All-in-all a good news day for Sony. If IGN is happy, then the masses will follow in lock step. In fact, I would wager that folks sitting on the fence are going to move in the direction of the PS3 this Christmas season. After all, the Wii is already the non gamer’s console. Call it the Dallas Cowboys of videogames – America’s Team. While the 360 is going to be positioned as the value console. No facts. Just opinions.
IGN posted some PS3 Slim impressions; mostly favorable, but with a theme of it is about damn time Sony dropped the price.
And then there’s the price drop, which is really what this whole thing is all about, and is easily the most important aspect of it. If the redesign was necessitated for a price drop, then I’m glad it’s here today rather than a year from now (even though there maybe could have been a more significant size reduction). That $299 price tag is much, much more enticing for people than the previous $399 sticker (and certainly the original $499/$599 price as well). And now that games like Uncharted 2, God of War III and Gran Turismo 5 are all just over the horizon, lots and lots of people are finally at the point where it’s time to buy.
Not sure what else I can say about the story. It is not like I am about to run out and buy a PS3 Slim to rejoice in the moment.
