greenmedic88 I think it's far too early to make any conclusions about the demand for a $299 PS3. For all we know, a large part of this week's demand may be due to PS3 owners switching their PS3 for a Slim.
Something similar happens when new colors are introduced. It's not very likely that someone decides to suddenly buy a console they didn't have just because it got a new color, rather we see the effect of hardcore fans selling (or giving away) their used consoles and buying the newest models.
Obviously a part of the high demand is due to the price cut itself, but as I said it's far too early to make any conclusions about that. Considering how low PS3 sales have been in the past few months, delayed demand explains a lot of the spike.
All of this brings me back to my initial reaction, which was that we'll know the lasting effect of the price cut by the end of this year, or early next year. Until then there are too many things confusing the picture.
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