Everyone until the person notices that ps2 games on the ps3 look like ass.

If they lower the 60G-price to $500, I'm all in. :)

Man, that's like putting up a spotlight in the sky to summon the SDF. Get ready for some fanboy wars ...

PS3... the bell tolls for thee...

but then you're stuck with a PS3

Fuck that! I want to play my guitar hero!

What about trading in a PS2 towards a Wii???

I don't know what's funnier. The fact that the PoS3 is already dead, or the fact that some morons already spent 600 bucks on it!

I don't think I've ever seen anything like this, THIS EARLY in a console's lifespan. Where's lik-sang when you need them? Oh wait...

Sony themselves should make this offer

One of the PS3's 2 great strengths (aside from the CELL) is the PS brand name, they should do this, and attempt to make sure that that 100million people all buy a PS3, and they net this generation with no competition

(not that i want this to happen, and yes, it would cause them to lose shitloads of many)

Actually, as far as guitar hero goes, Nyko did announce their own accessory to use ps2 peripherals on the ps3, and it does support the red octane guitars. There's no release date yet. As it stands, this promo goes until the middle of February, so now we all get to play a waiting game to see if they'll tell us when we'll see it. Or trade in the Guitar Heroes w/guitars and hope they announce the 80's edition songs as downloads over Xbox Live.

http://eat-sleep-game.com

Still a bad deal.

Awesome deal - if you are not interested in blu-ray then go for the 499USD one, as good and same price as the USD399 xbox360, and the blu-ray is free, and you can still play the massive PS2 library!
Before this article gets swamped by fans of 360 (that couldnt play most of the pathetically small XBOX games library on its launch):
Some of the PS2 games do not work with the PS3. The main series affected - FF and MGS2 apparently. About 200 games in all, so check before you buy, as this is expected to be fixed soon (same thing happened with the PS2 as well), if you love FF might wait. Also, seems like only some TVs affected.
Of course, because Sony spent money on a PS2 chip, the games do work, majority of them perfectly, and the PS library is still far better than the XBOX one.

This article has an obvious anti-Sony bias, but I guess this is the sort of crap that we've come to expect from Joystiq. "stacks of immovable PS3 consoles"? Yeah, that's because Sony has been doing a better job of meeting customer demand than M$ or Nintendo. Just because you can't afford one doesn't mean that it's too expensive - it just means that you need to get a job and save some money instead of spending it on Cheetos and Gamecube 1.5

PS3 is next-gen: believe it.

Why should I do that? So I'll be out 500 bucks and my PS2 games will look like crap?
How about they kick me in the balls and rape my sister in front of me while they're at it?

Umm.. has anyone looked at the fine print. It looks like you have to trade in the PS2, the cables, 2 controlers AND a memory card. For a $100 discount, that's a crappy deal.

EB stores (in Los Angeles at least) has been doing a similar deal with the Xbox/Xbox 360 for a while now. So, using the logic I'm reading in the comments here, obviously the Xbox 360 is doomed as well.

Will they give you $100 towards the purchase of a 360? Then it might have some appeal.

Correction: "Some of the PS2 games do not work with the PS3" The games do work, but the graphics dont look as good. And of course, it will be six months before the quality of PS3 games overtakes the 360 - but then, who will give a discount becuase the PS3 will be worth the extra USD100 then (note 100, not 200 as some Fatbox fans will say, becuase the comparable of the USD399 360 is the USD499 PS3)

Didn't Sony say on Thursday that "if your system is doing well, then you shouldn't need to discount and bundle to sell units." about Microsoft bundles?
Oh the irony!!

still a bad deal... you still end up with a playstation 3 :(

I haven't heard incentives like $100 off launch consoles only 2 months after launch ever... retailers must really have a ton of ps3's they can't sell ...

Deal or no deal: $100 off PS3 by giving up PS2

No Deal, and I despise that show. And to think I actually used to give Howie Mandell the benefit of the doubt. No Deal, Howie!

Grunge, are you stupid or something?

"stacks of immovable PS3 consoles"? Yeah, that's because Sony has been doing a better job of meeting customer demand than M$ or Nintendo."

Last I checked Sony has been doing a shit job of meeting consumer demand, dumbass. Don't you know that the PS3, which only has around 500,000 units in the US, still hasn't sold out, yet the Wii, which has over 1,000,000 units in the US has already moved just about all of its units?

You're one dumbass fanboy, man.

Oh wait, I've got it all wrong, I've messed up. You're right! Sony did meet consumer demand!

Too bad the consumer demand sucks.

Mayyyyyyyyyybe I would do this if PS2 games didn't look like shit on the PS3.

