The PlayStation 3′s 160 GB version will now be priced £220 in the UK and $250 in the US. In Japan, the basic console’s price will drop from 29,980 yen to 24,980 yen. The price of the 320 GB version of the console will drop from £215 ($349) to £183 ($299).
At $249, the PlayStation 3′s 160 GB version is now $351 cheaper than the console’s original price tag when it was launched in 2006.
“While others in the space are losing steam, PlayStation 3 is gaining momentum,” said Jack Tretton, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America, in a statement. “The new price will make the PS3 more accessible than ever before.”
Analysts sees the move by Sony as a normal part of the gaming console’s life cycle. Console generations usually last four to six years, but some predict that new peripherals like Sony’s PlayStation Move and Microsoft’s Kinect for its Xbox 360 could prolong the consoles’ current cycle.
Sony is currently gearing up for the launch of the new PlayStation Vita, a handheld gaming console that follows is predecessor, the PlayStation Portable (PSP). It aims to compete with smartphones by having downloadable games, a touch screen and 3G connectivity.
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