long by 42% bringing the price down to $29.98. Additionally they will be holding timed deals with the first one being X-Men Origins: Wolverine at $40.
There’s no telling what else Amazon has left to unveil but be sure to check here periodically for new updates.
No price cut plans for DSi, says Iwata
In Nintendo’s Financial Results Briefing Q&A for the 69th fiscal term (ended in March), President and CEO of Nintendo Satoru Iwata answered several questions. One of the questions asked was if the DSi would be seeing a price cut anytime soon. In response to the question, Iwata said:
“…price cuts in one country can certainly affect other countries. For example, when you say that we should cut the price in Japan due to the current domestic market situation, once the suggested retail price is cut in Japan, people outside Japan will anticipate the same around the world.”
It would indeed hurt the early adopters’ loyalty to the company if there were such a price cut early into the product’s lifespan, but there are still more opportunities to get new customers as well. Iwata cares more about the well-being of the company on an international scale, and not on a country-by-country basis. In summary, Iwata concluded that he has no “specific ideas about the price cut at all.”
via Siliconera
Valve drops Left4Dead price 40%
Valve is offering a 24 hour free trial of Left4Dead this weekend, which we heard about yesterday, but it’s only for 24 hours. After those 24 hours, you’re probably going to want to buy the game, right?
To capitalize on this, Valve has announced that they will drop the price of Left4Dead by 40% making for a $23.99 final sale.
This is a great chance to not only try but own an excellent zombie game that was generally well received across the board.
Publishers want PS3 price cut
Despite losing a hefty sum on every PlayStation 3 console sold, Sony still has the most expensive console on the market, and as a result is feeling the pressure from publishers to lower the price of the console.
Mike Hickey, an analyst from Janco Partners says that unless Sony can cut the price of the PS3, publishers will relocate their resources to the Wii. Which is the reason Hickey believes that Sony will cut the price of the PS3 by $50 to $100 next month.
According to Bloomberg, Activision/Blizzard, the biggest publisher in the world, reported that 32 percent of their revenue in 2008 came from the Wii, while only 19 percent came from the PS3.
Sony To Keep PS3 Price, “They Have A Business to Run”
Ask any analyst what they think Sony can do to be able to hold their own this holiday season and every single one will mention dropping the PlayStation 3’s price. If you were to ask someone at Sony that same question, however, you’d get a different kind of answer. After being asked if Sony felt any pressure to drop the price of the PlayStation 3 Ray Maguire, the managing director for Sony Computer Entertainment, replied by stating that it really doesn’t matter whether there is pressure or not.
“Well the pressure comes from the consumers obviously and so therefore there’s always pressure on price, but you know we have a business to run, and we have to make sure we’re doing the right thing for the shareholders as well. At the moment there’s a marketplace for PS3 and I think for this particular Christmas, with the kind of quality of games we’re seeing coming out this Christmas, I don’t think the price of the console is going to be an issue at all.”
Now, Sony is certainly at a far, better position price-wise than during the first part of the PlayStation 3’s life. That said, a price drop will only help to sell consoles. For a company that doesn’t buy exclusivity, I find it ironic that they are relying on quality titles to sell their system.
European Rock Band Price Decreased
With games like Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero 4 on the horizon, it only makes sense that Rock Band would get a price cut right? Well, in Europe at least.
It was recently announced that the UK version of the Rockband instrument bundle will be getting it’s price decreased from £130/€170 to £110/€140. Then again, those numbers convert to $240 and $197.
Looks like us Americans have the upperhand afterall!
Xbox 360 Officially Getting Price-cut
We’ve heard rumors about it for some time now, but the fabled Xbox 360 cuts have officially been made official today over at Major Nelson’s, official, blog.
The price cuts will go into effect on Friday, the 5th, and will go something like this:
Xbox 360 Arcade $199
Xbox 360 $299
Xbox 360 Elite $399
Yep, you read that right. Come September 5th, the Xbox 360 Arcade edition will cost less than a Nintendo Wii, currently priced at $250. Then again, who wants the Arcade edition?
Another Xbox 360 Price Cut Coming
It seems Microsoft isn’t happy with the recent price cut it did on the Xbox 360 – they want another one! Fueling rampant rumors, Joystiq has posted an image of a Radioshack flyer that details a $50-80 price cut on the various models of the console.
The Xbox 360 Arcade model will come down to $199 from $279, Pro (60GB) to $299 from $349 and Elite (120GB) to $399 from $449.
The site also notes that several contacts in the retail industry have indicated the reductions are a done deal. Guess we won’t have to wait too long to find out.