Sony's $399 PS3 confirmed by Best Buy?

Thanks to a helpful tipster, we have a couple of Best Buy documents showing a $399 Playstation 3 with 40GB disk and Spiderman 3 (yes, Blu-ray) bundle with an "In Stock Date" of October 28. However, the more important "Street Date" field is unfortunately empty at the moment. While the docs look legit and don't seem to be Photoshopped, they can still be faked easily enough. So we did a quick lookup on the UPC code and sure enough, while the details are masked, the manufacturer is listed as "Sony Computer Entertainment of America." Unfortunately, we don't see the new model CECHG01 listed anywhere in the docs. As such, let's be clear: this ain't official. Still, we'll be paying close attention on October 12th as will you we suspect.

Gallery: Sony's $399 PS3 confirmed by Best Buy?

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[shamrock593 @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:19AM]

I, for one, welcome our price-cutting Best Buy overloads.

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Low rank me bitches!

[Matt @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:27AM]

Well, ok..... but only because you spelled "overlords" incorrectly. ;)

[L. Cyphre @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:31AM]

Well, if you insist... *click*

[Manuel @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:47AM]

And you are done!

[Matt B @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:06AM]

You should have just said "First!" if you wanted to get low ranked.

[adam fuller @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:38PM]

hot and steamy overloads

[JOSE @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:20AM]

wonder how many people will actually go buy the ps3 now? they wish to catch xbox360 but they will never suceed lol

[peter @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:12PM]

oh, so u r from the Mars...

[INTERNETMAN @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:20AM]

"as will you we suspect."

MORE HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM FROM ENGADGET YES SIR

[shamrock593 @ Oct 2nd 2007 5:27AM]

Dude, maybe you should re-read the article, it actually makes sense!

[Fruition @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:11AM]

lol shamrock is right, while there may be clearer ways of composing that sentence, in its present form it does make perfect sense.

[Erick Ballard @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:16AM]

I am by no means a grammer expert, but, I believe there shoud be a comma between "you" and "we".

[Concura @ Oct 2nd 2007 2:05PM]

and I believe there should be an l between u and d in "should"

[MasterCKO @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:45PM]

Also, there should be no comma between "but" and "I."

[Savage @ Oct 4th 2007 10:00PM]

AND you filled an a-hole with an e in "grammar"! Wait that sounded wrong...

[Mike Azzano @ Oct 2nd 2007 6:01AM]

Well as legit as it looks (I used to work at Best Buy Canada, I quit 2 weeks ago), theres one discrepancy (unless this is from the US, but the Inventory system RSS is the same used here in Canada)- No where does it show the unique SKU for the product. And RSS WOULD show that because thats the way that BBY tracks products, not thru the Item No. or UPC or Description. But that's an accurate RSS print off from the looks of it

[rTwelve @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:25AM]

Wrong. Look at where it says Item: 8588584. There's your SKU. I'll check this when I get to work today.

[rTwelve @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:54PM]

SKU confirmed.

[omegadcuk @ Oct 2nd 2007 6:14AM]

Soon to be free at the bottom of cornflakes packet!

I fell for the PS3 hype - my PS3 is now a glorified uPNP player served by Tversity!

[Matt B @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:08AM]

Go rent Heavenly Sword. Play it. I bet you would buy it.

[x20mar @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:24AM]

$399 for a PS3, well despite the exchange rate I bet it will between £250 and £300 if this model gets to the UK

[Mak @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:57AM]

Of course it will, but lets not forget this is NOT Sony's fault.

The $399 price is PLUS tax. In the UK, everything in store includes 17.5% VAT, and 10% EU Import duties (for non EU goods like PS3). Take these numbers off any UK price, to see the real difference in price.

[Kozzi @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:03AM]

400 euros.

[Mike @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:32PM]

Yikes, a 27.5% government price hike? That REALLY blows; you have my sympathy.

[anantha92 @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:10AM]

It's sad how people thing that 100% of gamers go and post their comments onto either Engadget or Joystiq. We are ony about 3% of the gaming population. PS3 Rules all in thailand here, cos no one gives into stupid hype taht is brought on by major sites like these. I for one will benefit from this price reduction, as i am planning to buy one by year end.

[Scott @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:17PM]

Did you just use lack of hype as a reason FOR the PS3?

[Brandon @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:38AM]

I can't believe that nobody has mentioned the "Out-of-Stock" date yet!

It says 10-28-2010, so, at that anticipated rate, this Best Buy must be getting about...

*calculation*

20 units!!!

[Mc Snails @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:45AM]

If Apple made the PS3 Steve Jobs would brick Best Buy.

[andyg8180 @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:47AM]

packaged with a blu-ray movie?!? So now they are selling it as a blu-ray player and not a video game system... screw you sony... Go make some games... 360 will be packaging TWO games this xmas... TWO TWO TWO!!! Forza and Marvel Ultimate Alliance in a holiday bundle... FOR $349!!!

This just shows that Sony is more interested in cornering the blu-ray market instead of the vid game market (which in my opinion will make them a hell of a lot more money than vid games...even though im an hd-dvd fan, this is a good move by sony, touche!!) So with that said... Go ahead and get your semi-blu ray players... Im sure its going to be as watered down as all the other playstations in the past...

Good find, btw, engadget... Shocked to see the news...

