Sony refutes price cut rumors

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FishyJoe said:

“[Sony] currently doesn’t have any specific plans to cut the Playstation 3’s price,” a spokesperson told CVG this morning. “PS3 price and shipment plans for the future should be determined by market trends and competition.”

The statement follows comments made in yesterday’s Financial Times, in which Sony President Ryoji Chubachi said: “We are re-examining our PS3 budgeting process in terms of pricing and volume. Sales assumptions change and the market is competitive. We are in the midst of revisiting our strategy for the PS3.”

 

So in other words, a price cut IS coming soon - probably within the next 2 months. Going to follow the lead of the Xbox1 when it launched.

In fact, I think you'll see something like this:

 - Sony slash $100US off the price of the PS3
 - MS follow (immediately) by slashing  $100 off the price of the 360
 - Nintendo staying at the same price

...and then, we may FINALLY have "game on" :)