It appears that I’m the last one to the news game on this one, folks, but I felt it important to note that Sony has dropped the price of the PlayStation 2 to US$99.99 starting on April 1st. No, its not a tired, old prank, either. Frankly, this is a rather good move for Sony, one of the few smart plays the ailing Japanese giant has made in several years. Sony is the first manufacturer in the video games business to maintain two distinct platforms for a significant amount of time. The PS2 shipped in 2000 and the PS3 a couple of years ago now. With a portable device, an entry-level home machine, and a top end gamah killah, they have the bases covered. Now, that doesn’t say that they’ll beat Nintendo at the game they’ve been winning for 20+ years now, but Sony is clearly giving the market its smartest shot.

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