http://kotaku.com/5055311/sony-price-dropping-40gb-ps3-model-this-weekend

Sony Price Dropping 40GB PS3 Model This Weekend

Ho Ho Ho, it looks like Christmas is coming early for fans of the Playstation 3 system.

According to a Blockbusters' memo leaked to us today Sony is permanently dropping the price of the discontinued 40GB model of the Playstation 3 starting Sunday.

The price drop, which was verified by calls to a number of Blockbuster stores, will drop the 40GB model to $360 and an PS3 40GB bundle with an HDMI cable, Spiderman the movie and Transformers the game to $400. Stores that have trade-ins of the PS3 40GB will be selling it for $360 as well.

While the $40 or so price drop isn't much, maybe it signals other drops in line for the other versions of the console in the near future. Or perhaps Sony is clearing stock to make room for a Tokyo Game Show announced new SKU for the Playstation 3.

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Sigh.

It's only a fire sale.

I hope that there is a real one in the near future.

PERHAPS, if this is not a rumor (...)

they want to match the Elite Xbox360 price (again)
it will also reduce the Xbox360 NA momentum that will be huge when Xmas will come (between Gears of War and cheapy arcade ...)

even if sony need to make money on hardware RIGHT NOW, they also need to sell games and so increase their install base is not a bad idea.

(I have said many times that a 50$ price drop was still possible for 2007)

wait and see

Ahh well its better than nothing.

TOO BAD, it is for the 40gb model


WHAT AN ASSHOLE I AM !!!!!!!!

LOL

Yep, it´s a fire sale, since the 40GB model has been discontinued.

Only a fire sale of discontinued 40GB PS3 model. There is always November price cut possibility of 10% discount on PS3 price in America.

"Update: Despite what the memo said, and what was repeated to us by a handful of Blockbuster employees across the country, SCEA says that this price cut did not come from Sony but rather is something Blockbuster is doing, likely to clear stock."

I'm a bit confused. Why does the picture show a 299$ price point?

Then Blockbuster are buying Ps3s from Sony for less then 360$