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Sony denies $299 PS3 talk

Keep filling your piggy-bank

If you’re hoping to bag a cut-price PS3 then Sony has some bad news in store. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has stated that rumours of a $299 (£150/€210) PS3 are nothing more than wishful thinking.

Speculation about a newly priced PS3 appear to have stemmed from Slickdeals.net, where one user’s thread claims that a $299 version of the console will be launched on 28 January.

However, SCEA’s since confirmed to gaming website Gamepro that it has “no plans for any pricing announcements on PS3", instead verifying that any news of a price change is "purely rumour and speculation”.

The news will be a double disappointment for penny-pinching gamers. Earlier this week, Sony denied that a white PS3 rollout was in the works for Europe and the US, despite it lodging documents with the US Federal Communications Commission for a Ceramic White PS3.

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@ Kenny Millar

Well Sorry! A slip of the 'shift' key inadvertently occurred.

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@Neil, Highlander re: import

All TVs with the "HD Ready" logo must accept 720p and 1080i signals at the US 60Hz standard, so you don't need to worry about that at all. All UK BluRay discs are 60Hz anyway, so it's just as well.

Also, while you're importing films from Amazon.com, be sure to take advantage of the fact that they're on a near-permanent BOGOF sale, and so dirt cheap even after import duties.

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FCC and case colour

"despite it lodging documents with the US Federal Communications Commission for a Ceramic White PS3"

Why would the FCC need to be notified about the colour of the case? Does black do a better job of shielding electromagnetic interference than other colours?

Or perhaps the key word here is "ceramic" and Sony are planning on making the cases out of bone china rather than metal??? The mind boggles.

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Sony's financial year ends in March

I think there will be a price drop for a couple of reasons.

Sony’s financial year ends in March, so to have a solid end of year a price drop would increase sales. Standard business practice.

Also, the rumble is back in the controller. I can’t see them supporting two controllers going forward, so they have to refresh the bundles to include the new controller. Perfect time to do a price cut.

But these are just my rantings. Let’s see what happens.

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@The_Police

I think you mean 60GB not 60Gb - please learn the difference between bits and Bytes.

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