More Evidence: Sony to launch $399 40GB Playstation 3
By Danny Mendez
It seems I’ve come across more evidence to support a recent rumor that details Sony’s plan to launch a "low price" Playstation 3.
EMS Now, a site dedicated to monitoring the global electronic manufacturing industry, posted a piece regarding the news that Hon Hai will begin to manufacture PS3s. The site, admittedly, is boring to read much of the time, but, if you pay close attention to the facts mentioned in their stories, occasionally you’ll find little nuggets of information such as the one below:
Insiders in the sector said that Sony has cut the selling price of PS3 consoles, and, at the mean time, planned to launch low-price models, with ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and Hon Hai Precision to supply the models.
The rumor originated when a "reliable source" mentioned Sony’s changing up their Playstation offerings for the Holiday Season like so:
- $499.99 for the 80GB Playstation 3, currently $599.99
- $399.99 for the 40GB Playstation 3, currently nonexistent
- Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray included with at least one of the PS3 packages
- $99.99 for the Playstation 2, currently $129.99
$399.99 for a fully functional Blu-ray player and next-gen high def gaming console? Not bad, not bad at all… if true.
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September 16th, 2007
at that price and all the other specs like wireless internet and blu ray hdmi and all that i would sure get one. not like the first 20 gig ps3 which was a dumbed down version of it.
September 16th, 2007
[...] It sure sets tongues waggy via GAMER.BLORGE [...]
September 17th, 2007
Tell me the date the 40gb PS3 is released, ill be there when the store opens