PS3 price drop confirmed; 40GB pack revealed

[Nitrous]

Sony unveils two new cut-price bundles to spearhead Christmas push in UK

From October 10th the existing PS3 Starter Pack will be replaced by a 60GB Value Pack, boasting a fully-functioning PS3 with one SIXAXIS controller and two first party titles for £349 – a price drop of around £75.

New to the market on the same day will be the 40GB model. It will retail at £299 - the same price Xbox 360 Elite – but features only two USB 2.0 ports and no longer includes the multi memory card port. It will also lack backwards compatibility with PS2 games.

[Vagamefreak]

Is this only for the UK or is this Global?

If so, what is the translation from £349 to Dollars?

[Nitrous]

Thats about $700 (USD) and yea its just for the UK at the moment but that could soon change.

[Some1]

The UK is so lucky..

[cHilli]

Panic! at the Sony.

[Ruda]

Yes. I think that is the reason in the price cut down. Anyways, Good for PS3 fans and I hope its good for Sony too... lol :D