Does it matter that its a Black or White PS3 at $299
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
The PS3 is coming in another flavor; White. The once available color only available in Japan will be released to the US market.
The question is when will it be released?
The ceremic White PS3 that was available in Japan since November of 2007 is a 40GB unit that comes with a white Dualshock 3 controller.
PSXextreme posts that Sony Japan had filed with the FCC and the American Telecommunications Certification Body in October of last year but had asked that it be kept quite until the release.
For more info check out PSXextreme.
More interesting is the rumor spreading that Sony could be selling their PS3 for $299, the magic price point as soon as Jan. 28, 2008. With Sony’s report that the cost of manufacturing the PS3 is cut in half, a price point of $299 is certainly doable.
At that price, I can afford to buy extra PS3s for my bedroom, garage, attic, restroom, etc… Highly exaggerating but you can see the benefits of the price cut.
With the Blu-ray capabilities and wifi streaming, I can manage to stream music to every nook and cranny of my home and play games or watch movies where the whim hits me.
If Slickdeals is correct, it will certainly not be the first time their predictions about price cuts for the gaming systems have been accurate. Slickdeals had predicted the price cuts for the Xbox360 and PS3 a few weeks before it happened. Check out Slickdeals.
If the rumor is true, then you can afford to purchase a Black and White PS3 at that price.