Major PS2 price cut announced
Published: 26 Sep 2001 12:51 BST
Sony Europe has confirmed the rumour that as of Friday, 28 September it will be offering PS2 consoles at the bargain price of £199 - that's a full £100 less than the console would cost you today.
Commenting on Wednesday's announcement, Ray Maguire, managing director of SCE UK, said, "SCEE stated at the time of launch that its strategy would be to pass on any future savings to its customers, and this is exactly what we are doing now. With this attractive new price point, with PlayStation2's unbeatable technology package, and with a vast portfolio of over 100 software titles, we believe there has never been a better time to enter the PlayStation2 experience."
"PlayStation2 has been an unmitigated success. From November of last year, PlayStation2 has sold more than three and a half times the rate of PlayStation over the same period of launch. In terms of software, ten months after launch we have more than double the number of games. We are now ready to make the move to £199.99 to make PlayStation2 much more accessible."
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