PSP price drop "US only" says Sony

***wraggster*** · April 3rd, 2007, 14:08

via cvg

Major US retailers, GameStop and EB Games, have today dropped the price of the PSP Core Packs by $30 from $199.99 to $169.99.

This is said to be part of plan to help PSP better compete with the DS, which is outselling the PSP by as much as than three-to-one in some regions. If it proves to be effective, we could hopefully see other retailers, maybe even in UK, follow suit.

However, there's no sign of a UK price drop from the current £150 tag, with a Sony representative this morning telling CVG "it's a US-only thing" at the moment.

The Core Pack is the most basic package, including only the PSP, the battery and the adaptor, lacking the 1GB Memory Stick and UMD that comes with the Entertainment Pack, which will continue to retail for $250.

**Veskgar** · April 3rd, 2007, 14:31

Lower price is great but where the hell are the other colors?

Doesn't really matter at this point as newly manufactured colored PSP's for North America will have 3.10 or higher firmware.

I guess I'll just have to import a silver metallic one.

If a lot of the core package PSP's are still downgradable, this will be a nice opportunity for more people to join the homebrew scene.

**kaffie** · April 3rd, 2007, 15:08

Originally Posted by wraggster

However, there's no sign of a UK price drop from the current £150 tag, with a Sony representative this morning telling CVG "it's a US-only thing" at the moment.

He also said under his breath that UK gamers like to be $#@!d and that their * holes have not quite been reamed enough as yet.

**Sonicboy 101** · April 3rd, 2007, 15:11

Sony treats the uk badly.
Delayed release dates, no price drops.
It never ends.

**egoneo** · April 3rd, 2007, 16:48

£150 is like $300, the uk are getting some serious ass raping when it comes to consoles, like the ps3 over here is over $800

**JKKDARK** · April 3rd, 2007, 16:53

yeah Europe always get the worst

**Buddy4point0** · April 3rd, 2007, 20:42

good thing i live in the us

**ish420ism** · April 3rd, 2007, 21:22

Must be whoever controls the market screwing you guys. U.S. will follow soon in the assreaming of Americans
It's happening with increasing home prices and cost of energy. Why not technology?