It's Official! PS3 Price Slashed by $100
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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Subscribe to commentsTEHRONJul 10th 2007 9:42AM
I DONT GIVE A SHIT!!!
IM STILL NOT PAYING THAT MUCH FOR A SYSTEM THAT HAS ALMOST NO GAMES. THE GAMES THEY DO HAVE, ARE REHASHED BULLSHIT. SONY GOT TOO BIG FOR ITS BRITCHES AND MUST HAVE FORGOT THAT WE AS AMERICANS ARE UNDER AN ADMINISTRATION THAT IS SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF THE AVERAGE CONSUMER.
I CANT EVEN AFFORD A LOW PRICED HOOKER! THE LAST THING IM THINKING ABOUT IS PAYING 400 DOLLARS FOR A GAME SYSTEM. 400 PAYS MY BILLS! INSTEAD WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE, IS TAKE THAT PSP AND REWORK ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL OF THE GREAT HITS THEY HAD FOR PS1 SO THAT THEY CAN WORK ON THAT USELESS LIL' THING! THE ONLY THING I PLAY FOR PSP IS TENNIS!! WHICH I THINK IS RIDICULOUS WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL THIS THING HAS!
THAT IS WHY I USE EMULATORS ON THE GOD DAMNED THING. THE HOMEBREWS ARE WHAT MAKE THE PSP WORTH HAVING. BUT SONY COMES OUT WITH A NEW UPDATE EVERY NEW GAME TO DESTROY THE EMULATORS LIKE A BUNCH OF BITCHES!
I AM SO GLAD THEY LOST MONEY ON THE PS3. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!?!?! WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT BLUE RAY!!?!??!?!
WE SHOULD SEND A MESSAGE TO ALL OF THESE COMPANIES...
MONEY DOESNT GROW ON TREES!!!! CUT THE COST OF SHIT AND STOP GOUGING OUR WALLETS OR WE AINT BUYING IT!!!!
THIS IS WHY THE WII IS THE BETTER DEAL. 249, DOESN'T BREAK MY WHOLE PAYCHECK,I GET A LITTLE EXERCISE TOO, AND AN IMPRESSIVE LIBRARY OF CLASSICS!!
SO GO FUCKING MARIO!!!!{and i HATE Mario but hey, he isnt trying to rob me!}
TEHRON FREEMAN
BK RADIO.
evilgrin2uJul 11th 2007 10:23AM
man take it easy on the caffine and the caps
cee2kJul 15th 2007 10:27PM
I agree with Theron. As a an owner of all 3 platforms,theonly one I'm really impressed with fr usability and simple fun is the wii. Plus you get some excercise.