Sony cuts PS3 price by 20%

[GameMaster]

In an unprecedented move, Sony has cut the price of its Playtstation 3 in what looks to be the fiercest console battle ever.

http://tinyurl.com/okvko

OMFG!

[Perfect Stu]

wow...i seriously didn't expect a price drop at this point. and 20% is a lot...much more competitively priced.

[manasecret]

Why? Why cut the price now? They're only going to have 100,000 units there anyway. Are they seriously worried that those won't sell out at the higher price? Hmmmm............ What do you think, Mr. Horse?






*long pause*






"No, sir, I don't like it."

[Dyne]

Funnily enough this doesn't even apply to NA or Europe. At all.

[Null]

i think the bigger news then the price is that the lower end PS3 model now has HDMI.

[DarkMaster]

Originally Posted by Dyne

Funnily enough this doesn't even apply to NA or Europe. At all.

We don't know that yet. The president was addressing Japenese media at a Japanese trade show in Japan, so they probably wouldn't have given a damn had he said "oh, this also applies to North America and other territories".

Though it is possible that it'll only happen in Japan. Apparently Japanese consumers bitched even more than we did.

EDIT: "UPDATE: SCEA told 1UP that the price drop in Japan for the 20 GB version of the PlayStation 3 is exclusive to that territory and that the scheme for the U.S. pricing of the console would remain identical. $499 for the 20GB version of the console and $599 for the 60GB SKU. However, as previously reported, both versions now have HDMI."

Ok so I guess we're screwed. Why didn't you guys cry and whine as much as Japan? Damn.

[Perfect Stu]

So it there no difference now between the 20GB version and the 60GB version except for HDD space? No, that cant be right...

Is the 60GB one wireless or something? More memory card adapters?



*and yes, Dyne. this is bad news. this makes Sony much much worse. you're on a roll.