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gamedaily.com - 1/12/2009

Pachter: PS3 at $299 in April, Xbox 360 Price Cut to Follow

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Leading analyst Michael Pachter has stated that Sony will drop the PS3's price to $299 this April, but Microsoft could also lower its MSRP on the Xbox 360.

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