Pending PS3 price cut?

(Credit: Kotaku)

The Sony PlayStation 3 is an impressive piece of equipment, but its price has put off a lot of gamers. After all, $600 is a lot to sink into a video game console, even if it doubles as Blu-ray disc player. Fortunately, the PS3 might be seeing its very first price cut in a week or two.

Earlier this week, Kotaku reported a rumor that the PlayStation 3 would be getting a $100 price drop. Sony President Ryoji Chubachi said Sony has "no plans" to lower the PS3 price tag, but GameDaily said it received confirmation of the price drop from a major electronics retailer.

It's still pretty much a rumor, but it's a realistic rumor with at least some "solid" information to back it up. If the reports are true, the Sony PlayStation 3 will be available at Circuit City and other retailers for just $500 starting July 12. Regardless of whether you plan to spending $500 or even $600 on the PS3, remember that you can get five free Blu-ray discs with it. Of the movies offered, I recommend Blazing Saddles and...well, I recommend Blazing Saddles.

[Stargate199]

Mail in Rebate?

It looks like what Microcenter was doing for the Xbox 360 during November last year, offered a $100 mail in rebate for the console.It is just a way to get people into the stores, and it works.

[jasonkinnard]

The real deal...

I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I've been playing video games since I was about 8 and I'm 31 now. I have never paid more than $250(Ninendo Wii) and would probably never pay more than that for a game console that I know will have a short generational life span. The main thing that has kept me from diving into the XBOX 360 $500 or the Playstation 3 $600 plus another $300 for accesories and games is the price. Don't get me wrong, I have the cash for both combined, but I know that they are charging more than needs to be spent for a video game console. Wii's success is rooted in the pricing structure and is enhanced by the enjoyment derived from playing the motion sensitive games. If Sony expects to gain the dominance it had from it's $300 console of the past, it had better wise up and drop the price now! I have never owned a Sony console mainley because of the framerate problems associated with both of their past consoles, but if they dropped the price to $300, I may consider otherwise. I could care less about the Blue Ray functionality of the console because I want to play games damnit!