Quote: The President of SCEE, David Reeves, recently told GamesIndustry.biz in an interview that the 60Gb version of the PlayStation 3 is being taken off the market in the US, only a week after Sony revealed a $100 price cut on that particular model. Apparently, although the price cut has supposedly doubled sales for the console-making mega-corporation it won't be staying as long as everyone thought and, once the 60Gb version is sold-out then Sony will not restock it for sale in the USA. Instead, the 60Gb line will be replaced with the 80Gb model which will retail at the original price of $599. "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."

Quote: It was very nice of Sony to drop the price of the PS3 in America. Well, it was nice for Americans anyway, though European gamers have been left still waiting for an announcement of what price cut they can expect as Sony has previously refused to comment. Well, now the silence has been lifted, though the news isn't good. Not good at all. The BBC broke to story earlier, barely managing to keep the usual stiff upper lip or hide the tears as they told the world that they will be no price cut for Europe on the PlayStation 3. At all. Instead, Sony is packaging up a 'Started Bundle'; "In Europe gamers will get a "starter pack" at an unchanged price of £425 for the 60GB machine, with two games and two controllers included." So, fair enough... kind of. We get a little bit more bang for our buck, though the amount of buck is utterly unchanged. After all, hardcore gamers will still be able to pick up the 80Gb version of the PS3 to fulfill their fanboy needs, won't they? Nope, they won't - Sony has also announced that they will not be releasing the improved 80Gb version of the PS3 in Europe at all either. Great, thanks Sony. So, all Europe gets is the oldest version of the PS3 which comes packaged with two games and two controllers which will, very soon, be out of date also when the force-feedback SixAxis is introduced.

60GB PS3 to be Discontinued
No Euro Price drop

Damm Sony. You suck.

I was just about to post this

Funny funny joke Sony

Man, just when you think they have some sense.

One thing that Microsoft and Nintendo seem to realize is that gamers get really excited and pick sides. They try to make their business strategies pretty transparent to give the company a human face and amicability, rewarding their fans with info and little treats. Nintendo's got this thing down, even I can't help from smiling when Miyamoto strolls in, and Microsoft does this with Xbox live.

If Sony has ever done this at all, and I don't really think they do, they seem to be pandering to the school shooter stereotype. Not really creative (not many new ideas from Sony, just doing others' "better"), secretive, an ego built by tearing others down, an obsession with black, and a pinch of "I'm an artist, even if nobody understands me" in their marketing. And, of course, violent video games. Now they've tacked on the "I thought maybe he's actually a good guy if you get to know him, but it turns out he really is an asshole" thing.