Memorabilia
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Price hike? This is the regular price. The gloating comes from people so sure of themselves the price would stay at $349. Now it looks like people have shifted gears and think that in a month or two it will drop again.
Well here's a prediction, it will drop after E3, and so will the PS4.
I wasn't aware that anyone said the price drop would be permanent. But, the "sale price" went on so long it effectively became the regular price in the minds of consumers. This is why raising the price back up will necessarily be temporary and, yes, is effectively a "price hike". Basic Advertising/Sales 101. Anywho, the fact that someone took time to gloat about it and literally tell people to "eat crow" is a bit much. In the end, the price will be coming back down sooner rather than later out of necessity so even if the "sale" wasn't permanent, it might as well be.