2. as an employee at a Canadian bestbuy, I can tell you firsthanded that it DOES look like the RSS program used by all Bestbuys.. could it be photoshopped? Of course, but I'm hoping for a price job, not for my sake (I already own one), but for the enjoyment of the rest of the people who are holding out for a PS3 due to the price.
Maybe this will be the beginning of PS3 rebound.
Posted at 9:28AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by kingofwale
3. The UPC code shows 40GB PS3 at upcdatabase too..btw.
Posted at 9:37AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by Kspraydad
4. The warranty is wrong. PS3 warranty is 1 year, right? Unless they changed it for this model.
Posted at 9:37AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by Josh
5. So $399 at the current exchange rate, that works out to $399 Canadian right? Watch it retail for $475 or something equally ridiculous that will have me punching every midget I see in a blind rage.
Posted at 9:43AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by exolstice
6. AWESOME!!!! Sony comes through again!
Posted at 9:47AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by Aaron
7. I hope for the sake of others that this price drop will be across the world soon. If so, Sony has really done their part in taking a big loss by making PS3 so cheap, but I bet there will still be jerks who says that they'll wait for $299 instead.
Posted at 9:51AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by ruibing
8. I'll wait for 199 actually...
Posted at 10:08AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by FinalFantasyAngel
9. I'll take it.
Posted at 10:15AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by FM
10. exolstice: don't hold your breath!! i'm betting on $450 here in Canada.... 'cause you know how retailers like to sucker punch us Canadians.
Posted at 10:23AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by sinergy
11. #5, In Denmark we pay about $690 for the 60 GB model, and $70 more for the Starterpack, so PLEASE stop complaining about the price ;)
Posted at 11:15AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by Jakob
12. play.com in the UK has it already up... just out of stock...
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/3497508/Sony-Playstation-3-PS3-Console-With-40GB-HDD/Product.html
Posted at 11:37AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by cheekymuppet
13. #5: You realize pricing on things like this work like fuel, i.e. the price you pay for it is the price the distributor/retailer paid at the time. Just because the US and Canada have a 1 to 1 exchange rate TODAY doesn't mean there wasn't a disparate rate at the time the units shipped. Therefore, they pass that cost on.
Now, when the cheaper unit is released, if the exchange rate holds, you'll pay less. Then again, who knows if Sony Japan cares about the exchange rate between Canadian and US dollars. I don't know the intricacies of their distribution network...they may not do a US to Canada transfer.
Also take into consideration the insane taxation and tariffs Canada imposes on imports.
Posted at 12:59PM on Oct 2nd 2007 by Popfrogs
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1. Hope this will calm all the people complaining about the price. If it does not, then they can go buy a brick and play catch with it...or Halo, whatever.
Posted at 9:23AM on Oct 2nd 2007 by Alejandro Zapata