Potential PS3 price droppage.

[Captain Planet]

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Price Drops This Fall? Matt Peckham timestamp(1246280340000,'longDateTime')Jun 29, 2009 1:59 pm When it comes to console price drops, especially when it involves the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, most of the rumors have gotten it wrong, so echoing another one's a bit like strapping yourself to the mast of the Titanic. We know Sony and Microsoft will, but the when's about as accessible as a crystal ball locked in a safe sheathed in cement at the bottom of a well. The story this time? The price cut--make that price cuts--are coming this fall for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. What's more, Sony's planning to replace the 80GB PS3 with a 160GB model, the PS3 slim is real but coming a bit later, Microsoft's planning to replace the Pro with its Elite model, and both systems are getting new bundles in time for the holidays. To be fair, some of that predates the Ars Technica story (they're attributing it to a mole they imply has a sterling track record). The only new bits are the Xbox 360 price drop, Microsoft mainlining its Elite model, and the bundle additive, though it would've been more impressive if the mole knew the bundle specifics--the tradition of new holiday bundles leading out of the summer into the holidays is as inevitable as death and taxes. I've got to invoke my usual line here about Microsoft needing to drop where it matters, i.e. component prices. As I've shown time and again, the Xbox 360 is actually more expensive than Sony's PlayStation 3 when you configure the former to spec equivalency. If Microsoft just nudges the system's price, they're not doing their existing base any favors. On the other hand, Microsoft's selling well enough in part because people have bought into their "upgrade in installments" approach. If it costs you $50 more to pull out all the stops in the long run, no biggie--at least you don't have to mortgage the house to get started. Based on that approach, if the Xbox 360's unit cost drops further, it could well undermine Sony's own own price moves, even if they're as substantial as they need to be, i.e. $100 or more

[Guest Flat Ericó]

Your time 360 man.

[Faisal]

ViP2 resident PS2 Connoisseur, bang bang not forking out 3 bills gang.

[Risky]

the price is the only reason why i still dont have a ps3now looking at what xbox will have within the nxt yearps3?....i'll pass

[RYDER.]

if the ps3 is 149.99^ by fall ain nobawdy gone buy dat sh*t

[HangTheDJ]

Not worth it if you've already got an Xbox.Unless you really want God of War III.

[Tee]

the price is the only reason why i still dont have a ps3now looking at what xbox will have within the nxt yearps3?....i'll pass

this untill i get a new tv anyway need a blu ray player still

[Agony]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/424465/sony...-200-00-instor/Some guy saying he bought an 80gb PS3 for 2 bills in WH Smiths

[DRC]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/424465/sony...-200-00-instor/Some guy saying he bought an 80gb PS3 for 2 bills in WH Smiths

Doubt thats still running tbh.At the time it was posted on hotuk I checked in my local and to my surprise he was right. They were shotting arcades for like 80quid too.

[Faisal]

I was thinking it was specific stores still.