FYE, Kmart ads hint at slim PS3 today [U]
updated 07:30 am EDT, Tue August 18, 2009
FYE and Kmart PS3 Slim Ads
(Update with Kmart pre-order info) A pair of ads uncovered overnight have all but confirmed Sony's plans to launch a slim, low cost PlayStation 3 later today at the gamescom expo in Germany. A visit to the Kmart front page now shows a banner claiming "the rumors are reality" and tout both a lowered price for the PS3 as well as a "new exciting" model. Simultaneously, a poster received in advance at retailer FYE shows the prices on 80GB and 160GB PS3s each dropping by $100 to $300 and $400 respectively, but only "while supplies last."
Update: Kmart now has a PS3 Slim pre-order page for a 120GB console at $300.
It's now assumed that Sony will introduce the thinner 120GB PS3 at the $300 price point but that existing models will be cut to appropriate prices to help move stock until the updated model is ready to ship, which may not be immediately after gamescom.
Microsoft is expected to match Sony's price cut by phasing out Xbox 360 Pros and dropping the price on the 120GB Elite to $300. [both via Kotaku]
