DOWN PERISCOPE: Sony to drop PS3 to 299$

[Bodhesatva]

makingmusic476 said:

Bodhesatva said:
I usually don't like to point this stuff out, but I already have my sale ads for next week at Toys R Us, and we have it in there at 399.99/499.99. So this would be a sudden decision, by the way.

From my first post on this page:

"Like I said earlier, this could've been a stipulation in any deal Sony made with Warner, dropping the price of the ps3 yet again to spur adoption of Blu-Ray, and cause the standalone manufacturers to drop their prices to compete. This would explain both why Sony is dropping the price so soon after the launch of the 40gb, and also why no word has popped up from any retailers (the Warner decision was a last minute decision made on Jan. 3)."

Something involving Warner would explain everything. Of course, this just a theory.

Interesting theory. Possible, I suppose, but I'd just frankly be amazed to see a system drop 300 dollars in 15 months on the market, and would doom the PS3 to absolutely never making a profit this generation. As it is, they're hoping to make a profit by 2009 -- this would push it back to 2010, and they'd never make a net profit after 3+ years bleeding billions.

It's such a big deal with so many ramifications that I really do want to wait until next week before we go buckwild. These rumors are all unfounded thus far, with zero reliable sources, and a whole bunch of posts cross linking each other, with one blog referencing another blog referencing another blog, with the origin being a poster (not admin) relying on "sources." Just wait, I think.