It all started when D+Pad brought us what was said to be leaked information from Sony's Annual Staff Briefing. Along with some details on upcoming games like Uncharted 2, SCEE President David Reeves supposedly took the stage and said that they would be more competitive in price from March 2009 onwards. D+Pad guesses at a March price drop, targeted to hit alongside Killzone 2.
On top of this, they say that Reeves mentioned upcoming "technical innovations" coming to both the PS3 and PSP, though no details were listed.
Sony has dismissed this report as as "rumour and speculation," says GamesIndustry.
It still sounds like a solid rumor to us. I totally get waiting until after Christmas to drop the price, and working something to go alongside Killzone 2's release also makes a lot of sense.
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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11:27 AM on 11.24.2008
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What were you saying Dale?
Hang on, they're dropping the price too?
That 2nd PS3 form the left is looking pretty awesome.....hey look hot asain chicks!
Seems like a good idea and I imagine that there will be a bundle with KZ2 as well.
does anyone notice the ps3 on the right is being held by 2 girls where the left one the girl is on using one hand? now the ps3 is pretty heavy. and would get tough to hold with one had for a long time. does this mean the other rumor is a slimmer lighter ps3 maybe? or is the pic unrelated.
Just the kind of news I need to strengthen my slightly wavering resolve to not buy a PS3 until the price drops below 300 euro.
It's not like I don't have an obscene amount of unplayed or unfinished games lying around anwyay.
Wow, only one of those girls is even attractive....maybe living in East Asia for the past 3 years has raised my standards.
I'd welcome a price drop, they should have done it for the LittleBigPlanet release