And to the kid from Canadia best buy who quit, the sku is clearly there... you must have sucked as an employee lol... Or worked there for 2 months...

[ErrorBorn @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:08PM]

How much does the HD DVD player cost for your 360? Think about it... you lose.

[andyg8180 @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:14PM]

@ErrorBorn

ummm $199?? guess i lose... (note to self, this guy is the smrtest ever... i mean smartest... jeez i cant spell...)

[Vizion @ Oct 2nd 2007 3:01PM]

They're including Spider-Man 3 because it's being released that week and will boost sales, you brainless twit.

[Joe @ Oct 2nd 2007 3:10PM]

That was one of the more brainless rants I've seen lately. Do you aim for a particular conclusion, or just start typing like you've got a fire hose and figure something is bound to get soaked?

Your attack against the guy who worked at Best Buy sounds a little... well, it sounds like you've made it all the way up to "second from the bottom" at Best Buy and you need to knock someone else down a peg. Enjoy acting as though you have enough world experience to dictate how multinational entertainment companies should operate, and which one product is perfect for everybody.

[andyg8180 @ Oct 2nd 2007 3:23PM]

@Vizion
what are you flaming for dumbss.... Read my post before you talk smack... Whats Spiderman gotta do with xbox and playstation "you brainless twit"?? Why dont you all start being a little more liberal and READ the entire post before flaming...

I applauded sony for this move... F***ing morons...

[iRobot @ Oct 4th 2007 5:19AM]

Are you on crack?

[Colin @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:00AM]

The UPC database shows the above UPC as belonging to SONY. The description field can be altered by anyone but the UPC is definitely SONY's

http://www.upcdatabase.com/item.asp?upc=0711719800606

[Kenban @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:08PM]

The problem here is that all UPC codes which start with 711719 are Sony products. Thats the manufacturer half of the UPC code. The other half is the product code (last digit is the check digit).

[Joey R. @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:21AM]

It's safe to say that the 40GB will not have the B/C chip, correct?

I own many a PS2 game, and I'm still hunting the wild 60GBs...

[Seminole @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:13AM]

Yes and no. The 60GB PS3 uses the Emotion Engine chip to play PS1 and PS2 games. The new PS3's (80GB and apparently this 40GB) will use software emulation to play games from the PS1/2. So you can still play all your old games with no problem. It was an area that Sony was looking to save some money in, so they could lower the prices.

[Vizion @ Oct 2nd 2007 3:02PM]

The BC is hardly an issue, as most games work for it. How many of your PS2 games don't work according to the list?

[Frankenstein Black @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:15AM]

Ok Sony, now that you’ve hit the “psychological ceiling” (i.e. the most an average consumer is willing to pay) price point for a console, its time to “SHAKE THAT AZZ, WATCH YOURSELF. SHAKE THAT AZZ, SHOW US WHAT CHU WORKIN WIT”. Now bring on those Mystikal titles that are “worth” of the hardware’s prowess!

[Josh @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:26AM]

semi Blu-Ray? The PS3 has one of the better BR players on the market. I've seen content tested on multiple units and the PS3 has played almost everything tested while other units choke on BD-R's.

[JoN @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:51PM]

confirmed with someone i know at bb... this is legit.

[Joe @ Oct 2nd 2007 3:18PM]

I just checked in with a lawyer friend at SCEA, he says it's extremely likely this info was "intentionally leaked" to catch someone they suspect was leaking info. It's actually a Best Buy thing, but they conferenced with SCEA's legal people just to make sure there weren't any liability concerns.


See? It's easy to write whatever you want on an internet board. Let's not just assume the parent comment is legit, folks. All the letters he used are found on almost all US keyboards.

[glucoseboy @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:56PM]

wow, 400. BR + 40GB. that's a great price point. I hope MS lowers the price on their HD add to make their Xbox360 pro bundle the same price.

[andyg8180 @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:12PM]

ummm $199?? guess i lose... (note to self, this guy is the smrtest ever... i mean smartest... jeez i cant spell...)

[ErrorBorn @ Oct 4th 2007 8:19PM]

That's almost half the price for another 360. So you pay $199 for HD DVD, $99 for Wireless connectivity, and $30? for Play and Charge kit... that's $680 just to be as equal as a PS3 that you could get for $399. And, I forgot to mention that 360 doesn't even give you a big enough hard drive in the Premium edition. Microsoft is a total fucking ripoff.

[DownsideUp @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:19PM]

I own a PS3 currently. I do look forward to the price cut because I would like to procure another one that I could solely set aside for Folding @ Home. Yeah other console fanboys eat it up... Take pot shots at me and say that is the only thing PS3 can do. But at least it won't give me a red circle o' death and/or a smashed tv screen.

P.S. I own the "other" aforementioned devices also.

[David Dryman @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:44PM]

This has the same release date as Guitar Hero 3. I think I will go pick up both 3 and a half weeks from now.

[harbinger879 @ Oct 2nd 2007 1:59PM]

SKU check updated: CONFIRMS 40GB:
UPC-A 711719800606
EAN/UCC-13 0711719800606
Description SONY PLAYSTATION 3 40GB
Manufacturer SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT OF AMERICA (0711719) more items
Issuer Country United States
Last Modified Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:45:33
Pending Updates 1

http://www.upcdatabase.com/item.asp?upc=711719800606