As people stated above, I doubt Kotick had anything to do with the price cut.
But, there is little doubt that Sony wanted to release a slim model 3 years after launch of the PS3.
Now, we just have to wait and see what MS and Nintendo will do in response to the slim. I feel that MS and Nintendo will have their own price cuts and/or some pretty sweet bundles available this holiday season. Hopefully Sony will also bundle an older game with the slim to make it more attractive to parents.







