PS2 drops to $99 in November! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Lasereth · 10-13-2003, 11:28 AM

According to IGN's information, the PS2 will drop to $99 next month. Might be a good time to get one if ya don't have one.

<A HREF=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/453/453967p1.html>Link!</A>

-Lasereth

YKK · 10-13-2003, 11:52 AM

aw man!.. i baught my ps2 only a couple months ago!

/me swears crudely for a bit

^^

IckUber · 10-13-2003, 12:50 PM

take it back, then rebuy it in a month! if you dont have your recipt, get a gift card or whatever from the store you got it from, then buy it again in november!

Buk · 10-13-2003, 01:16 PM

i call bullshit, price point will be $149.99 not $99.99

mrquackers · 10-13-2003, 01:27 PM

I'm with Bulk. Take this rumor with a grain of salt... hell, dump an entire carton of Morton's on it.

$149 is the next logical price point - especially given that the PS3 won't come out until 2006. *If* Target does move with the $99 price point, it'll be on a limited supply of the blue-box PS2s to drive sales. I doubt the retailer will eat a $70 loss on many units - just enough to get people into the stores on 11/28.

That said, I don't even think we'll see that scenario happening.

Ganguro · 10-13-2003, 01:45 PM

amen.
Sony doesnt need to spur their console sales any. Everyone knows the real money is in software and add-ons. Plus their new buyer market is diminishing, so it is a highly unlikely scenario. If it is true, i might have to actually buy one of those things *grumbles*

GakFace · 10-13-2003, 02:15 PM

drop it to 99 bucks and I'll buy one.

Lasereth · 10-13-2003, 02:45 PM

I agree that it doesn't seem likely. Hell, IGN even said it doesn't seem likely, and that the $149.99 price is supposed to emerge. I guess we'll see in November. I was just stating that IGN, one of the most reputable video game news companies in the world, has the actual ads for this price drop. If it doesn't go through, then a bunch of Targets got a lot of useless ad fliers.

-Lasereth

twister002 · 10-13-2003, 08:30 PM

If it hits $99, and the refurbs drop to $79 I might trade in my PS1 and DC towards one.

Given that Sony dropped their price to $179 at the same time MS dropped the XBox price, then bundled a network adapter with it and priced it back at $199 again tells me that they PROBABLY aren't dropping the price $100.

Ganguro · 10-14-2003, 04:41 AM

I would highly advise you not to purchase a used or refurbished ps2. The laser mechanism has been known to be flaky and conk out after about 2 years or so and once you buy a refurbished system your warrenty is what.. 39 days? 6 months? a year at best.. then when it dies you are screwed. Even if it gets flaky under store warrenty.. the best you can get for it is store credit.. which isnt enough to get a new system and you'll just keep trading used system for used system.. which doesnt solve anything.

Jesus Pimp · 10-14-2003, 05:26 AM

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Originally posted by Ganguro
I would highly advise you not to purchase a used or refurbished ps2. The laser mechanism has been known to be flaky and conk out after about 2 years or so and once you buy a refurbished system your warrenty is what.. 39 days? 6 months? a year at best.. then when it dies you are screwed. Even if it gets flaky under store warrenty.. the best you can get for it is store credit.. which isnt enough to get a new system and you'll just keep trading used system for used system.. which doesnt solve anything.

So true! I work for a company that refurbishes them. You're better off buying a new one.

spived2 · 10-14-2003, 05:53 AM

We've gone through four ps2's in the last 8 months. They don't hold up to sand very well.

Renegade · 10-14-2003, 03:57 PM

hmmm... If they do drop to $99 I might just have to pick one up. Didn't they say they were going to release a version of the PS2 that played VCDs and SVCDs?

G5_Todd · 10-14-2003, 04:02 PM

hmmm maybe ill ask for it for xmas

jhericurl21 · 10-14-2003, 07:35 PM

So what would that be in Canadian dollas eh?

twister002 · 10-14-2003, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spived2
We've gone through four ps2's in the last 8 months. They don't hold up to sand very well.

Quote:

Originally posted by Ganguro
I would highly advise you not to purchase a used or refurbished ps2. The laser mechanism has been known to be flaky and conk out after about 2 years or so and once you buy a refurbished system your warrenty is what.. 39 days? 6 months? a year at best.. then when it dies you are screwed.

Well heck, with testimonials like those I think I'll avoid the PS/2 like the plague. No matter what price it hits.

Lasereth · 10-14-2003, 08:58 PM

There's a reason why spived2 has went through four PS2's in the past 8 months, and it's because of the sand he mentioned. On top of that, the PS2 must be a worthy system if it's been replaced four times. I've had two since it debuted with my second one lasting a damn long time.

-Lasereth

Speed_Gibson · 10-15-2003, 09:17 PM

would consider buying one, but no in hell am I having a television in my apartment and dubious how effective it would be going through my old dying ATI TV capture card.

johnsmith · 10-16-2003, 06:24 AM

If it is true, I wonder if Microsoft will follow suit with the XBox?

Magpie0001 · 10-18-2003, 09:33 AM

I dont believe its true, I read this a few days ago.

Wyodiver33 · 10-18-2003, 01:11 PM

If it is true, I'll buy one. I just haven't thought that $200 or $150 is worth it. I've been quite happy with my PC. But at $100, I think I'd buy one.

