Sony announced this morning that its venerable PlayStation 2 will cost $100 starting Wednesday, down from $130. Now, you might be thinking, “Who cares about the price of a 9-year-old video-game system?” Apparently, a lot of people.

Just in February, 131,000 PS2 systems were sold in the United States, according to the NPD Group. That’s less than all other systems, but it’s still a major chunk of change – more than $17 million in sales in one, “slow” month. In fact, about 136 million PS2 systems have been sold worldwide to date. There also are nearly 1,900 games available for the system, many of them selling at bargain used prices.

Translation? The PS2 is cheap home entertainment. And starting Wednesday, it will be even cheaper.

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