Not a Joke-PS2 for $99
April 1, 2009 by Amy Tucker
Filed under Gaming
Since launching in 2000, PlayStation 2 has sold more than 136 million units worldwide and as I wrote a couple of days ago, new games are still being developed for the system.
The PS2 might get even more popular with a price drop that goes into effect today. Now, you can get a PS2 for $99.
As Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA puts it:
“Demand for PlayStation 2 remains strong throughout the world, and the new $99 price point will bring in new consumers who will discover how PlayStation platforms are an outstanding choice for their gaming and home entertainment needs.
Just as PlayStation 2 is delivering on a 10-year lifecycle and helped expand and solidify the DVD format for home entertainment along the way, we believe PLAYSTATION 3 offers the same promise by helping secure the Blu-ray format and delivering unprecedented value as the total home entertainment solution for the next decade.”
Looks to me like their plan is to get people to buy a PS2, fall in love and then move on to the PS3.
That worked on me and maybe it will work on other people too.
Well played, Sony. Well played.
Image|Sony Computer Entertainment America
