PS3 price drop may suprises us all?

[Skeeuk]

sony will only cut prices once thier r+d has reduced the manufacturing costs to do so.

i belive best option for them is a 3 tier approach to cater for different buyers, they should keep the ps3 as it is and another an entry level cut down. its the entry level that they must concentrate on most. the ps3 as it is no matter what people think, people will keep buying it, but with a cheaper entry level a lot more purchasers with a lower budget will jump aboard.

£399/$499 - 250GB PS3 + 2 Controllers + Headset + Remote + HDMI + Backwards Compat + HD content
£299/$399 - 160GB PS3 + Controller + Headset + HDMI + Backwards Compat
£199/$299 - 80GB   PS3 + Controller + External PSU + No Wifi

^obviously there could be 1st party games bundled with the above, mabey on the top of line model a few bluray movies also added.

models like above would do very nicely, as the $499 and $399 will still sell in reasonable numbers, but the entry will sell more simply based upon price. if something along the lines of above are met in 2009, it could turn out well for sony.

the problem with ps3 has nothing to do with hardware, features, internet or games. its simply a question of price.