Sony cuts PS3 dev kit price in half

by Scott Jon Siegel on Nov 19th 2007 6:00AM

In an attempt to further diversify the Playstation 3's library of games, Sony has announced a dramatic price cut for the console's software development kit. The Playstation 3 Reference Tool will now be made available to new developers for $10,250 USD, or €7,500 EUR. This is nearly half of what the SDK has previously cost developers.

Sony has also announced plans to further cut the cost of the development kit once more studios have adopted the format. On the surface, it's clear that Sony's struggling to earn new developers for their console, and hopes that incentives like a reduced entry fee for development will bring new blood to the system. On the other hand, decreased developer costs are good for everyone, so we'll eagerly wait to see where this takes the PS3 in the coming months.

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For the folks out there who don't get the strong vibe, here's some. Struggling means taking unpleasant desitions for lack of options. When a single mother ends up working the streets, it's not because she WANTS to give people a shot at her privates. It's because, if at least in perception other options are CLOSED and requirements need to be met. See what I did there? If Sony was comfortable with the amount of development kits it's sending out, they might NOT be slashing prices, since the main part of console revenue is from licencing 3rd parties out. So, yeah, struggling.

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