Most Likely Scenario for PS3 Slim Pricing

[Reasonable]

makingmusic476 said:
With the 80 > 60 transition, the 80gb system and the 60gb systems were sold concurrently for over four months before the 40gb sku came in as the low end model, facilitating the price cut. The 80gb took awhile to drop in price as the 60gbs were still around for a good bit of those four months. The price cut came when the 60gbs were finally depleted.

In the current scenario, the Slim is the replacement model, and the 80gb units are almost already gone. They'll get a price cut weeks before the Slim appears, and should be 90% depleted by the Slim's release. The Slim won't have to wait for them to be cleared out before release.

The Slim should immediately replace the 80gb SKU at $299. Pricing the model at $399 then dropping the price a mere 2 months later would only serve to confuse people, and I doubt Sony would do this. The Slim is their big push to regain marketshare. They wouldn't hinder it with something so stupid.

Makes sense.  Although, with Sony, I can't help feeling you should have said 'They hopefully won't hinder it with something so stupid.'