PlayStation 3 Price Drop Rumor: March 22nd is The Day.

[BizioEE]

How big is 2old2play? We\'re big enough to have a community scouring the field looking for important exclusives and we\'re here to break a big one. Okay, we\'re not exactly field reporters, we\'re just got lucky...

Last night one of community members was in an EB Games store and an employee mentioned a PS3 price drop occurring Sunday March 22nd just in advance of the Game Developer\'s Conference (GDC). He went on to say that Sony will be issuing a press release on the Saturday before the drop and that EB was already prepared for the upcoming price-drop.

The current "rumor" is that the PlayStation 3 80GB console will retail for USD $300. That would be a $99 price reduction in the console, bringing it closer to reach for many gamers. However, be prepared for Sony to refuse to comment or straight out say this is untrue, it wouldn\'t be the first time they\'ve pulled that stunt. It\'s in Sony\'s best interest to hide the price drop from gamers because we\'ll halt purchasing of the PS3 until the price drop occurs.

It\'s in your interest, however, to halt thoughts of buying a PS3 until March 22nd. If we\'re right, you\'ll be saving yourself enough money to buy at least one PS3 game with your new purchase. This price drop would come on the heels of third party developers saying PS3 needs a price drop or they\'re prepared to start pushing Wii development more, especially considering that\'s where many big publishers are making all their money.

http://www.2old2play.com/News/PlayStation_3_Price_Drop_Rumor__March_22nd_is_The_Day

[clips]

Yeah...Sony\'s been way over due for a price drop...$299.00 still keeps it the most expensive console, but it\'ll be more feasible now for some folks and with the wii hovering at thr $250.00 mark, Now i feel Sony can brag about the ps3\'s abilities withot havin\' to take too much criticism on the price.

Sony still need their a$$ whooped for not droppin\' the price of the ps2 tho!!..........that thing needs to be at $99.00!

[Paul2]

I think I read like a week ago or so where Sony said that they have no plan to drop the price of the ps3 anytime soon.

of corse. If they did acknowledge, who would buy the console until the said date has been reached.

The price drop will occur the same time GDC 09 begin.

[Paul2]

even if they buy like a few days early before the price drop, they can still price match and get $100 back for the console.  So, I think Sony has no trouble announcing the price drop a few days early if they plan on reducing the price of the PS3 a few days later.

So, I think the rumor is likely false.

[Titan]

Awesome. Now I just need money.....and a job.

Yeah...Sony\'s been way over due for a price drop...$299.00 still keeps it the most expensive console,

What about the 360 elite?

[clips]

^^^That\'s true, but for folks that just want to get into current-gen gaming, the 360\'s bare $199.00 model is still the cheapest option.