Sony drop the price of the PS3

[Steven W]

Sony have repsonded to the outrage from Japanese gamers over the high price point of the PS3, by dropping it by 20%.

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[Barrichello]

Good result for the Japanese. Cant imagine that ever happening in Europe though :/

[kalniel]

It's not going to. US and Europe prices remain high. But they are secondary markets of course.

Well, good to see ole rip off britain is still in effect. But seems that people don't mind in the slightest if they'll still buy them regardless.

Now, where was the british manufactured console again?

[Speedo]

Hmm, this makes the 'entry level' model much more appealing. I'd be hard pressed on choosing whether to import an Xbox360 / PS3 now.
IMO the HDMI was the only appealing feature of the higher level PS3, and it had the ugly silver decals to discount that.. I believe Sony mentioned the HDD would be user upgradable at some point, not sure if that still stands. Buy a wireless bridge for all the consoles next to your tv, forget the card reader, what's to miss .

[Choo Choo]

I can only imagine the same happening in europe if sales were really bad.

Good news for the japanese though, but it looks like Sony are getting a bit nervous. Not so long ago they were saying it was already good value for money at the old price.