Sony Planning 'Big PS3 Announcement'

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Sony Planning 'Big PS3 Announcement' on Tuesday
Could it be a long-rumored price drop for the PlayStation 3?

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By Kris Pigna, 03/29/2009

PlayStation 3Mark this coming Tuesday, March 31, on your calendars -- Sony evidently has something big in store, as SmartHouse reports that the company is set to make a global announcement regarding the PlayStation 3.

Obviously, there are no details about the announcement, because otherwise we wouldn't need to wait for the announcement. But rumors have of course been swirling for some time about a PS3 price drop, with Sony even recently being publicly pressured by third-party publishers to make a price cut on the console soon. Considering that March 31 also happens to mark the end of Sony's current fiscal year, a PS3 price drop announcement wouldn't be unreasonable to expect.

Other possibilities could be a price drop for the PlayStation 2 (perhaps along with a PS3 drop), finally bringing the console to $99. In fact, even a PSP price drop could be possible, in light of all the recent rumblings of a successor (and ahead of the April launch of the DSi).

But as is often the case, we'll just have to wait and see what exactly Sony has in store this Tuesday. Good thing that's only two more days we have to wait...