We have the usual polite 360 talk:
"So I'll be out 500 bucks and my PS2 games will look like crap? How about they kick me in the balls and rape my sister in front of me while they're at it?"
You will be out 399, not 500, and most of your PS games will look ok, all of them will work, unlike 360.
Also, this is the usual level of 360 fans - the kind of people who only like to play violent shooters and cant appreciate better things in life (MGS, FF, Ico, Okami, etc etc). Note - you get good shooters AS WELL on the PS3 - resistance + GRAW2, R6 and killzone 2 on the way!
""stacks of immovable PS3 consoles" - was that because the 360 is already giving off discounted bundles to drive sales? Even with 100 dollar lower price, a one-year head start in games versus the PS3, the 360 still needed discounts? Hmmmm…..

1. Really old news
2. EB's trade in deals are complete rip-offs. You could probably get $150 for the same PS2 bundle on eBay.

27: I don't own a 360 bub. I own a PS2.

Yeah, Sony has totally done a great job meeting consumer demand. It's a very easy thing to do when demand is low as hell.

Let me quote a slashdot poster:

"The PS3 is having difficulty because, in a word, it sucks. It's more than a day late and a dollar short."

'nuff said.

"the kind of people who only like to play violent shooters and cant appreciate better things in life (MGS, FF, Ico, Okami, etc etc)"

You mean ... games that I can get on my PS2 but not my PS3? Because correct me if I'm wrong, but PS3 doesn't have Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid, and the other two games you listed don't have sequels announced ... (Ico had Shadow of the Colossus, but that doesn't have a sequel).

"""stacks of immovable PS3 consoles" - was that because the 360 is already giving off discounted bundles to drive sales? Even with 100 dollar lower price, a one-year head start in games versus the PS3, the 360 still needed discounts? Hmmmm…..?

What this is an excuse for PS3's sitting on shelves? Congratulations, you're an idiot. 10.4 million units SOLD vs 1 million SHIPPED and they STILL can't sell out. Have a seat retard.

lol! The 360 didnt need this type of help when it launched in my opinion it just goes to show that Sony is in some serious trouble. I, like many of you have seen many PS3 just sitting on shelves and not moving. This was certainly not the case with the 360, which didn't become widely available till March-April.

well system bias aside, it's not really worth trading off a system 2 controllers and mem card for a hundred bucks. give it to your little brother so he leaves you alone when u do get a ps3

EBGames/Gamestop gave $80 for an XBox towards a 360 a few months ago. If you still had an XBox, it was a pretty good -- the console was pretty dead anyway.

As for $100 trade-in on the PS2 -- with cables, a 2nd controller AND a Memory Card (how are you supposed to transfer your saves to the new PS3!?), total rip. They'll sell your system with one conroller for $129, and gain a few extra $ on the 2nd controller and memory card. The PS2 still has a ton of great games coming out, and aside from Resistance ... well, there doesn't seem to be much reason to upgrade. Blu-Ray is nice IN THEORY, but how many of us have a 50" TV where it'll really matter?

Another few killer games come down the pipeline, maybe. As it is, you could probably sell your PS2 with accessories on eBay for more.

This only seems like a good deal because my Fat gen 1 PS2's drive is failing intermitently. The number of items you have to trae in to qualify sucks though.

27: Upon further thought, you might want to take a good look in the mirror, ya blind intolerant fanboy. I own pretty much all of the "good things in life" that you mentioned on the PS2. In fact I'm actually a retro gamer at the core.

And do some basic math next time you post.
600 - 100 == 500. Not 400. If I were willing to plunk down that kind of cash, why would I want a gimped PS3?

Touché salesman. That's not a bad deal at all...

What's with all the whining, this is a good deal if you want a ps3(which apparantly is a minority by a large margin). If you ask me this is better for EB and GameStop so they can finally move those ps3 units off the shelves.

But hey, anything to make it cost less is good in my eyes.

"What this is an excuse for PS3's sitting on shelves? Congratulations, you're an idiot. 10.4 million units SOLD vs 1 million SHIPPED and they STILL can't sell out. Have a seat retard."

#33: you do know that it's 10.4m SHIPPED right? lolol

Let's review:

Xbox 360: $400
HD-DVD player: $200
Xbox Live subscription: $60
Total: $660

PS3: $500
With rebate: $400

Hmmmm ... looks like that extra $100 is just icing on the cake - won't be long before the 3Suxty is laying in a shallow grave.

For the love of god PLEASE stop saying the PS3 is $500

It is $600.

And grunge you're a retard. Go play in traffic.

