Reviving this topic because an update has been posted to Gamestar in Italy (the first Italian site to break the news about the announcement on the 12th of October):
http://www.gamestar.it/showPage.php?template=News&id=12462&argomento=PlayStation+3&feed=1
According to them, Sony Italy told them that:
- the information about software bundles is wrong
- an announcement regarding PS3 will be done on the 5th of October (Friday)
- "Officially" the announcement will not be about a price drop (but the site wonders if there's anything said between the lines there, according to my interpretation meaning that a new model is not officially a price drop)
I wonder if this is why Sony Europe says that there is no announcement planned for the 12th :D
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