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Sony Cuts PlayStation 3 Costs; Will It Matter? (PC Magazine)

 
PC Magazine - Sony has reduced the price of its second-generation PlayStation 3 revision by 35 percent, to $448.73, according to a teardown report by analyst firm iSuppli this week. (link)

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