"And do some basic math next time you post.
600 - 100 == 500. Not 400. If I were willing to plunk down that kind of cash, why would I want a gimped PS3?"

Sorry, xbot. The PS3's lower-priced version isn't gimped like the core 360 is. Unlike the Core 360, the PS3 can play all online games, has a wireless controller, and HDMI output.

I know its hard to wrap your mind around how much MIcrosoft screwed you over.

Grunge, nobody wants the 20 gig PS3 (even less than they want the 60 gig, even). Not to mention the HD-DVD drive on the 360 is totally optional, for those of who are still perfectly happy with DVDs (which is most of us).

360 may be $400 still (not a small amount of money, imo) but at this point its an infinitely greater value simply because it has games people actually want to play.

Resistence may be a great game, but why bother when everyone and their brother pretty much agrees Gears is better?

@ Joystiq

Keep these articles coming! I love reading the comments people leave trying to defend their system of choice with idiotic statements and lack of facts.

NO DEAL!

"Unlike the Core 360, the PS3 can play all online games,"
With a shitty service.
"has a wireless controller,"
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/18/sixaxis-controller-is-worth-its-weight-ps3-annoyance-002/
"and HDMI output."
And no HDMI cable?

Word up Howie. Thanks for your input.

I love this $400 PS3 crap people keep spewing. Everybody knows that both Sony and Microsoft have a gimped down version nobody wants. Nobody. If you want to play a GAME it's $460 vs. $660 vs. $250.

And $100 off in LESS THAN 2 MONTHS is a sign of desperation.

45. For the 2nd time in these comments, I don't own a 360. Go die, ya brainwashed fanbot.

Grunge: "Let's review:"

- No, dipshit, let's review this...

"Xbox 360: $400
HD-DVD player: $200"

- OKAY! Hold it! Stop right there! What is it with you Fanboy Fucktards that keep comparing the PS3 with the 360 AND the HD-DVD drive?! NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET ONE, NOR WANTS ONE. People don't want to pay $600 on a 360 and HD-DVD add-on almost as much as they don't want to pay $600 for a PS3.

"Xbox Live subscription: $60"

- $50. One year is $50. Get your facts straight before you decide to take a shit and call it an argument.

"Total: $660"

- ERRT! Total: $450, if you don't want the HD-DVD add-on. I mean, why would you? There's Movie downloads on Xbox Live Marketplace. Sure, they're rentals, but no one really buys movies anymore. It's all about Netflix and such now days.

"PS3: $500"

- I like how you compare the Top end model of the 360 with the low end PS3. No. Don't try to twist the facts in your favor, that's called Bullshitting. And you don't seem to be very good at it.

PS3 Premium (compared with the 360's premium): $600... OH! I'm sorry, that's not correct, is it? I should have said "FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE U.S. DOLLARS"!

"With rebate: $400"

- And the lost of a PS2. But, wasn't there also a rebate with the 360 from EB/GS for $80 for the trade in of a Xbox 1? If that's the case, then why not be fair?

Top-end PS3 w/ $100 rebate: $499
Top-end 360 w/ 1-year XBL and $80 rebate: $370
Top-end 360 w/ 1-year XBL and NO rebate: $450.

Well, well, well. Would you look at that. The 360 is still cheaper then the PS3 w/ rebate when you factor in the (optional) Xbox Live Gold and no rebate.

Hhm... Looks like you're either
a) A stupid, fact-spinning fanboy; or
b) Just stupid.

To make a SOMEWHAT more legitimate argument, you could've said that the PS3 was the same price as the 360 with 4 years (how long the Xbox's 1 lifespan was) of Xbox Live for it's lifespan (assuming it does the same as the original Xbox). Which it is.

PS3: $599.
Xbox 360 + "Lifetime" Live: $600.
(I gave the PS3 that $1 advantage. You can thank me later...)

So, I guess when you look at it that way it would all come down to the games. Huh... Comes down to the games?! Who'da thunk that?

"Hmmmm ... looks like that extra $100 is just icing on the cake - won't be long before the 3Suxty is laying in a shallow grave."

- Mmm. A High-end PS3 for $100 cheaper! Geez! If you're going to go into a price war about the PS3, why not compare it with the Wii also? Last time I checked, that was kicking the PS3's ass too.

Now, before you call me a fanboy for the 360 or Wii or Wii60. Stop. I am a fan of both. And I could of been a fan of the PS3 too, just like I was with the PS2 and PS1 if it wasn't for those fine folks at Sony expecting me to shell out $599 for a console and insult me with there lies AND marketing campaigns (All I want for Xmas is a PSP? Wickity wak son, rite?!1) all a the same time!