IGN has it as 449€ too.

so, sort of a price drop...High sku is now 449euros v 500euros?

Also, I keep seeing only Euro pricing from ya'll, is this not going to be available in US?

My bad then, I had the wrong source. It's a bit confusing because they announced the 160gb package for USA at 499$ but the difference with Europe is that it includes Uncharted and Pain.

This is not going to help them sell more unless there is a price drop. All this does is reposition them back above Microsoft in storage capacity after they fell when Elite and the 60 Gb 360's were released...

Sony is just trying to say "we are back on top for storage". A necessary move, because they are more expensive then 360, but the kicker would be price parity with 360, and that doesn't look like it is happening.

Xbox 360 200 GB version within the next 6 months confirmed. ;>