Ok, this has been bugging me for a little while now. Sony said they were going to deliver a price cut and didn't really, but everyone has bought it hook line and sinker. I will explain...

Before 'price cut': PS3 20GB- $499, PS3 60GB- $599

After 'price cut': PS3 60GB- $499, PS3 80GB- $599 (plus motorstorm)

Cheapest PS3- no price change, most expensive PS3- no price change... What gives?!?

I am actually kind of ticked. I thought, "hey, I might actually buy one for $399" (they did say $100 price drop). I actually concidered buying a PS3 for a second. Instead of a real price drop, however, they just upped the hard disk space for the both models (adding about five or ten bucks to their cost IF THAT) and temporarily packaged a game with the top line model. This is typical slight of hand and corporate BS to build hype around a product. Calling it a price drop is crap, they should have said 'We're going to give you more storage for the same price, plus a free game if you have $600 to spend'. They did this because they can't actually afford to sell the hardware at $399 and felt that they had to artificially build hype around a poorly selling product.

I just had to point that crap out!

/Rant

You also get atleast 5 movies or other stuff depending on where you order.

Hahaa...... It is how a person perceive the given situation.

PS3 with 80gb maybe release at $699, 60gb at $599, 20gb at $499. And what happens was, 20gb went out of stock, 60gb got cut to $499, and 80gb cut to $599. Yes.. there was a price cut.

Just like to some people, Wii is a Gamecube with new controllers. And to others, it is a next gen.

20 GB at 499 no WiFi, no mem stick ( i dont think) 40 less GB

60 GB at 499 Wifi, all ports, 40 extra gigs.

der?

He's got a point ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Your missing some important things though. The 60gb model doesn't just have 40 more gb. It also has wifi and three different types of mem card slots. The 80gb has a $60 dollar game and like YfzinJay said you get approx $150 in free movies, plus 20 more gb. I still think it may be coming with the 65nm chip as well, not sure.

Don't forget the pack in game and 5 blu ray movies. I think this is a much better offer than the original prices.

Well, while the value of the system has changed, I actually agree with the original poster to some extent. After all, the afford ability of the system has not changed. You certainly are getting more for your money from a media standpoint, but has the cost to play PS3 games changed?

Well, while the value of the system has changed, I actually agree with the original poster to some extent. After all, the afford ability of the system has not changed. You certainly are getting more for your money, but has the cost to play PS3 games changed?

 Hmm true but wasn't the 20GB 499$ version hard to find or sold out?

I am pretty sure you can find the PS3 60GB version easy.