PS3 Drops its price!
 

From here:

I wonder if this has anything to do with the hacking of their PSN?

Possibly. I imagine it has more to do with positioning as the fall/winter approaches. Sony probably hopes to snag some sales as dedicated games release (Uncharted) over the holiday season. They are probably looking for a way to counter the Kinect-driven 360 sales they anticipate over the next few months.

Most likely it's a part of their "goodwill tour" to include a price drop from the hacking debacle they (and PS owners) had to suffer through. But also, it's a 5 year old console. I fully expect that Microsoft and Nintendo will also lower their prices at some point.

Hello Blue-Ray player :)

I don't think I'd buy a PS3 if that was the primary reason for the purchase.

Blu-Ray players are cheaper than the PS3 now. I got mine for $200 - complete with Netflix and Wi-Fi capability.

That is the sole use of my PS3. Blu-Ray/Netflix and with the Wi-Fi. I got those free games they offered and have not played them. I tried to play the old PAIN game I bought for like $10 as a full downloadable game, but it required I download and install the new patches. Well needless to say that after a couple hours waiting for that to get done I lost interest.

I swear every time I try to like the PS3 it spits in my face. :hit-23:

I went to preorder Battlefield 3 Limited Edition today, gamestop has Ps3s for sale new for $249 and used for $269 lol

LOL now THAT is funny. FAIL!

gamestop has always been like that.

eh still about $150 too much for using it as a gaming console.... heh but that is just my opinion. $250 is not a bad price though considering the original price of $600.