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Sony: No PS3 price cut plans outside US "at this point"
Sony President Ryoji Chubachi told Bloomberg the company has no plans to cut the price of the PlayStation 3 outside the US "at this point." If this all sounds vaguely familiar, astute readers will recall a similar sentiment expressed by Mr. Chubachi, telling Bloomberg on July 6th that there were "no immediate plans" for a console price cut ...... three days later, Sony confirmed a $100 "price cut" on the 60GB PlayStation 3 model. We can hardly blame European PS3 hopefuls from waiting a couple days before forking over their Euros, though we think he's serious this time.[Via MCV]
Sony president says no 'immediate plans' for PS3 price cut
We're not calling Sony President Ryoji Chubachi a liar when he says there are no current plans to lower the PlayStation 3 price. It's only fair we don't, as we're still calling Sony's PS3 price drop a "rumor." A rumor that we're starting to get so much anecdotal information, off-the-record and anonymous sources that it feels like a garden-variety Red Ring of Death story -- and we all know how that one ends.According to Bloomberg in an interview today Chubachi, in regards to the PS3 price cut, said, "We have no immediate plans of now." Then he deferred to Sony's PlayStation division. Bloomberg even goes on to report that a Tokyo-based analyst for Goldman Sachs said in a report dated yesterday that MS and Nintendo may announce price cuts as well. It's all gonna hit the fan in less than a week.[Via GI.biz]
