Rainbird on 26 April 2010
| Solid_Snake4RD said: there will be a PS3 price cut of $50 to $250 and then the $100 price cut next year which will get the PS3 to the majical $149 mark which made the most sales last gen with PS2. |
Slow your horses, no way in hell the PS3 will be $149 in 2011. Sony did a huge engineering job in crafting the Slim and that allowed them to cut the price by $100 (and still not turn a profit). The PS3 will not get a price cut this year, I think they'll do replace the 120GB with the 250GB and do some bundles with GT5 and Move, but no actual pricecut. $249 is for next year I think.
EDIT: Here are the new powerusages by the way:
| Test | CECH-2000 | CECH-2100A |
|---|---|---|
| XMB Menu (Still wallpapers) | 76W | 67W |
| XMB Menu (Active theme) | 83-86W | 71W |
| FFXIII game event scene | 96-107W | 78-83W |
| FFXIII game menu | 83-84W | 74W |
| BD Playback | 88-91W | 77-78W |
| Standby (remote play active) | 9W | 9W |
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ps3slim-gets-45nm-rsx-blog-entry
