Sony Preparing to Drop Massive Slim PS3 Price Deduction
February 20th, 2011 | Author: Zak Islam
There’s been a recent surge in dropping the PlayStation 3′s official price with several large online retailers. Most notably the recent price drop Amazon applied to the slim PS3 console slashing off a considerable amount from its the console’s original RRP. Also, UK retailer Tesco also seem to be selling the slim PS3 for under £200, too. It’s now seeming that all these price drops from some of the largest retailers – both online and high street – is for a reason.
Sony are reportedly preparing a massive price drop on the all official slim PlayStation 3 SKU’s when the 3DS releases. My source, who also told me the NGP’s price will be £250 in the UK, stated Sony has been preparing a price drop in the UK for quite some time now and are finally preparing to make said price drop to around £170 when Nintendo’s 3DS console releases in March; a shrewd move of course to distract the sales of the 3D-enabled handheld – most likely due to the fact that they want to disrupt the sales of the 3DS so more consumers buy the company’s NGP upon launch.
The price drop for the slim PS3 SKUs would mean a staggering price drop from the PS3′s original price will be witnessed; with the recommended retail price being £255.30.
In the US, there’s been a similar trend, with most retailers offering either free games or a $50 gift card with the purchase of a 160GB PS3. That seems to have stopped since the announcement of the Killzone 3 160GB PS3 Bundle, which adds $60 worth of value with the game itself.
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