<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JFizzleRaider @ Jan 24 2008, 10:29 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (aquaitious @ Jan 24 2008, 10:21 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Best Buy is now discontinuing the 80 GB PS3.
There's also a big rumor that a White PS3 will be hitting the stores this Monday and the 399 price will be dropped by another 100 dollars to 299. Sony has also reported that they've cut manufacturing costs from 800 bucks a pop to 400, which would explain the price drop.</div>
where did you find this info? What would you say the truth or possibility of it happening is? I have some Best buy gift cards and just sold my PS2 with all my games on eBay and was planning to buy a ps3 within the next weeks.
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Link
There are a lot more links but I can't find them.
Sony has denied the rumor, but they can't come out and say "Yes, we'll be dropping the price by $100, but please still go out and pay 399 for the PS3 this week."
I think there's a big possibility of this happening, since their manufactoring costs have gone way down (65nm Cell, no backwards compatibility, cheaper blue laser diodes and Warner almost deciding the HD war have something to do with it), I think it would be stupid for Sony not to "share" that with their customers.
It would also put them in direct competition with the Wii, as far as price is concerned.
Of course there's also a possibility that this is just a rumor and will not happen yet.
But the White PS3 has been already filed by the Sony to the FCC and this "rumor" was first reported by slickdeals.net and cheapassgamer.com, the two websites that reported the last PS3 price drop a month or so in advance, as well as the X360 price drop well in advance. So...