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Termina1

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« on: September 10, 2007, 09:33:00 AM »
y Ben Kuchera | Published: September 09, 2007 - 10:16PM CT

Our mole has a great track record: both the Xbox 360 HDMI story and the wired Xbox 360 Rock Band controllers have since been confirmed. Whoever our friendly inside source is, he's got some great contacts. Now he's ready to tell us what Sony's console pricing plans may soon look like. Here's how Sony's platform pricing will shape up by the holiday shopping season:

* 80GB PlayStation 3: $499.99
* 40GB PlayStation 3: $399.99
* Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray movie pack in with one, or both
* PlayStation 2: $99.99

The 80GB price drop isn't that shocking, but a new $400 40GB system would be huge news. Would people be willing to part with 40GB to save $100? I think so, and having a $400 PlayStation 3 option would be a great weapon this holiday season. If they get to show off the Blu-ray capabilities of the system with Spider-Man 3 bundled? That's a nice package.

The $99.99 PlayStation 2 would ensure that the venerable system will continue to sell well. This is rumor for now, but when Sony makes some announcements at the Tokyo Game Show, I would not be shocked if these were among them. You heard it here first.




Source
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars...ys-future-plans
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throwingks

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« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2007, 09:40:00 AM »
There has to be details missing. That configuration does not make sense. You can buy a 40GB model and an 80GB HDD from anywhere and save money, and have an extra 40GB HDD for free. There has to be more differences than just the HDD, assuming this rumor to be true.

This post has been edited by throwingks: Sep 10 2007, 04:41 PM
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commandersafi

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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2007, 02:13:00 PM »
Maybe it would replace the 20GB version so it wouldnt have the media card slots or the wireless connection in it...Just a thought
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Termina1

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« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2007, 03:21:00 PM »
QUOTE(commandersafi @ Sep 10 2007, 04:13 PM) *

Maybe it would replace the 20GB version so it wouldnt have the media card slots or the wireless connection in it...Just a thought


That would suck if they did do that. I don't even think they have an official wireless add on for the original 20gb. This would be a step back if they did remove the wifi. The media card slots wouldn't be a huge deal for most people.
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