Yet another pricedrop in Japan.

PlayStation 2 to hit S\'pore, M\'sia, HK on Dec 13
By Reuters
Monday, November 26 2001 5:02 PM


TOKYO--Sony Corp said on Monday it will cut the suggested retail price of its PlayStation 2 game console in Japan by 15 percent to 29,800 yen (US$239.60) on November 29 and start selling the machine in several Asian markets in December.

The company had cut the domestic price in June to 35,000 yen.

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, the Sony unit that makes and sells the PlayStation, said it will begin selling the PlayStation 2 in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand on December 13, followed by Taiwan on January 24, 2002.

Competition in the high-stakes game machine market has been expected to heat up following the recent launch of next-generation consoles by Nintendo Ltd and market newcomer Microsoft Corp.

I hope the price will drop in the US soon.. (Prolly after x-mas)

Sony is going in for the kill in Japan.. :fro:

So your telling me that people living in Taiwan and Singapore havent even got PS2\'s yet???

Or does that mean when there getting the proce cut?

no in singapore (used to live there a few months ago) they have only import consoles (mainly jap units) for a rip-off price

I think this means we will see a price drop in the US soon. Maybe by January.