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PS3 sales leap following price drop

Sales of PS3 hardware have enjoyed a significant spike in the UK following the machine’s price cut. A reliable retail source has told MCV that Sony’s machine saw a sales increase of nearly 65 per cent week-on-week following the decision to cut the RRP of the base model to just …

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US retailers see PS3 sales spike

Two of North America’s leading retailers have reported significant uplifts in sales of PS3 consoles. This is thanks, of course, to the recent Sony PS3 price cut that came into effect in key territories on Tuesday. "In terms of recent trends, clearly, we’ve had two major events recently with the …

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Sony wants PS3 price cut to win over Xbox and Wii owners

The decision to cut the price of the PS3 is not related to market pressures and has been planned for over a year, Sony has said. We see a lot of opportunity in the market, and I want to note that we’ve been planning this price drop for quite some …

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South African PS3 jailbreaker arrested

An unnamed man in Johannesburg, South Africa, has become the first to be raided in relation to crimes of console copyright circumvention. GamePolitics reports that the individual was arrested on charges of jailbreaking PS3 consoles. The South African Police Service’s Commercial Crime Unit acted following complaints received from the South …

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