Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | 18:49 BST
Sony’s GC Press Event: PS3 finally gets official price cut
SCEE’s just annoucned the long awaited PS3 price-cut for the Playstation 3.
The new prices are €299 in Europe, $299 in the US and 29,980 yen in Japan, nothing yet as far as we know on sterling. The price-cut is effective as of tomorrow.
More soon.
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Posted in: GAMESCom 2009, Hot, PS3
Tags: Cologne 2009
10 comments
#1
Blerk
18/08/09, 6:51 pm
I can’t believe they’re not cutting the fatty price more! How are they ever going to shift the backlog? Unless… they’re counting on the shops discounting them further and absorbing the loss.
#2
Razor
18/08/09, 6:52 pm
They’re probably part of bundles to help shift them
#3
JPickford
18/08/09, 7:01 pm
I don’t think there is a backlog.
#4
reask
18/08/09, 7:02 pm
Oh I might get a cheap fatty one then.
#5
Roybott
18/08/09, 7:54 pm
BBC is reporting the UK price as £249.99 but I’m guessing that is maybe just a guess?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8207472.stm
#6
Psychotext
18/08/09, 7:55 pm
No, it’s what Amazon is selling them for.
Go go UK. (FAIL)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-Slimline-Console-120GB/dp/B002L16JXS/ref=sr_tr_1?ie=UTF8&s=aps&qid=1250621749&sr=8-1
#7
reask
18/08/09, 7:57 pm
Why is it 299 Euro I mean the Euro is worth nearly 1 Dollar 50.
#8
endgame
18/08/09, 7:58 pm
so euros have to pay more than 40% more for the same product. fu sony! we’r not that stupid.
#9
Psychotext
18/08/09, 8:08 pm
“fu sony! we’r not that stupid”
Yes, you are. Sony proved that when they launched the PS3 late, and overpriced… and everyone in Europe ate it up.
#10
endgame
19/08/09, 4:18 pm
i didn’t.