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Sony Open to Considering PS3 Price Cuts 339

Posted by Zonk on Thursday February 01, 2007 @01:33PM from the get-em-out-of-the-house dept.

njkid1 writes with word that Sony is considering dropping the PS3's price. The Mercury news reports that Sony Senior Vice President Takao Yuhara has admitted they are investigating whether to drop the PlayStation 3 in price around the world, despite statements previously made that the 'lower' PS3 price in Japan is hurting Sony's bottom line. Profits for the company slipped some five percent in the October-December period, and the shortfall expected through March could be even worse than previously predicted. The article points out the possibly risky nature of a price cut for such an expensive item so early in its lifespan, and notes the stiff competition from the Xbox 360 and the Wii.

Submission + - The Most Important Aspects of Geek Culture

Submitted by

ender-

on Thursday February 01, 2007 @01:04PM

ender- writes: "In the course of pursuing a long-overdo college degree, I am attending the local community college. For my Business Communications class, we've been assigned to give a 4 to 5 minute speech on a 'Culture' we feel we are a part of, or which we find interesting. As I spend the majority of my time on Slashdot or playing around with computer hardware and software, I have chosen to do my speech on the culture of computer [or internet] geeks. I am interested in getting the opinions of the users of this fine website.

If given less than 5 minutes to describe computer geek culture to an audience which is mostly ignorant of geeks and technology, which aspects do you feel would be most important to hit upon? Social? Dress? Hobbies? Philosophies? Others? I'm not asking for anyone to write my speech! I would just like to know what geek concepts this group feels are important to communicate to the non-geek world."

Submission + - The new LAN parties -- Wii parties

Submitted by kiwimate on Thursday February 01, 2007 @12:01PM

kiwimate writes: The Wii is becoming the focal point of get-togethers for families and friends alike. The article refers to this as "a new genre of parties", although my first thought was it's a new twist on LAN parties. But it's not just for geeks. "Smith, who never enjoyed video games before the Wii, said the console has given him a new way not only to enjoy time with his wife and children, but also to socialize with his friends." Wii — the 2007 version of Monopoly?

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