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Sony PS3 price changes
Sony Computer Entertainment America
(SCEA), Inc. announced a new 80GB model of its PLAYSTATION 3
(PS3) computer entertainment system. Beginning in August, the
new PS3 model will be available in North America for a suggested
retail price of $599 US Dollars and will be sold with the
online-enabled racing game MotorStorm. Click
here for the popular Family Friendly Gaming review of Motor
Storm. Sony also announced that effective immediately, the
current 60GB PS3 model will be available in North America for
$499 US Dollars. This is essentially a price change of $100 US
Dollars.
This may irritate the few million of people who were early
adopters of the PS3 since they paid an extra one hundred
dollars. If they would have waited a mere eight months they
could have gotten the Playstation 3 at a much better deal. Five
hundred dollars is still a lot of money and in the coming months
we will be able to tell if this move helps Sony get out of the
home video game console cellar in terms of sales.
"As we move into the next phase of PS3, it's important that we
continue to evaluate our product line, offering consumers the
technology and features that meet their growing needs for new
forms of media and the way in which it is delivered," said Jack
Tretton, president and CEO of SCEA. "The introduction of the
80GB PS3, the new pricing for the current 60GB model, the
availability of more than 100 new software titles this fiscal
year and, finally, the expansion of services for PLAYSTATION
Network, will provide even more options for users and will help
bring new consumers into the PS3 fold."
Family Friendly Gaming
{07/10/2007}