E3 2008: $100 price cut for 80GB PlayStation 3
Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3 | By: Daniel
Posted on: July 16, 2008 | 3 Comments
There has been a lot of news coming out of E3 2008 and one of the best pieces for new console buyers is about the $100 price cut for 80GB PlayStation 3’s.
This action by Sony has to be in direct response to the Xbox 360’s recent price cut announcement for 20GB 360’s, with the Sony PS3 coming down another $100 it seems incredible how much your getting for your price.
September will see the line-up aimed at just one $399 80-gigabyte PlayStation 3 model, this makes for a cheap Blu-ray player, media centre and next-generation games console.
At E3 2008 Sony laid out its plans for the next year and beyond, they know that Europe has taken the PS3 with open arms but in the United States it’s a different story. In the US, the PS3 is trailing the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360.
This new cheaper Playstation 3 will be bad news for gamers that love playing PS2 games; it’s said to not support backward compatibility. This is not a problem for me as I mostly play the latest games with good graphics and gameplay, but those that have a large collection of Playstation 2 games may want this option.
CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Jack Tretton showed everyone at E3 2008 the new video download service that’s due this year, it will allow the PS3 user to watch TV shows, high-definition or standard movies that you can rent or buy.
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That does sound like a great price. It’s a shame $ony like to screw the UK for as much money as they can, where the 40gb model costs £300 ($600).
will this be in the UK aswell?
This does not make sense THIS IS A CORE SYSTEM YOU DONT GET ANY GAMES in my opinion the MGS4 bundle was the best bang for you buck. you get the 80 gig PS3 with the backward compatibility(big difference) a game and the guide. This would have been verry different if the price cut was on the 40 gig hell yeah I would be happy. but I simply feel that it is not worth the hype!
MGS4 Bundle
80 Gig ps3 with backwards compatibility= $399
MGS4 Game=$70
MGS4 strategy guide $30
Total= $499
BEING SCREWED BY SONY, PRICELESS!!