Sony announces new initiative for PS3 adoption

Following the PlayStation 2 price-cut announcement, Sony has now revealed that they will be heavily discounting the console further with the purchase of a PlayStation 3.

Yesterday Sony announced that the PlayStation 2 would finally drop below €100 in Europe and $100 in the US. The new recommended retail price will be available from today, that is apart from in the UK, where the console will remain at its current £94.99 price.

To follow this new pricing initiative, Sony has announced that they will now be including a slim PSTWO with every PlayStation 3 sold. The package will go on sale this summer for a RRP of $419.99 - only $20 more expensive than the PlayStation 3 itself. It's not quite what we were hoping for, but it will certainly please PlayStation gamers who miss the PS3's backwards compatibility.

"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," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO of SCEA.

"For this reason we will be selling both consoles in one exclusive package for only $419.99. This will allow buyers to enjoy the 1,900 titles available for the PlayStation 2, whilst also taking advantage of the PlayStation 3's growing library."

The scheme has only been announced for the US, but we'll update you as soon as we hear from SCEE.

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