Got you all worked up with that headline, didn’t I? I bet a few of you are even sporting wood, and furiously hunting for a bottle of hand lotion, aren’t you? Well, keep it in your pants, freak, it’s not quite what it seems.
According toGamesIndustry.biz, UK e-tailerAriahas dropped the price on the 60GB version of the PlayStation 3 (by a whopping 25GBP aka $49.06USD) only three days after its official launch. Their reasoning? Here’s a quote;
Speaking toGamesIndustry.bizfounder and managing director Aria Taheri explained, “We’re running a promotion to create market awareness. This offer will only run for a limited period, and we have a limited quantity of machines available at this price.”
Recently, we’ve receiveda lotof conflicting reports on how well Sony’s flagship product has been faring across the pond; some claiming it’sfailing utterly, some claiming it’sthe new iPodand a few claiming every console released so far has been purchased byEmma Buntonand quickly devoured. Until Prince William calls us back, the only thing we can be sure of is that the PS3hasbeen released on that side of the Atlantic and that I willneverstop using that Churchill picture.
