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
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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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