Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/05/sony_ericsson_xperia_play_prices_pruned/
PlayStation phone prices plunge
The Nintendo effect?
Posted in Phones, 5th August 2011 11:15 GMT
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Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play has followed in Nintendo's 3DS footprints, experiencing a dramatic drop in price with some online retailers lowering it by almost 50 per cent.
Expansys leads the way, bringing the PlayStation phone down in price [1] from the standard £500 to £289. Other sites such as Play [2] offer it for £299.
Top prices remain on the highstreet level, though, generally around the £500 mark.
The Xperia Play [3] has a 4in touchscreen and handles 60fps video content. It packs a 1GHz CPU which runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and comes with a selection of free games.
Slashing prices doesn't necessarily generate an increase in sales, though. Wide-spread reports suggest that since Nintendo's 3DS price cuts [4] took effect in Japan, overall sales have dropped by half [5]. Ouch. ®
Links
- http://www.expansys.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-208958/
- http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/18728103/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-PLAY-Android-Sim-Free-Unlocked-Mobile-Phone-Black/Product.html?searchstring=xperia+play&searchtype=MBLS&searchsource=2&searchfilters=s{xperia+play}%2bc{397}%2bae207{14.99-}%2b&urlrefer=search
- http://www.reghardware.com/2011/04/19/review_sony_ericsson_xperia_play/
- http://www.reghardware.com/2011/07/28/nintendo_cuts_3ds_cost_by_a_third/
- http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/36364/3DS_Japanese_Sales_Halved_Following_Price_Cut_Announcement.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+(Gamasutra+News)