why is PS3 still so much more than Xbox 360? Isn't it due a price drop?
Good deal though, for the current price

why not buy gift vouchers £100 x 3 , then you will have an extra £30 in vouchers:thumbsup:

Nice idea, but the voucher offer isn't valid for Gift Voucher purchases unfortunately:)

Because Microsoft are having to discount their models to make them more attractive before "LittleBigPlanet" is released for the PS3 & Sony clean-up the market with everybody else who is still undecided what to do this Christmas.

The price of the console is relatively low compared to the ongoing costs of software titles & online subscription rates, anyway. As well as monthly online account charges, and discounting hard drive capacity & the ability to play Blu-ray movies, the Xbox consoles also require the purchase of a wireless adapter to make them comparable with the Sony console(s).

By the middle to end of next year Microsoft will be talking about the next model of their console, so I expect that they are trying to get another festive season's worth of sales before this happens.

Dropping the price in times of low disposable income is a good strategy... but Sony are of the mindset that their console is worth the asking price as, save for the costs of game titles, no further costs are required thereafter.

BFN,

fp.

PS. An 80Gb PS3 console & "Far Cry 2" is £309.99 at Game.co.uk.

With Quid at 1.5% this is a discount of £4.65.


In comparison, Play.com are offering an 80Gb PS3 with "LittleBigPlanet" (effectively 'free') for £299.99.

Quidco at Play.com is just 1%.

BFN,

fp.

Lol, gotta love posts like this. I call FUD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt

I think Sony have forgotten the whole world is heading into/reached a recession!!!!

Not a bad deal, but I got my PS3 brand new last year for £250 (play.com were offering 10% for a day). Admittedly I only got a 40gb version and I've since upgraded that plus brought a dual shock controller.

However I've had a year of first class gaming.

Not me...I have money to burn :thumbsup:

how is this better than http://hotukdeals.com/item/264361/ps3-80gb-little-big-planet-bundle-f/ ?

I reckon its because the ps3 works. I had 3 xbox 360 in 1 month and they all had the RRD. I wouldnt even pay the £130 asking price infact i wouldnt have one if they gave it away

I dont think its that they have forgotton about recession, its just a different business model - Microsoft are all about the add-ons ie their own special double price hard drive, and play and charge kit (come on just give me a USB port!) Wifi adaptor etc, so they make the money back that way. I also dont think Little Big Planet will change much, its fun, but the 360 has so many games available, one game wont make any difference IMHO.

Of course the PS3 has a quiet Bluray drive as well, but the back catalogue of games for 360 is fantastic. I sold my 360 recently, but will pick another one up when they bring out a slim model, I just couldnt stand the noise from mine, sounded like Henry the Hoover, certainly couldnt watch DVDs on it without running a cable from another room. Not sure why they didnt design something quieter like the PS3, guess it was rushed.

Thats more like it!!

This does seem a better deal. Not sure why it isn't listed on hotukdeals any more, obviously removed by someone...very sinister :whistling:

you must be very unlucky ive had 3 consoles the core when it first came out then gave that to my son then a 20gig premium and now the elite none have let me down and the core and elite still going strong

Ill bet you anything you would

maybe i should have bought 3 as then i could play one for 1 hour then let it cool while i play the other

ok if it was free i probably would:-D

Play.com don't do Quidco on consoles

i know where u can get them for free pm if you wanna know where