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Japanese Newspaper Claims PlayStation 4 Will Cost About $400
In Japan, the console may cost around 40,000 Yen.
by Colin Moriarty FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Asahi Shimbun, one of Japans biggest newspapers, has run an interesting story translated by The Verge -- indicating that the PlayStation 4 will cost over 40,000 Yen, or about $430.
The Verge puts this into context: PS3 cost approximately 60,000 Yen (nearly $650) in Japan when it launched in late 2006, and as we all know very well, it released at an outrageous $599 in the United States at that time.
So is this rumored price point good news? Yes, if its true. A 40,000 Yen price point in Japan indicates that PlayStation 4 may launch in the west at around $400, or $200 less than PS3 cost in 2006. However, this is all speculation; we hope to have plenty of hard facts following Sonys event in New York City on February 20, which IGN will attend.
The newspaper report also indicates, according to The Verge, that the PlayStation 4 will launch in Japan and the US in 2013 (no mention of Europe indicates that the console wont launch there until 2014) and that the DualShock 4 or whatever it will be called is roughly the same shape as the DualShock 3 currently used with the PlayStation 3.
Weve reached out to Sony for official comment on Asahi Shimbuns story, and will update when we hear back.