Japan PSone price cuts
12/3/1994 PlayStation [SCPH-1000] introduced. (RRP 39,800 Yen) - 7/21/1995 PlayStation [SCPH-3000] introduced.((RRP 29,800 Yen ) - 3/28/1996 Fighting Box [SCPH-3500] introduced (RRP 24,800 Yen) - 6/22/1996 [SCPH-5000] on sale.(Including 1 controller / RRP 19,800 Yen)
other countries
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7055937.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4178072.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6288756.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4927950.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7055937.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6954718.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7288024.stm
http://curmudgeongamer.com/2007/07/when-did-original-playstation-drop-in.html ps1 price drop
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/xbox-sales-triple-following-uk-price-cut xbx uk
- Todo: convert into tables, add other countries, get data for earlier generations
US PS1 prices[]
Someone made some changes to the PS1's price history of 1998 and later. Two are wrong and I've reverted them, but the change to May 2002 ($49, I previously had $79) was correct. Here are old news stories confirming these prices.
August 1998 drop to $129: http://psx.ign.com/articles/060/060174p1.html
August 1999 drop to $99: http://psx.ign.com/articles/069/069593p1.html
May 2002 drop to $49: http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/123068.20020515.Playstation-2-Price-Drop-In-The-U.S/