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Price war with Xbox on the cards as Sony cuts PlayStation 4 by 13% in Japan

Aggressive move by PS4 may counter Microsoft's strong game line-up for 2015 holiday season

Published Wed, Sep 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    SONY Corp is cutting the price of its PlayStation 4 in Japan by about 13 per cent, increasing the prospect of a global price war with Xbox-maker Microsoft Corp.

    The console will be priced as low as 34,980 yen (S$408) starting Oct 1 from the current 39,980 yen, Sony said on Tuesday. The company also said its Project Morpheus virtual-reality headset will be renamed PlayStation VR, highlighting its link with the console.

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