PS3 Best Buy At GameStop, Available Price For $199.99

Although Sony hasn’t officially cut the price of the PS3 (PlayStation 3) since last fall, GameStop has taken it upon itself to slash the cost of the system to the magic sub-$200 mark. The retailer now lists the 160 GB version of the Sony console as being available for $199.99. That is $50 less than Sony’s manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $249.99. The cheapest place in the country to buy a new PS3 right now is GameStop.

Now, GameStop has not put out any sort of press release about this, and being that the retail world is incredibly fickle, this could be some sort of temporary price drop or a promotion or just some sort of test for corporate to see how it affects sales. But for the time being, $200 is what you’ll be paying for a PS3 at any GameStop store across the country or on its website. No coupons, no gimmicks, nothing like that.

Given that video game equipment is known to have razor thin margins, it’s incredibly likely that GameStop is taking some sort of hit on every PS3 that it sells for $200, but it if it can peddle something like an extended warranty or some other high-margin service to customers, then it could end up being a profitable sale. Of course, that’s just retail 101. 

The real question is if GameStop knows a secret and is trying to sell of inventory before a major Sony announcement happens. But who knows, really? If you’ve been wanting a PS3, all you need to know is it’s only $200 at this very moment.

Via Slashgear, Source GameZone

Sony PlayStation PS Vita 3G Price in USA and UK

Sony announced the PSP2, codenamed NGP, way back in January. However, while the company was pretty forthcoming with specs, it wasn’t quite ready to divulge pricing and a release date. Last night at its pre-E3 press conference, Sony filled in some of the blanks and renamed the device the Play Station Vita.

Now, It’s time we got our hands on the PlayStation Vita 3G, also known as the PS Vita as it’s released this month in the United States - USA and the UK. In addition to the UK release which will be handled starting with the UK Sony PS Vita 3G hands-on by Chris Davies, we’ll be taking a close look at a handful of games and the AT&T coverage we’ve got here in the USA. What follows is our first look at the device as it arrives here just days before the full February 22nd release!

(Credit : Slashgear) Sony PS Vita 3G Unboxing

Sony PS Vita 3G Price in USA and UK

Sony’s PS Vita 3G will hit the UK on February 22, carrier Vodafone has confirmed, on a pre-pay data plan which – when topped up for the first time – will unlock a free download of WipEout 2048. Set to hit the US in 3G form on AT&T also on February 22, Sony PS Vita 3G Price in UK will be priced at £279 ( or Sony PS Vita 3G Price in USA is $444) and come with a 4GB memory card and a pre-pay data SIM.

A £5 initial top-up is good for 250MB of data (that expires after 30 days) over Vodafone’s 3G network. Of course, there’s also WiFi if you’d rather not use the 3G. Those who buy the PS Vita 3G elsewhere will be able to get WipEout 2048 themselves by slotting in a Vodafone SIM and topping up £5.

Sony PS Vita 3G Features

The Sony PS Vita 3G Features, has a 5-inch OLED multitouch display, twin analog sticks, Bluetooth, WiFi and a rear-mounted trackpad. Inside there’s a quadcore ARM Cortex-A9 processor, and Sony loads its own NEAR location-based gaming app.