Matti Robinson
21 Apr 2006 1:20
Despite the requirement made by Ken Kutagari at the PlayStation Business Briefing in Tokyo in March, that his beloved console, PlayStation 2, should not have any forthcoming price drops, Sony has announced to cut the price of PlayStation 2 by $20 making it $129. This price cut is only for the US and the company denies any plans to redo it in Europe.
After the Business Briefing in Tokyo, analysts predicted a price drops from $149 to $129 shortly. This time they were pinpoint accurate. After less than a month Sony announced the exact cut in PS2 price. "Now even more consumers, as well as casual gamers, can experience what the PlayStation 2 platform has to offer at a new value price," said the president of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Kaz Hirai.
This might give a small boost for the console, although the PS2's success doesn't really even need a boost, as reported by GameSpot, "By Sony's estimates, the PS2 is currently the top console in the US, holding a 55.6 percent market share."
Source:
GameSpot
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