Sony Slashes the Price of the PlayStation 2
Starting tomorrow, you can get your hands on Sony's game console for only $100.
Ian Paul
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 07:17 AM PDT
Looking to scoop up a PlayStation 2? Starting tomorrow, April 1, Sony will cut the price of its gaming console to $100, down 25 percent from its current price of $130. Today's announcement is the third price cut for the PS2 since Sony's first discount in 2002.
Rumors had swirled in recent days that Sony was set to make a major PlayStation 3 announcement today. Industry watchers speculated that the company would announce a brand new browser, online content for the PS3, or perhaps a release date for God of War III. But the biggest rumor was that the PS3 was getting a $100 price drop as a way for Sony to improve slumping sales. In the end, it turns out that the rumor mill was way off.
According
to December 2008 figures from Nielsen, the PS2 is still the most
popular gaming system in use today. For its part, Sony doesn't seem to
be letting up on development for the system even though its successor,
the PS3, has been out for more than three years. Sony believes the PS2
has a 10-year lifecycle, meaning new games for the PS2 should wind down
sometime in 2010. By year's end, Sony says there will be 1900 available
titles for the PS2, including new releases like MLB 09 THE Show and
MotorStorm: Arctic Edge. While the attention of hardcore gamers
is now focused on the next generation of systems like the PS3 and
Microsoft's Xbox 360, the lowered price tag might mean a second life
for the PS2. Playing action-based games like Call of Duty 2 or Unreal
Tournament 2004 may help you improve your vision,
according to a recent study by the University of Rochester. While
neither of those games are available for the PS2, enterprising users
(or doctors) just might be able to find PlayStation equivalents.
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