I assume Amazon pulls the trigger early because they still have to deliver the goods, and the idea would be for the goods to be delivered around Black Friday?
Otherwise selling PS4's for a whole week for $299 is craziness. And considering people pretty much ignored the $50 price cut they are very smart to do so because no we have a short term $100 price cut. It would be rather megaton if Sony came out and said: "Well the $299 price point was so successful that we've decided to make all 500GB skus $299, until stocks run out." Essentially transitioning the 1TB to the $349 price point long term and continuing to manufacture and supply 500GB units for the remainder of the year.
That's the way you do a temporary price cut. Cut the price of an end of life sku, but don't immediately stop making it.
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