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40GB PS3 Heading to Japan, With Price Cuts and Color Change
Wired's Game|Life is reporting on the movement of the 40GB PlayStation 3 across the 'other' pond, to Japan. The Japanese 40GB will retail for 39,980 yen (about $340). This backwards-compatibility-less unit will come in the current black color, as well as 'Ceramic White'. The two current models will get price cuts as well, with the 20GB version marked down to 44,980 yen ($383) and the 60GB to 54,980 yen ($468). "This will be the first official price cut the PlayStation 3 has received since it launched last year, although Ken Kutaragi actually cut the price of the unit before it launched at Tokyo Game Show. Also on November 11, Sony will release its Dual Shock 3 controllers in Japan for 5500 yen, in white and black colors. They will not be bundled with the PS3 hardware, all models of which will continue to pack in the Sixaxis controller."
The real reason for the color change is far more sinister. They want people to be fooled into thinking they've bought a real game system- a Wii.
Yeah, because clearly Nintendo invented the color white.
Are Nintendo fanboys going to start aping Apple fanboy reasoning now?
PS2 did white a long time before the Wii existed. See here. In addition, Sony showed white PS3 mockups before the Wii was even announced. Did Nintendo "copy" Sony?
Hell, I may as well argue Nintendo chose white for the Wii to fool people into thinking they were buying a real game system - a Sega Saturn.
Lots of consoles are white. Get over it.