$250 PS3

Sony just wrapped its Gamescom 2011 keynote with this juicy nugget: base PlayStation 3 models will run you just $250 in the US, €250 in Europe, and ¥24,980 in Japan. Announced at the same show two years ago with a $300 price tag, the base PS3 Slim model includes a 160GB hard drive. A lower price will provide a nice cushion for that $299 Call of Duty: Black Ops bundle, which just hit stores earlier this summer. Meanwhile, the 320GB model will see a $50 drop as well, with new pricing for both models kicking in immediately in the US and Europe, and August 18th in Japan. Sony also lifted the curtain on a €99 (about $140) budget PSP model, which adds a slick new design while dropping WiFi functionality. Because, really, who needs their handheld console to connect to the web? All that internet gaming stuff was so 2011.


I am not sure this is the true splash Sony wanted at Gamescom.. $50 dollars doesn't seem like enough of a drop to see a significant boost in sales.. I'm not sure though because I bought one of these thins when they were $600 for a 60GB back in 06' so I'm not saying this because I don't think it's worth it.. But, for people that don't have the system they need more of an incentive to go out and purchase the system.. What do y'all XBOX and Wii fans think? Is this price drop enough for you to go out and buy the PS3?