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BREAKING NEWS: Sony Announces Potential Price Drop for the PLAYSTATION............2. oh.

Posted by Amber Ahlborn



I have been waiting for a PS3 price drop, nay, expecting one for a few months now. I just want to see a show of hands here. Who out there, like me, is all ready to pick up a PS3 but only if it is priced within the range of sanity? The PS3 wasn't exactly setting the world aflame in sales prior to the global recession and so one wonders at Sony's stubborn refusal to accept that people, especially in this economy, are not willing to work extra hours just to afford their machine.

I could buy one at its current price, but I do not consider it worth it. To me, spending much over $300 for a video game machine is just slightly crazy. I really do not care how high end the hardware under the hood is. It's the software from which a console derives its worth. Sure, high end games look pretty and more power certainly will benefit some game designs, but looking at what's on the market, I'm not seeing the PS3's library proving this console is worth hundreds more than its competition or predecessor.

But hey, for all of you people out there who haven't bought your second or third PS2 yet, good news!.





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Comments

Roto13 said:

This was the lamest announcement-with-a-pre-announcement ever. Anyone who pays enough attention to the gaming industry to know that they had "big" news planned for today doesn't give a crap about a PS2 price drop because they've already had one for years.

March 31, 2009 5:34 PM

John Constantine said:

Man, Sony. WTF?

March 31, 2009 6:53 PM

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