Sony Cuts PlayStation 3 Price by $100, Projects Sales to Double

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johnsobas said:
the 80 gig version is just silly. This is just a ploy that hopefully many people will be stupid and buy the 80 gig version instead of the 60 gig one. They are obviously losing a lot more money on the 60 gig one. The extra 20 gigs costs them what 10$?? Motorstorm doesn't really cost them anything except for the lost revenue if the person would have bought the game anyway.

So its not even a *real* price cut. Its a clearance price on the old model (i.e. temporary), and a free bundled game at the $599 price point (which is already happening in Australia - you can get a game + PS3 for just above the normal RRP).

Sales to double = Sony dreaming. They should (may?) double for the first week or two. Maybe 150k for the month - be shocked if it sells more than this.

What happens when the 60Gig model sells out? Even though that may not happen for a while...

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Regardless, this gives Sony marketing team something to work off. Expect a huge amount of PS3 advertising  to come soon...

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(maybe expect a 2nd tier of price cuts around Nov/Xmas - when the 80Gig model + game comes down to $499...).