During Sony’s Gamescom press conference the company announced that the price of the PlayStation 3 will drop globally.
Effective immediately, the new price of the 160 GB PlayStation 3 will be € 249, $249, and ¥ 24,980 in Europe, North America, and Japan respectively. The 320 GB PS3 has also seen a price drop, now sitting at $299.
Expect to see a boost in PlayStation 3 sales this year.