Is Sony Planning a $200 PlayStation 3 Console?
Is Sony Planning a $200 PlayStation 3 Console?
Posted 06/11/2010 at 5:58am
| by Paul Lilly
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Vegas odds has this one as most likely a pricing error, but what I stumbled upon yesterday -- and apparently I wasn't the only one -- was a PlayStation 3 console listed as "starting at $199.99" on Sony's 3D portal. Could it really be so?
Not likely, though not completely out of the question either. Clicking through revealed no such console priced for just two Benjamins, and when I woke up this morning, I found that Sony had gone back and changed the price to $299.99, seemingly closing the case on this one.
It's worth noting, however, that E3 kicks off next week, and if Sony were to introduce a 'budget' PS3 console, that would be the time to do it. Admittedly unlikely, it's at least conceivable that someone on Sony's Web team inadvertently jumped the gun, much like Microsoft recently did with the Zune HD 64GB.
As it stands, Sony's PS3 is available in only two main storage flavors, 120GB for $300 and 250GB for $350. Sony also just recently pushed out a 3D firmware update applicable to all PS3 consoles, so while it has a feature advantage over both the Wii and Xbox 360, both units can be had for as low as $200.
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IFLATLINEI
June 11, 2010 at 1:12pm
Thats the stupidest thing ive heard today. The PS3 was designed for a 10 year life span. The PS2 is is going on 10 years as we speak. I bought my PS3 almost 2 years ago and at this point it doesnt owe me a dime.
k11k
June 11, 2010 at 8:37am
Well if it did drop to 2 bill, I would finaly had went out and got it. Till then, since I'm playing the waiting game, I might as well wait for the PS4. It close to end of life and maker start to change hardware and move on to something better. Yup, might end up waiting for the PS5 if they keep over pricing thier console.
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