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$499 PlayStation 3 Confirmed
Gamespot is reporting that the rumoured price drop from earlier this week is a reality. Starting on July 10th, the current 60GB model will sell for $499. Coming to US shores in August is the 80GB version only available in South Korea at the moment, which will retail for $599. They're bundling that unit with Motorstorm, so it's not just another 20 gigs for $100. "The price drop further indicates that, after a slow start, Sony is now aggressively trying to expand its customer base in the US. The move comes none too soon. According to the latest figures from industry-research firm the NPD Group, the PS3 only sold 82,000 units in the US in May, compared to the Xbox 360's 155,000 units and the Wii's 338,000 units." So, is this it? Will this price drop make you buy a PS3, or are you still holding off for the big games this fall?
You bastard!
I resisted the (rather more expensive) Westinghouse 37" 1080p unit in favor of a Gateway 24" monitor back last December.
Now you're sorely tempting me to go for the (now $1300) 42" 1080p unit...
retrorocket.o not found, launch anyway?
I bet it doesn't even have a touch-screen interface and EDGE!
erroneous: look me up in a dictionary
So you hate one of the PS3 features (BTW: WTF is with that? I get not caring about blu-ray or not wanting it, but hating it?). And you want people to say it's a good value without that feature.
That's like saying, besides games and movies in HD and playing music and browsing the web and (other features here), what makes the PS3 worth the money?
It's worth the money to people who value the capabilities it has more than the money. To people who don't value the features or don't have the money, it clearly isn't worth the money. That's the way all purchases work. You can get mad at that if you like.