PS3 price cuts appear in print, must be real (update: 'new exciting Playstation 3')

As the story goes, a Kotaku reader just received these PS3 posters (now posted after the break) into the FYE shop where he works. You'll notice that the "new low price" is augmented with a "while supplies last" disclaimer indicating what could be a close-out on the 80GB (soon $300, reduced from $400) and 160GB ($400, reduced from $500) PlayStation 3 models. More evidence, perhaps, that a PS3 Slim announcement is imminent -- even as soon as today's Sony presser at the Cologne Gamescom Expo that kicks off at 12 noon ET or 1800 for those of you on Central Europe time.

Update: Kmart is now in on the action with a front-page ad (pictured above) that says the "rumors are reality" and then promises linked details about "new low price and a new exciting Playstation 3." Unfortunately, the link isn't populated with the new prices or the new model yet but we'll keep digging.

[Thanks, Jeremy23j and Daniel]

Read -- FYE poster
Read -- Kmart ad
Read -- Kmart home page (wait for ad to cycle)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 6:52AM]

At last. My desire of "when I see it selling in Kmart..." is here as verification on a product at Engadget.

Everyone knows Kmart means business, and if it's in Kmart it's not in some hobbyist's or PR speaking of future prospects. Pah to future and yah to now!

Kmart means business.
Now bring on the PS3 slim - with verification pictures of it selling in Kmart :)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 7:28AM]

I think there could be a very big demand for a $100 price cut.For some that extra $100 could be a weeks worth of groversy or gas etc.For others it could be some just don't want to pay the extra $100.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 8:17AM]

Cool, I guess. But I just paid the $500 for a PS3 a couple months ago. It kinda makes me miss the days when companies would only make one version of their consoles. Anyway, if this new slim PS3 turns out to be backwards compatible with PS2 games, then I'll really be cheesed off.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 9:17AM]

Where'd you buy it from? Package it up and return it if possible.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 9:00AM]

I would love to know the opinion of some "experts" about this:

The PS3 Slim has less USB ports, the eject buttons is just a "press" button, not like the actual PS and not sure if anything else was changed. I would like to buy it, but I'm not sure which one I should buy, I don't care about 100$, I would like to buy a nice console, and not a "slimmed" with lack of features.

Thanks for your help, to all!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 9:15AM]

I wouldn't care if it had two less USB ports. It might even have backwards compatibility. If most of the rumors are right, it should a $100 dollars less. And if your going to miss the sd card readers, just buy one (they are really cheap, starting around ten bucks) and plug it in.
And I don't care if the eject "button" is now an actual "horrid" button. And last but not least I want you make a video of you flushing a hundred dollars down the toilet.

[Hydraulics Posted Aug 18th 2009 9:47AM]

@Kehyu

0 USB ports?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 9:24AM]

after so much time since ps3 came out, i'm thinking in buying one for the first time... if someone added a modchip to the deal and I don't think twice

[MKANAMAN Posted Aug 18th 2009 9:43AM]

i hope they wont do the same thing as what microsoft did with the 360 elite... straight after i got my Pro they lowered the price of the elite and the elite is more powerful! Still, im growing out of games, so im not interested

[MKANAMAN Posted Aug 18th 2009 9:44AM]

[erect flame sheild]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 1:45PM]

Eh, I'm still gonna get a Xbox 360, first. Not many games I want on the PS3 that's not already on the 360.