All of their responses in regards to pricing leads me to believe this thing is going to cost like $400 to $450.
They've confirmed that it won't be $600, but Sony executives keep saying things along the lines of "We hope people will understand how it's in a reasonable price range given what the NGP offers." In layman's terms, it won't be cheap. And it definitely won't be within the range of the 3DS. Even $300 is.. not even wishful thinking so much as it is a laughable idea.
Plus, with two different versions being offered, one with and without the 3G, I can only imagine.
And I'm not too keen on paying for an online subscription for my handheld.
As much as I'm tempted by the NGP, I'll probably just end up purchasing the wi-fi version when the price drops in a year or two.