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Sony Firm On PS3 Pricing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the going-to-have-to-bite-the-bullet dept.

Reuters has some last minute discussion on the high price of the PS3, as well as their plans for shipping 2 million units by December. From the article: "'We are very comfortable with the pricing we have announced and have gotten tremendous support from retailers for that price point,' Hirai said on the sidelines of the Dow Jones VentureWire Consumer Technology Conference. 'So it is full steam ahead with the pricing of $499 and $599.'"

2 of 84 comments (clear)

  1. Re: Price / Console differences by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Reply to 16788287:

    I haven't made up my mind yet on the basic vs. premium issue, but the benefits to my mind are an extra 40 gigs of storage and built-in wireless. As the apartment I'm living in right now is served only by whole-building wireless, the latter feature is pretty useful.

  2. Differences by BJH · · Score: 3, Informative

    Re: Price / Console differences

    The extra money gets you:
    - 60GB hard drive
    - Memory Stick/SD/CF card reader
    - 802.11b/g wireless