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News: PlayStation price drop "soon"
News: PlayStation price drop "soon"
Wednesday 18-Mar-2009 10:09 AM PS3 and PSP cuts "definitely coming soon" retailer tells CVG On the back of ongoing rumours, CVG has been told that Sony has informed retailers of a looming price drop for both the PS3 and PSP "soon", but is yet to specify an exact date. A major UK high street ...
Sony Now Charging Publishers For PS3 Downloadable Content, An Unpopular Policy Shift
Sony Now Charging Publishers For PS3 Downloadable Content, An Unpopular Policy Shift
multiplayerblog.mtv.com — Publishing sources told us that Sony's previously un-reported new "PlayStation Network Bandwidth Fee" is forcing them to think twice about what content they offer to PS3 gamers for download. *** Until October 1 2008, video game publishers who wanted ... (more) Sony Now Charging Publishers For PS3 Downloadable ...
Sony Faces Heat From Game Publishers to Cut PS3 Price (Update1)
Sony Faces Heat From Game Publishers to Cut PS3 Price (Update1)
bloomberg.com — March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. is under pressure from video-game publishers to cut the price of the PlayStation 3 console or risk seeing more development funds shift to Nintendo Co. ’s Wii. Sony, which has resisted calls for lower prices, is ... (more) Sony Faces Heat From Game Publishers to Cut PS3 Price ...
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UK Retailer: PS3, PSP Price Cuts Coming "Soon" [Rumor]
Kotaku — [image] A "major" UK retailer has told game site CVG that PSP and PS3 price cuts are "definitely coming soon". Rumors have been circulating about such a price cut for some time. "It's been on the cards for a while," the retailer is quotes as saying, "but manufacturers are not in the habit of giving exact dates so as not to effect sales." The rumored price cut is supposed to bring the PS3 down to US$300 and is expected to be announced next week. PlayStation price drop [CVG]

PS3 Price Drop Rumors Intensify
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — An unnamed UK high street retailer has intensified speculation that Sony is set to reduce the price of the PS3. CVG reports that its source, which comes from within the UK game retail sector, has been informed by Sony of an upcoming price drop. The source adds that the PSP will also see a price drop soon. No exact date beyond soon was given for the alleged measures, nor was a new RRP strategy mentioned, but the source says that a price cut has been on the cards for a while, though manufacturers tend to remain ambiguous about price drops until the last minute in order to ...

PSP and PS3 price cuts “soon” say retailers
SlashGear — ... Sony price cuts are again in the news, and this time the rumors are coming direct from retailers themselves.  According to CVG, Sony UK has been informing retailers that both the PSP and PS3 will be dropping in price “soon”, but declining to give a specific date. ...

PS3 price drop coming “soon,” or so they say
CrunchGear — ... pricedrop? Most Internet pundits feel that it’s getting a little stale at the current price and Sony needs to drop the price. A major UK retailer told CVG this morning that the PS3 and PSP price cuts are “definitely coming soon.” We don’t know how much the cuts will be, nor when they will happen, but it’s about damn time. ...

Rumor: PlayStation 3 price cut on the way?
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... I'm not sure if this is case of a legitimate rumor (is there such a thing?) or just wishful thinking, but there's growing buzz that Sony might see the light and chop $100 off the price of its 80GB PS3. So says CVG (via ...

Sony to UK Retailer: PS3 price cuts coming soon
Tech Ticker — ... Sony might finally cut PS3’s price. CVG has learned from a major UK retailer that they have been notified by Sony about the imminent price cut. However, the exact date is still a secret because Sony does not want to hamper current sales by announcing the date. The rumored price is $300. ...

PS3 price cut murmurs continue, PSP added into the mix
Joystiq [PlayStation] — ... You've probably heard of this supposed PS3 price cut just about a bazillion times from people who want it, say it's coming and even from people who don't think it's going to work. So, it shouldn't be too surprising to hear that there's even more on ...

PlayStation price cuts coming 'soon'
T3.com All — ... , but it's not all bad news in the world of consoles. If you fancy a Sony offering, you might just bag a bargain in the near future. That's according to CVG , which claims Sony has informed a major high street retailer of a price drop 'soon' for both the PlayStation 3 console and the PSP handheld. When 'soon' actually is isn't very clear, nor is the amount of the price cut. But any price cut is fine by us, making the best value Blu-ray player on the market even more essential. On the record, retailers are less chatty, with Game and GameStation's PR man saying only: 'Price ...

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