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INTEREST: Sony Makes Cheaper PSP, Lowers PS3's Price to US$249


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Sakurazuka_Reika



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:27 pm Reply with quote
And this had to happen the week I decided to finally buy a PSP. Confused
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malvarez1



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:36 pm Reply with quote
Well, I already have a PSP and PS3. Oh well.
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Guren Alchemist4



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:47 pm Reply with quote
This price drop on the PS3 is good for those looking to get a blu-ray player. They can also play video games if they like as well as stream netflix. As for me, I already have both and the only one I regret buying is the PSP since soon after they announced they were releasing the Vita. Mad
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:03 pm Reply with quote
why in the world would they not give this wifi....
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Emerje



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:06 pm Reply with quote
So then no rumored "PSThree" this year either.

Worth mentioning is that the $249 PS3 is the 160GB model, the 320GB model is now $299 according to Kotaku.

potatochobit wrote:
why in the world would they not give this wifi....


Because it's cheaper without it and you can always download PSP games, add ons, and updates using a PS3 or PC. A lot of people already have smart phones with better online connectivity than the PSP and ad-hoc game play isn't for everyone. It's a smart move. At least they didn't remove the UMD drive this time. Wink

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Revolutionary



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:03 pm Reply with quote
$250 for the PS3? Sounds cool, but I still can't think of any games I would ever play on it.

I already have a PSP (3000 model) so the other news is nothing of interest for me.
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DuelLadyS



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:32 pm Reply with quote
Good news for a friend of mine, this could finally move the PS3 down into her price range. I've had both for some time, so this really doesn't mean much for me. (Well, except to show that sony's pretty much abandoned the PSP in the US, since we're not even worth putting out the bargain-version system in. Which sucks.)
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Redlinks



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:56 pm Reply with quote
Does anyone know if this PSP will be region locked?
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Goggen



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:22 pm Reply with quote
Redlinks wrote:
Does anyone know if this PSP will be region locked?

AFAIK, the PSP has never been region locked before so I don't know why they'd start now.
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mglittlerobin



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:47 pm Reply with quote
YES!! Now it won't take me forever to save up for it!! Yay!
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Tylerr



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:20 pm Reply with quote
Emerje wrote:
So then no rumored "PSThree" this year either.

Worth mentioning is that the $249 PS3 is the 160GB model, the 320GB model is now $299 according to Kotaku.

potatochobit wrote:
why in the world would they not give this wifi....


Because it's cheaper without it and you can always download PSP games, add ons, and updates using a PS3 or PC. A lot of people already have smart phones with better online connectivity than the PSP and ad-hoc game play isn't for everyone. It's a smart move. At least they didn't remove the UMD drive this time. Wink

Emerje


Would have been better if they had removed the umd drive, it's completely useless and just drains battery ridiculously fast. And running iso's off a ms is like 5x faster anyway.

Also how much is the psp 3000 in Europe right now lol? I mean 99 euros converted to usd is like 140 bucks, and i can get the psp 3000 with wifi for less than that..
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:38 pm Reply with quote
Wow, I never really realized how much Europeans get screwed with consoles. Is it like that for all gaming as well? 250 USD in North America and 250 Euro/360 USD in Europe for the same system o_0
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:32 pm Reply with quote
Got the PS3 on store sale for $110 not too long ago - don't really use it for games. PSP already modded to play SNES and PS1 games long time ago. Laughing
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kakoishii



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:10 pm Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
Got the PS3 on store sale for $110 not too long ago - don't really use it for games. PSP already modded to play SNES and PS1 games long time ago. Laughing

what store was selling the ps3 for $110? Were they going out of business?
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:51 pm Reply with quote
kakoishii wrote:
enurtsol wrote:
Got the PS3 on store sale for $110 not too long ago - don't really use it for games. PSP already modded to play SNES and PS1 games long time ago. Laughing

what store was selling the ps3 for $110? Were they going out of business?


Nope, B&M only limited offer, didn't even have to wait. Smile
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