DownwardSpiral · 10-19-2003, 08:17 AM

I've had the same PS2 for about 2 years now, havent had to buy a new one. Had to get it repaired once but it was under warrenty, hasnt messed up since, just gotta keep the lens cleaned out. So I don't know what you guys are doing to have to buy new PS2's or whatever. But it is worth the buy.

10-13-2003, 11:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	PS2 drops to $99 in November! According to IGN's information, the PS2 will drop to $99 next month. Might be a good time to get one if ya don't have one. <A HREF=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/453/453967p1.html>Link!</A> -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-13-2003, 11:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
YKK Crazy Location: Toronto, ONT	aw man!.. i baught my ps2 only a couple months ago! /me swears crudely for a bit ^^ __________________ We're all black sheep and we know it.. So don't fsck it up for the rest. -- Sick of It All; Yours Truly

10-13-2003, 12:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
IckUber Funran Location: Norman, OK	take it back, then rebuy it in a month! if you dont have your recipt, get a gift card or whatever from the store you got it from, then buy it again in november! __________________ How much is y'all Piolkles?

10-13-2003, 01:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	I'm with Bulk. Take this rumor with a grain of salt... hell, dump an entire carton of Morton's on it. $149 is the next logical price point - especially given that the PS3 won't come out until 2006. If Target does move with the $99 price point, it'll be on a limited supply of the blue-box PS2s to drive sales. I doubt the retailer will eat a $70 loss on many units - just enough to get people into the stores on 11/28. That said, I don't even think we'll see that scenario happening. __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

10-13-2003, 02:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	drop it to 99 bucks and I'll buy one. __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

10-13-2003, 01:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Buk Addict Location: Seattle, WA	i call bullshit, price point will be $149.99 not $99.99

10-13-2003, 01:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ganguro Army of Me	amen. Sony doesnt need to spur their console sales any. Everyone knows the real money is in software and add-ons. Plus their new buyer market is diminishing, so it is a highly unlikely scenario. If it is true, i might have to actually buy one of those things grumbles

10-13-2003, 02:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I agree that it doesn't seem likely. Hell, IGN even said it doesn't seem likely, and that the $149.99 price is supposed to emerge. I guess we'll see in November. I was just stating that IGN, one of the most reputable video game news companies in the world, has the actual ads for this price drop. If it doesn't go through, then a bunch of Targets got a lot of useless ad fliers. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-13-2003, 08:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
twister002 Crazy	If it hits $99, and the refurbs drop to $79 I might trade in my PS1 and DC towards one. Given that Sony dropped their price to $179 at the same time MS dropped the XBox price, then bundled a network adapter with it and priced it back at $199 again tells me that they PROBABLY aren't dropping the price $100.

10-14-2003, 04:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ganguro Army of Me	I would highly advise you not to purchase a used or refurbished ps2. The laser mechanism has been known to be flaky and conk out after about 2 years or so and once you buy a refurbished system your warrenty is what.. 39 days? 6 months? a year at best.. then when it dies you are screwed. Even if it gets flaky under store warrenty.. the best you can get for it is store credit.. which isnt enough to get a new system and you'll just keep trading used system for used system.. which doesnt solve anything.

10-14-2003, 05:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
spived2 Desert Rat Location: Arizona	We've gone through four ps2's in the last 8 months. They don't hold up to sand very well. __________________ "This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." - V

10-14-2003, 03:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
Renegade Crazy Location: Midwest	hmmm... If they do drop to $99 I might just have to pick one up. Didn't they say they were going to release a version of the PS2 that played VCDs and SVCDs?

10-14-2003, 04:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
G5_Todd Junkie Location: Reichstag	hmmm maybe ill ask for it for xmas __________________ "....and when you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a pussy." -General Franks

10-14-2003, 07:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
jhericurl21 Banned	So what would that be in Canadian dollas eh?

10-14-2003, 08:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	There's a reason why spived2 has went through four PS2's in the past 8 months, and it's because of the sand he mentioned. On top of that, the PS2 must be a worthy system if it's been replaced four times. I've had two since it debuted with my second one lasting a damn long time. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-15-2003, 09:17 PM	#18 (permalink)
Speed_Gibson Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Location: right here of course	would consider buying one, but no in hell am I having a television in my apartment and dubious how effective it would be going through my old dying ATI TV capture card. __________________ Started talking to yourself I see. Yes, it's the only way I can be certain of an intelligent conversation. Black Adder

10-16-2003, 06:24 AM	#19 (permalink)
johnsmith Tilted Location: the Midwest	If it is true, I wonder if Microsoft will follow suit with the XBox?

10-18-2003, 09:33 AM	#20 (permalink)
Magpie0001 Nobody Loves Me Location: Irish In Madrid	I dont believe its true, I read this a few days ago. __________________ Music is my first love & It will be my last.

10-18-2003, 01:11 PM	#21 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	If it is true, I'll buy one. I just haven't thought that $200 or $150 is worth it. I've been quite happy with my PC. But at $100, I think I'd buy one. __________________ I like stuff.

10-19-2003, 08:17 AM	#22 (permalink)
DownwardSpiral The Funeral of Hearts Location: Trapped inside my mind. . .	I've had the same PS2 for about 2 years now, havent had to buy a new one. Had to get it repaired once but it was under warrenty, hasnt messed up since, just gotta keep the lens cleaned out. So I don't know what you guys are doing to have to buy new PS2's or whatever. But it is worth the buy. __________________ "So Keep on Pretending. Our Heavens Worth the Waiting. Keep on Pretending. It's Alright." -- H.I.M., "Pretending"