It's all coming so fast. No sooner does
Sony fess up to August price cuts than we start hearing tell of a
response from the 360 camp, and now it sounds like Sony has even more goodies for the PS3 faithful. First off is a Circuit City memo that got forwarded to us showing those price cuts indeed happening today. It'll get
advertised next week, but if those shelf jockeys are doing their jobs, you should supposedly be able to walk into a Circuit City right this minute and walk out with a brand new 60GB PS3 for $499. To add further drama to the situation, people are taking clues from the 80GB PS3 box as proof of the inclusion of a "Rumblaxis" (fancy new word courtesy of PS3 Fanboy) controller being included with the new system that's set to launch in August. People are conjecturing the red light on the Home button is a clue to such rumble functionality, and eagle-eyed readers have also noted that the "Contents" section of the box has more text describing the SIXAXIS item than can be found on the 60GB box. To be honest, we're not spotting the difference, but feel free to make up your own mind with the links provided below. Check out the Circuit City memo after the break.
[Thanks, Vagrant Pistol]
Read - Red light Rumblaxis theory [Via
PS3 Fanboy]
Read - Contents flap Rumblaxis theory [Thanks, Jeremy]
Read - Original box photos
---copied from source---
From: XXXX XXXX, Sales Development (XX XXXX)
Approved message.
Effective immediately (Today, Monday, July 9, 2007), a permanent $100 Price Break is in effect on the PlayStation 3 - resulting in a new low price of $499.99 on the SON 98000.
ACTIONS NEEDED:
1. The SON 98000 is currently advertised (at $599.99) with a free wireless controller (SON 98040), and due to the unexpected price drop you will need to manually adjust the price today on the SON 98000 to $450.00 and the 98040 (controller) to $49.99 for a total of $499.99. The PKG will be adjusted to ring correctly starting tomorrow Tuesday, July 10
posted July 9th 2007 2:21PM
so PS3 normally doesn't come with a wireless controller?
Yeah, I work at Circuit City, and I can definitely verify this =P
It comes with a free controller all this week, too.
@Tim, doesn't the ps3 normally already come with a wireless controller? or does CC give out free spare controllers?
It comes with one controller in the box, and then it takes an additional $50 off the console if you grab another controller (AKA free controller)
2 questions:
1)if and when a rumblaxis or whatever comes out, why would it not work with a 60 gig (previously purchased) ps3? at worst you'd have to dl a "system update," right?
2)who told you ppl there were no exclusives? do you play games? have you seen a ps3 that wasn't encased in plastic @ a store? also on this topic, i personally think it kinda sucks that you have to buy about $1200 us worth of consoles to play all the good games i want to play. maybe it's just me, but i couldn't care less what the other guy HASN'T got, just what i have.
good day.
oh and to the "glorified blu-ray player" remark.. get over it man blu-ray players aren't cheap. this one plays games though.. and music.. and has a 60 (or 80 soon) gig HD.. and wireless internet (albeit w/ a, well, different browser installed).
However, if Sony doesnt change the controller design, then its still one of the best, but having improved triggers is something I would really like to see.
Who cares........
Also, in addition to the about force feedback, the red light means nothing check SON 98040 (circuit city code) the picture has a red light; just as the remote on the 80GB ps3 box showed. Means nothing.