Sony PlayStation 4 Falls To Just $300 In Japan

Sony is planning to cut the price of its popular PlayStation 4 console in Japan to 34,980 yen, or about $292 when converted to U.S. currency. The price reduction will go into effect on October 1, 2015, and only applies to Japan, though it's notable because it's the first time Sony has lowered the price of its PS4 system.

If we're wearing our wishful thinking caps, we'd like to think that Sony might follow suit with a price drop in Europe to coincide with the Paris Games Week conference taking place later this month, which in turn could lead to a price cut in the U.S. market during the PlayStation Experience show.


Then reality gut punches us right in the jejunum to remind us that the PlayStation 4 is the top selling console in the U.S., giving Sony little reason to drop the price from $400 (we're talking about the 500GB version here -- the 1TB model hasn't launched in either Japan or the U.S. yet).

For those of you contemplating a PS4 purchase, you can stretch your dollar by buying one of the available bundles.

• PlayStation 4 500GB Destiny: The Taken King Limited Edition Bundle - Glacier White (includes Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition game disc and Destiny: The Taken King Digital Collector's Edition upgrade digital voucher)
• PlayStation 4 500GB Star Wars Battlefront Bundle (includes Star Wars Battlefront voucher along with a voucher for Super Star Wars, Star Wars: Racer Revenge, Jedi Starfighter and Star Wars Bounty Hunter)
• PlayStation 4 500GB Batman: Arkham Knight Bundle (includes Batman: Arkham Knight game disc)
• PlayStation 4 500GB Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Bundle (includes Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection voucher)

All of the above bundles retail for $400.