Price Cuts
Because of the negative press and low sales, Sony’s expensive console had violently cut its price over the years, the first year bringing a whole $100 discount. 2008 brought another $100 cut, this time to the 80GB model (the old 60GB one having been discontinued). In 2009 came the PlayStation Slim, which cut the price down even more to $299. The most powerful of the three big consoles became half of its original price, 3 years after it came out.