Sony drops prices on best selling PS2 games

Sony has dropped the pricing requirement on its Platinum series of best selling games. Retailers worldwide can now retail these popular Platinum games at around a third less than they were previously able to. However, the SRP
(standard retail price) is unchanged from £19.99, so whether or not games retailers decide to reduce prices or not is up to them. An article over at Euro Gamer said that Brits could see £14.99 platinum games, or 2 for £20 deals in the near future. It's also possible that some platinum releases could end up as cheap as £9.99.

This announcement looks like giving the PS2 retail market a boost over the summer season and could force Nintendo and Microsoft to lower prices in response. The worldwide initiative will start to take effect in the coming weeks.

[Via BBC]