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To: StanX Long who wrote (56249)	11/26/2001 3:11:25 AM
From: StanX Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

This should help. Stan Sony to cut Japan PlayStation 2 price 15% Reuters, 11.26.01, 2:56 AM ET forbes.com TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Monday it will cut the suggested retail price of its PlayStation 2 game console in Japan by 15 percent to 29,800 yen ($239.60) on November 29 and start selling the machine in several Asian markets in December. The company had cut the domestic price in June to 35,000 yen. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, the Sony unit that makes and sells the PlayStation, said it will begin selling the PlayStation 2 in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand on December 13, followed by Taiwan on January 24, 2002. Competition in the high-stakes game machine market has been expected to heat up following the recent launch of next-generation consoles by Nintendo Ltd <7974.OS> and market newcomer Microsoft Corp (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people). ($1=124.37 Yen)