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Just a couple of days ago we learned that you can get a 60 GB console for a reduced price in the USA but now news are that its only while stocks last.
Sony won't be making them any more, and analysts predict the last few will probably be snapped up by the end of the year.
Either way this is a sure win for Sony since not only they get all the positive media attention for their price drop but also they get to advertise the new 80 GB console...
"...what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD 599 version with one game. All they're doing is taking their stock in trade that they've got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July."
When asked to clarify if this will mean the end of the 60 GB model, Reeves answered, "In America, yes."
Sony Europe president David Reeves
Looks like the comparison between USA/Canada and Europe/Australia is not as clear-cut as it once seemed. They get 80gb and one game for the same price as they used to get 60gb - and don't get the option to buy a cheaper console. We get 60gb, two games and two controllers - and have never had a cheaper version
"We will be making an announcement on the 12th about the price cuts to PAL market models. I cannot say what those price cuts will be but they will be in line or close to the US price cuts."
Michael Ephraim, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment in Australia
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
Sony won't be making them any more, and analysts predict the last few will probably be snapped up by the end of the year.
Either way this is a sure win for Sony since not only they get all the positive media attention for their price drop but also they get to advertise the new 80 GB console...
"...what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD 599 version with one game. All they're doing is taking their stock in trade that they've got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July."
When asked to clarify if this will mean the end of the 60 GB model, Reeves answered, "In America, yes."
Sony Europe president David Reeves
Looks like the comparison between USA/Canada and Europe/Australia is not as clear-cut as it once seemed. They get 80gb and one game for the same price as they used to get 60gb - and don't get the option to buy a cheaper console. We get 60gb, two games and two controllers - and have never had a cheaper version
"We will be making an announcement on the 12th about the price cuts to PAL market models. I cannot say what those price cuts will be but they will be in line or close to the US price cuts."
Michael Ephraim, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment in Australia
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
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