**UPDATE** PS3 price cut gets some confirmation
Good news for gamers, if it turns out to be true. According to GameDaily, the earlier report of a PlayStation 3 US$ 100 price cut now has some kind of confirmation.
After some nosing around, the guys at GameDaily got to talk with a merchandising manager for the electronics retailer who confirmed the rumored price-cut (which will drop the price tag of Sony‘s console to US$ 499).
The anonymous manager also went on to say that the price cut is “retail-wide”, meaning the said price cut was given by SCEA. The hundred dollar price cut will supposedly take place on July 12, though the ads hailing it will go live a couple of days later on July 15.
Hmm… What do you think? Is the price cut confirmed or plausible? We’ll have to take into account that Sony is still keeping mum about the subject and the fact that the “anonymous” manager is, well… anonymous. We’ll have to see how this goes when Sony decides to release a official announcement. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: Reuters UK is now reporting that their correspondents were able to have a word with Sony President Ryoji Chubachi regarding the rumors circulating around about a PlayStation 3 price cut that is supposed to take effect on July 12.
Here are the exact words of Chubachi: “At present we have no plans to cut the PS3 price”. Despite these, we have to keep in mind that the above mentioned date will coincide during this year’s E3. So for all you hopefuls out there, there’s still a possibility that Sony is just denying this now and then confirm it come E3.
That could be one scenario and another possibility is that Sony President meant exactly just what he said. We’ll keep an eye on this one and update you as more developments come up.
Good news for gamers, if it turns out to be true. According to GameDaily, the earlier report of a PlayStation 3 US$ 100 price cut now has some kind of confirmation.
After some nosing around, the guys at GameDaily got to talk with a merchandising manager for the electronics retailer who confirmed the rumored price-cut (which will drop the price tag of Sony‘s console to US$ 499).
The anonymous manager also went on to say that the price cut is “retail-wide”, meaning the said price cut was given by SCEA. The hundred dollar price cut will supposedly take place on July 12, though the ads hailing it will go live a couple of days later on July 15.
Hmm… What do you think? Is the price cut confirmed or plausible? We’ll have to take into account that Sony is still keeping mum about the subject and the fact that the “anonymous” manager is, well… anonymous. We’ll have to see how this goes when Sony decides to release a official announcement. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: Reuters UK is now reporting that their correspondents were able to have a word with Sony President Ryoji Chubachi regarding the rumors circulating around about a PlayStation 3 price cut that is supposed to take effect on July 12.
Here are the exact words of Chubachi: “At present we have no plans to cut the PS3 price”. Despite these, we have to keep in mind that the above mentioned date will coincide during this year’s E3. So for all you hopefuls out there, there’s still a possibility that Sony is just denying this now and then confirm it come E3.
That could be one scenario and another possibility is that Sony President meant exactly just what he said. We’ll keep an eye on this one and update you as more developments come up.
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