PlayStation Credit Card but No Competitive Price Cut

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PlayStation Credit Card but No Competitive Price Cut
Sony has determined that what it really needs to do in order to get folk buying the PS3 is not cut the price, but give them a credit card.

John Koller, director of hardware marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment America, writes on the PlayStation Blog, "We’ve introduced our very own PlayStation credit card to offer fans a new way to show off their PlayStation pride and earn reward points towards the purchase of PlayStation and SONY products." More importantly, there is also the chance for US gamers to get $150 off the PS3 between now and the new year when they apply for the card, providing they jump through the right hoops when they make the application.

That's all well and good, but if Sony wants consumers to be able to get the PS3 for $150 (£100) less... shouldn't it just knock the price down by $150 (£100), rather than offering its loyal customers another way to get up to their eyeballs in debt?

In America the Xbox 360 is, after all, available for less than the Wii now - $199.99 (£133). Meanwhile, the least a PS3 will cost you is double that at $399.99 (£266) for the 80GB model. Similarly, you're looking at £299 for a PS3 over here, while a 360 can be had for £129.99.

The new card is not, it must be said, anything brand new for Sony. It has had a Sony Card for years - this is just a variation on that.

Source: PlayStation Blog
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Comments

SuperSaiyan4 26 Nov 2008 13:28
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Yep and I have a Sony card which I have had for ages however it is a nice incentive for the USA may I add to get $150 off a PS3.

Sony are just hoping they can can make make I mean rip off the consumer further by high interest rates thusly making not only their money back but more of it.

Also the Sony card is not that great to get small things like even a CD player you need like 8000 points which is either £8000 pounds or if you buy a Sony product you get triple points £1 = 1 point or Sony product £1 = 3 points.
TGO 1 Dec 2008 02:14
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SuperSaiyan, you do get around
I find it weird that your have Sony Card, by the comments I've read of yours on various forums I thought you'd have a Microsoft one.
Anyway a CD player is 5,700 points
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