UK PS3 price begins to drop
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| The move comes as rumours began circulating that Sony is planning to
| kill off the 20GB version of the console. This has very little impact
| in the UK, since it wasn't available here anyway.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/11/ps3_price_drops/
Related:
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| The PlayStation 3 console has broken UK sales records with more than
| 165,000 machines sold in the first two days of release, say analysts
| Chart Track.
|
| Microsoft sold 71,000 Xbox 360 consoles during its UK launch weekend,
| while Nintendo sold 105,000 Wii machines.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6499841.stm
PS3 Yellow Dog Linux Install Videos
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| Due to the demand on the PS3 forums I am making some install videos of
| Yellow Dog Linux. Sorry about the slightly shaky footage, since I was
| installing and holding the camera at the same time.
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http://fatpenguinblog.com/?p=798
Sony to slash PS3 price by 25%
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| According to Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter,
| cited by GamesIndustry.biz, the price cut will come within 12
| months of the PS3's 23 March European launch, he believes.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/29/sony_price_cut_forecast/
Report: PS3 will take lead in console wars
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| A new study on Sony by Dublin-based firm Research and Markets spends
| some time predicting the success of the PlayStation 3 console, which
| it says will outsell the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii.
| The report says there will be 75 million PS3s sold by 2010, leading
| the 360 and Wii, although the report does not offer sales predictions
| for those two consoles.
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http://www.fiercegamebiz.com/story/report-ps3-will-take-lead-in-console-wars/2007-01-02
Best New Console - Sony PlayStation 3
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| Sony's embrace of the PS3 as a computer rather than just a console
| and the availability of supported Linux distributions for the
| console will also develop and will likely bear entirely unexpected
| fruit in future.
|
| Runner-Up:
| Nintendo Wii
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http://bestof.ign.com/2006/gear/1.html
Sony's PS3 Could Still Outsell Microsoft's XBox 360 in 2006
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| Should the Playstation 3 end up in second place this Christmas season,
| Sony shouldn't feel too badly. The #1 selling console at the moment
| remains the Playstation 3, which sold nearly a million units in
| November, and will probably sell nearly double that in December.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061215/22521_id.html?.v=1
Strategy Analytics: The Pressure is on Microsoft
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| Research firm Strategy Analytics claims that with the PS3 now
| launching the pressure is actually on Microsoft to convince
| consumers and loyal PlayStation gamers to "switch camps."
| Ultimately, the firm sees Sony trouncing the competition with
| over 120 million units sold by 2012.
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http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=14480
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