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It's Official! PS3 Price Slashed by $100

Sony Cuts PS3 Price, Boosts Storage

It was rumored last week, denied by Sony's president shortly after, and now, unsurprisingly, officially confirmed by Sony. The $100 price cut to the PS3 brings the 60 gigabyte model down to $499, though that's still $100 more than its closest competitor, the $399 Xbox 360, and twice the cost of the $249 Wii.

Simultaneously, Sony announced the creation of a newer, higher-end PS3. Priced (not to move) at $599, the new model comes with an 80 gigabyte hard drive and a copy of the muddy racing game, 'MotorStorm.' But, that might not be all. Look at the picture of the controller on the new bundle's box, above. It has a reddish button in the center, different from the current PS3's clear one. Sony mentioned nothing about this button in the official press release, so we're left to guess. Is this just a visual tweak to differentiate the new bundle? Or, now that Sony has settled the lawsuit over its use of force-feedback vibration in the PS2 Dual Shock controller, could this button be a sign of Dual Shock for PS3? We'll have to wait for Sony's upcoming press conference at this week's E3 video game trade show to find out.

From Engadget

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